6 HIGHEST Paid Doctor Specialties

We all know that some specialties make more money than others, but are they actually making more money per hour? Or are they just working more hours? Let’s dive into the data and find out.
When discussing which specialties make the most money, the conversation usually starts and ends with annual salaries. Although this is a good place to start, it overlooks one crucial component: the time that it takes to make that salary.
We took the average salary for each specialty in 2021 and divided it by the average number of hours worked per week, multiplied by the number of weeks worked in a year, to give us the average hourly wage.
We’ll also discuss factors like competitiveness, on-call responsibilities, and length of training to give you a better understanding of the price you pay to earn that higher hourly wage.
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TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Plastic Surgery
02:14 Orthopedic Surgery
03:27 Dermatology
04:18 Cardiology
05:28 Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
06:35 Emergency Medicine
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[@tbluemel4986]

I’m an attending Radiation Oncologist and can say that it can be on this list. Average salary is a little over $400,000 and average work week is around 45 hours (often closer to 40). It’s an oft neglected specialty but the lifestyle is second to none, call is quite laid back with very rare emergent treatments, and just rewarding patient interactions in general.

[@vans4lyf2013]

But the job market is bad

[@Im0nJupiter]

I wonder, is the job market as bad as it's made out to be? Rad onc seems like an awesome field, but the job market is off-putting.

[@TheEarlofManwhich]

Not interested in Rad Onc myself, more uro, but my close friend was on the Rad onc route before he heard rumors about the job market Outlook. Can you speak to that as the others mentioned?

[@forevereveru]

I’ve heard about the bad job market as well. As the need for Rad Onc is limited thus you can’t choose where to practice. Very few job openings. Please comment if this is truth or rumor.

[@CloudslnMyCoffee]

Is this a radiology specialist?

[@jnoub2947]

Neurosurgeons are usually the ones who have the highest salary, but for all the work and how much they sacrifice, they should also be at the top of hourly rate. Great video

[@reenaznawar7004]

yeah but they usually work for 60-80 hrs per week so 😭😭😭

[@Ryhem-ld4eq]

Do u knows their annual wage !

[@radixz5352]

@@Ryhem-ld4eq ye it can range from 600k-1mil

[@ibrahimghibihisab4502]

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[@ibrahimghibihisab4502]

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[@ChrisQuelch]

Very helpful for future Doctors. Its important that people take number of hours worked into consideration when choosing their future career. Lifestyle is important too!

[@CookWithStephh]

I agree! Especially for those of us who want to also have families and do other things outside of medicine

[@lilyjezebel7444]

Very important for future doctors there are no residencies. After all the gruesome years painstaking passing all my board exams and getting an MD. Left with 640k student loans working as a waitress, the job I did before medical school. People need to know it is not guaranteed because there is barely any spots! Don't bother going to med school it ain't guarenteed!

[@D1AZ]

@@lilyjezebel7444 640k in debt?!?! Please tell me that’s a joke 😭 did you ever manage to get a spot?

[@lilyjezebel7444]

@@D1AZ graduated 2014 it's 2021 and no residency. I'm 41 with debt no career now and no kids because I put my career aspirations first. Yeah, the medical system should be illegal. It really is disgusting how unfair it is. I feel bad for anyone that thinks it's guaranteed. I only guarenteed to pass my boards and graduate. But no doors opened neither for many of my friends that went on this painstaking journey! Your youth completely robbed for absolutely nothing in the end!

[@ibrahimghibihisab4502]

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[@kristinabraly]

Heads up anesthesiologists make between $150-$350 per hour depending on locale. Independent of number of hours worked per week. I, for example, work just 30 hours per week. Pretty sweet gig 😍👍🏻 I would be happy to be your anesthesiologist to refer to when researching future videos to make. Reach out anytime!

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

We went based on Medscape for salary and AAMC reported data for hours worked per week for consistency and reducing bias. Anesthesiology was not in the top 6 from this dataset.

[@kristinabraly]

@@MedSchoolInsiders totally understand! Here to help in any way that I can, anytime.

[@khawajausman8892]

What is about anesthesia technologist.

[@adams303]

Kinda strange.. Here in Australia being an anaesthetist is very lucrative with a great work life balance.

