A rating of the highest paid professions in medicine
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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Experts in the field of orthopedics and radiology were the most highly paid doctors in the United States. The corresponding data sociologists were able to get during a selective survey of doctors about their specialty and income.
The sociological research involved more than 24 thousand American medical workers, representing 25 different areas of medicine. The largest annual earnings (315 thousand dollars) were received by experts in the field of radiological methods of diagnosis and treatment, as well as surgeons in the field of orthopedics. The third and fourth places were occupied by cardiologists and anaesthesiologists, approximately earned 314 and 309 thousand dollars in 2011, respectively.
Four of these professions were the most highly paid in the United States and in 2010, while in the past year the incomes of specialists in radiotherapy and orthopedic surgeons decreased by 10%. The three less profitable medical specialties also remained unchanged. Namely, the annual earnings of pediatricians amounted to $ 156,000, family medicine specialists - 158,000, and therapists - $ 165,000.
During the year, the number of medical workers significantly satisfied with their own specialization was significantly reduced. The largest share of these specialists was registered among dermatologists, during the year it decreased from 81 to 64%. The least satisfied with the choice of qualification was among plastic surgeons (40%), therapists (44%) and endocrinologists (45%).