[@AYVYN]

I would prefer nitrous. Even during open heart surgery

[@13noman1]

I chose psychiatry and spent my career primarily in public sector (federal, state) inpatient settings. I often had no call responsibility, salary (excluding benefits) of $185/hour, a set 40 hour work week, good work life balance -- and easily able to do it into my 70's if I so chose (retired @ 67). Many of my higher paid surgical specialists and especially ER docs were burned out or saw skills slowly erode (aging knows no bounds!) by their 50s. I've never seen any starving docs in the US -- pursue what you enjoy, you'll make more than enough to live well.

[@rli5129]

Makes sense.

[@businessoffice4964]

Ugh, so taxpayers had to pay for your scheme.

[@13noman1]

@@businessoffice4964 Was no scheme. We had to work hard with minimal supports, heavy patient loads. I do think we need national health in the US so that a LOT of healthcare dollars aren't going to SUBSTANTIAL overhead, CEO's and C-Suite overhead (health systems, insurance companies, big pharma),

[@evaarbo5456]

From your comment, I can tell you are a good psychiatric

[@drmask97]

I was so much inspired by this comment ❤ thankssss

[@arshshah6504]

Neurosurgery being one of the highest earning specialties but not even making it into top 6 just tells how much the work hours would be 😭😭

[@hueyfreeman5145]

Neurosurgery isn’t included in a lot of lists like this because there aren’t a lot of neurosurgeons in the country. Data for them can be hard to find. Medscapes annual physician compensation report, for example, has never included neurosurgeons. I highly doubt neurosurgery wouldn’t be on the list if it were included. Of the lists I found that actually included neurosurgery, it was always top 3. It was #1 on beckers hospital review at $398 per hour. Orthopedic surgery came in 2nd at $300

[@arshshah6504]

@@hueyfreeman5145 thats good to know :)

[@angha0408]

@@hueyfreeman5145 Thanks mann🤜🤛

[@smellypatel5272]

@@hueyfreeman5145 there are only like 3,000 something neurosurgeons in the country which is insane. Not surprising that it's hard to find data on them. They make it incredibly hard and long to become a neurosurgeon, not to mention the lifestyle once you are one is insanely stressful

[@aguyfromnothere]

It can a miserable field. But many do spine and are not on call and they make….insane money.

[@tlucero6994]

It should be obvious, but a point I’d like to make for med students is that these numbers are quite variable, and it’s possible to engineer the job/lifestyle you want if you’re intentional about it. I’m a cardiologist, and I work about 40-41 hours per wk max. We have 5 partners in our group, and we worked out our schedule such that each of us gets 1 day per wk off. In other words, I only work 4 days per wk. These jobs are out there if you know what you want and work hard to make it happen.

[@yesmaam3399]

I have never been able to ask this to a doctor, and im worried since im almost about to go to university in 2 years. it would be great if you could answer! so about med school, did you need to have a good memorizing power? i have an awful memory but i still want to be a dermatologist (inspired by my hives, which the general physician misdiagnosed as eczema bc he wasnt cooperative at all). everyone tells me i have a good brain but im worried if my bad memory would be an obstacle?

[@museofthesea]

@@yesmaam3399 there is a lot of memorization, but there are techniques that can really help with it. Rote memorization is really hard for me also, but comprehension is easy. I find that, rather than trying to memorize a list, getting to know and understand that list makes it waaaay easier to remember -- and you'll need that information later anyway. That and flashcards has really helped me. I recommend looking into the science of memory and memory techniques that'll help you out. Personally, I'm big on (really silly) mnemonics.

[@ashakijana1273]

I love the your point, it's quiet weighty.

[@masalamathavhana695]

I wanna see myself where you are one day, I hope you see this comment, I have a lot to ask.

[@FacundoMD]

ER DOCTOR HERE !!!!! Amazing video, thank you for this, some young future Med people out there need to hear this. I love EM and it goes with what I like. My best friend left Dermatology for Anesthesia ! Again make sure you really do what you like. All doctors make money. I can assure you that happiness is not exponential the more money does NOT necessarily mean more happiness. Stay Safe all !!!! 🚑👍🙌

[@_aify._]

Very Great point honestly!

[@aguyfromnothere]

Also the pay is often completely arbitrary. You can wake up and congress decided you make way less money. So pick what you love within reason.

[@reynasc1473]

Exactly, do what you love.

[@konstandinose.6695]

Why did you feel the need to say ER DOCTOR HERE!!!! ?

[@FacundoMD]

@@konstandinose.6695 To let people know I am an ER doctor ???? Simple ?

[@tofarati2032]

I love that you always compare surgical specialties to all specialties *as well as* surgical specialties too.

[@the2sorbital]

Great video! Also remember these salaries are pre-tax, physician salaries are highly variable depending on details of practice setting and geography, opportunity costs of additional years of training are larger than trainees may realize, and one can always make more money with smart financial choices and investing. At the end of the day, you're right, salary is important but it shouldn't be the main factor in choosing a specialty!

[@PierSilver]

58 hrs per week? Jesus, do people in the US have a live outside their job? In Italy (and I can safely guess the rest of the EU) it would be already frowned upon working anything more than 40. And we are paid extra, above that threshold. Otherwise nobody would do it.

[@ibrahimghibihisab4502]

@@PierSilver Jesus was not killed nor Jesus was crucified

[@ibrahimghibihisab4502]

Wife back door not allowed

[@ibrahimghibihisab4502]

Jesus was not killed nor Jesus was crucified

[@catbird2324]

@@PierSilverk

[@jms3827]

Love your videos. Keep up the good work. Do you think you could do a community college to medical school route video??

[@bluedolphin4574]

Thank you. Keep these videos with great insights coming.

[@doctorsinnpodcast3628]

Thank you for including the time stamps!

[@mafiaprincess_]

This was extremely helpful, could you do a video on Pathology please

[@NursesToRiches]

Dang, this is exactly the type of content I love to see!

[@orwaabdulrahman2958]

Thanks a lot This video was helpful for many future doctors

[@rawcontent5166]

I love watching these videos, they can be, to me, very educational with lots of interesting things in them. When watching this one though I was actually kind of hoping to see something on neurosurgery as well, which is the field of interest for me. Not saying I didn't enjoy the video, I liked watching it, but maybe you could also do one for Neurosurgery later on?

[@TheRealSkinImInMD]

Several things: this is a great vid because no one breaks down specialities like this for premed and Med students. A lot of these things are important to consider when deciding on a specialty although doing what you enjoy is the most important. I didn’t realize Dermatology was the most competitive (I thought it was one of). Either way following specific steps will allow a student to match into whatever field they want and they shouldn’t be discouraged by competitiveness!

[@livingportalstv]

Can you share this specific steps to follow to get you in dermatology specifically?

[@ibrahimghibihisab4502]

@@livingportalstv Jesus was not killed nor Jesus was crucified

[@ibrahimghibihisab4502]

Jesus was not killed nor Jesus was crucified

[@ibrahimghibihisab4502]

Jesus was not killed nor Jesus was crucified

[@-chika--]

​@@ibrahimghibihisab4502 God loves you!

[@medschoolshiksha5768]

Very helpful for future doctors. Nice video.

[@bogdanciucian6658]

Happier with you, great job!

[@jessicatrinh6247]

With the current problem around the world today I think it's best everyone invest more in digital asset than Saving in banks and real estate. Just my thoughts

[@estherramirez4116]

Yeah , I think the importance of investment is highly undermined and overlooked which is probably one of the biggest problem we face today. To me investment strategies should be taught in schools

[@HaoNguyen-dl1tu]

Building wealth involves developing good habits like regularly putting money away in intervals for solid investments. The stock market has plenty of opportunities to earn which I myself took advantage of. I made my first million from going diverse, mainly ETFs(stocks, bonds etc), bitcoin , and gold. I'm also working on an investment plan that includes NFTs with my advisor, Katie . It's been a year and half of steady growth.

[@wanglei7182]

Speaking of digital assets do you mean bitcoin?! I don't think investing in bitcoin now is a good idea, I'm currently running on huge loss the market is crashing

[@melynjean3701]

@@wanglei7182 this is more reason you should invest with an expert, even with the fall in price I make good profits weekly from my investment in bitcoin. Last week I got a profit of $56,000

[@danaandrioaie1495]

@@wanglei7182 digital assets like bitcoin have good potential and are actually the best way to save money cause you are earning will you save unlike banks

[@mcbaggins12]

This doesn’t take into account vacation jobs. Almost every radiology private practice job where 58 hours is standard is giving anywhere from 8-16 weeks vacation yet your calculation factored in a standard 2 week vacation across the board. Using the Medscape salary data given here (which is about 100k low compared to MGMA for a pp radiologist working almost 60 hours), that would equal to 178 dollars an hour rather than 142 if given a 12 week vacation.

[@TheUsflow]

But then factor how there are not nearly as many breaks in the day and it is quite assembly line. This time off is required.

[@rigel9264]

I understand that 95/hr isn't the best for a doctor but looking at the thumbnail with a guy all sad and "95/hr" was so funny to me 😂😂😂

[@aevanism]

ENT here. Doin head and neck cancer surg somehow stressing..but when doin office routines & endoscopic things are really fun with high earnings.

[@jaylaw.7660]

I love Med School Insiders! :)

[@douglasstemke2444]

I wish you had also included insurance premiums for different specialists as I think it is a factor to consider.

[@edwmac]

There is a shortage of Pediatricians in the western USA now. Pay is finally improving due to the mismatch between supply and demand. My employer pays 310K if you are willing to be on call every 4th week. It is a lot of work. Without the on call I probably work 60 hours a week including charting at home. I do get 7 weeks of paid time off every year. The rewards are great. Pediatricians have low suicide rates and usually work well into their 70's because they love their jobs. The long term relationships with families are priceless. Not all career decisions should be made strictly on salary.

[@GreatStoryBroo]

Heads up. EM physicians easily make $200-250/hr (and even more in remote location) after a 3 year residency. Most full time EM jobs are only 30 hours a week. Most Em physicians do work an additional PRN job though.

[@curtisleelowery]

This! EM in the southeast, average in my area is 250/hr with full time being 120hrs/month. Great work life balance.

[@gaythugsmatter7029]

What about EM PA?

[@SuperIvashkovL0V]

@@gaythugsmatter7029 l

[@seban-jackedweeb5513]

When you're sad about literally making almost 200k a year💀.

[@richardouellette4041]

I mean it’s good, but factor in the $300,000+ debt from med school before interest along with 8 years of missed income potential (4 years college and 4 years med school) plus essentially making minimum wage as a resident after that for 3-7 years. Don’t get me wrong it is still a good salary, but it’s not the same as people in other fields making that much

[@rapleaker1117]

@@richardouellette4041 if u work hard and have a strong habit of saving, if ur making 200k then a 300k debt can be paid off within 2-3 years

[@richardouellette4041]

@@rapleaker1117 that’s prior to interest which you can’t pay on in residency for 4+ years after graduating so tack on all that time plus another like hundred grand. But yes I believe the goal is usually about 10 years after graduating

[@richardouellette4041]

@@rapleaker1117 and it’s also more than just the debt it’s all the years of missed income opportunity, missing out on compounding interest on investing etc that you have to catch up on

[@rjkbuny]

@@richardouellette4041 Yeah, someone did the math and doctors make less per hour over their career than high school teachers because of that. Heck the mechanic in town charges $150/hr and they don't even need a college degree.

[@BasitKhan-jr5rx]

Thanks for great content ❤

[@khalidahmed2783]

Great video Dr Jubal, keep it up Dr!

[@Timecapsule96]

Really make sure you have a passion for what you choose though! Don’t forget about taxes, insurance, other costs that go unmentioned etc

[@Lemurai]

I thought about med school but it was way too long for what I wanted out of a career so I chose the CRNA route, I have no regrets, as I was able to make a great living still in my 20’s, and best of all, outside of the OR we’re invisible, I’ve never been bothered by a nurse or doc as some complain about “bullying” at work. Being able to practice independently has been the main reason I took this pathway. I’ve been trying to get my brother to go the same route but he’s made up his mind & wants to be an anesthesiologist 😂 All I can say is good luck 👍 I hope he’s got a 15 year life plan drummed up.

[@atamanaker9539]

awesome content 🙌🙌🙌

[@Potatoesandchaos]

OMG neurosurgery not being in this list scares the heck out of me 😭 how many hours will we be working even smh

[@hamzayusuf4873]

There isn't much information on neurosurgery and I can assure you they make a shitload of money relative to their hourly rate. For instance, an attending neurosurgeon could be working 50-60 hours per week while earning $300 to $400 an hour. It's that the data isn't concrete and is quite limited; that's why neurosurgery wasn't included.

[@Element7099]

Yeah it’s super variable honestly. Location, experience, who you know. A friend of mines dad is an anesthesiologist and he makes 1.5mil a year in California. But he told me he would make half that in another state.

[@nathanbeckett7504]

I love these! Would love to see rheumatology, endocrinology

[@1yehny]

Watch the lowest paying doctor jobs…

[@explorerofunknownworlddept6232]

@@1yehny love, passion vs money, gold.

[@alejandro7623]

I'll do anything for dermatology 🥰 it's the reason why I got myself in medical school 😭 I hope it's worthy cuz I'm exhausted asf

[@Noneya2023]

I’ve worked with different specialized surgeons for 14 years. I’ve seen a lot of insurance billing & bullshit. I started in Cosmetic Dermatology & that’s where the real money is. Regular working hours & tons of perks! I also worked for Vascular, Endocrine, Colorectal & general surgeons. What folks don’t understand is that, if you need surgery, your surgeon is the least paid. The hospital or surgery center is typically 2-3 times more expensive than the surgeons. And anesthesiologists make the most.

[@aniyagonzalez_]

im really into EM and seeing its less competitive was a big relief LOL

[@laveritepique7035]

In my country it is different. For employees (regardless of the number of hours): - hand surgery - radiologist - gastroenterology All three earn about 350'000$ on average - angiology - intensive care - orthopedic surgeon - neuro surgeon -urologists Earn on average between $270,000 and $320,000 In the private sector, however, it is different

[@jencyauriavales4278]

What country is this?

[@laveritepique7035]

It's in Switzerland 🇨🇭. However, there are very few statistics and relatively little transparency in the salaries of doctors …

[@Marek.Wisniewski]

What about hours in radiology? 😀

[@jiya5423]

Radiologist always earn more than gyneco/dermato??

[@Q-Bits8]

@@laveritepique7035 Je suis radiologue en Suisse et je suis sceptique...D'où tenez-vous ces chiffres ?

[@xavierhendrix2565]

I loved the video! I think it'd be great if you could do a video on nursing specialties though since I am currently working on my education to become a nurse as are many others. It would be very helpful and highly appreciated!

[@namchansawang8329]

I met a dermatologist in Japan and she is STUNNING. She had all her trainees practice on her when the entered her practice. 😂

[@mikiimiki9182]

what kind of ''practice'' was involved?🤔

[@maryelizabeth3055]

Thank you!

[@almostchilly5603]

any idea where anesthesia is? it’s not mentioned even once.

[@MM-jk5to]

Can you do a video comparing the specialties of med-peds and family medicine?

[@prestonrx8138]

Med-peds is more inpt, for people who want to subspecialize, and can do hospitalist work on either side. It’s also two year longer than FM and doesn’t have surgery and OB. FM is more outpatient in training, has OB and surg included in that. Now it’s very unlikely you’ll get to pop out babies and do surgeries unless you’re 4-5+ hours from a city though. You can’t subspecialize as FM but it has its own unique fellowships. Not competitive at all. I’n cities, you’ll be exclusive outpatient where in rural areas, you can do inpt and ER.

[@mohammedali8436]

im a med student, i wanna be an ER doc but although its not competitive its really hard

[@Dick_Dawson_Rad]

Knowing the dollar per RVU would be helpful if not more important than dollar per hour. An example would be if you compared specialty A with B where both made the same annual salary and worked that same hours but specialty A averaged 10K RVU per year and specialty B averaged 20K RVU per year. Specialty B is reimbursed at a lower level and has to work twice as hard to make the same income.

[@huilingong6792]

Great video ❤️

[@alarheam7981]

Where is ophthalmology?? It’s definitely #1 in Canada for both highest paying and most competitive to match to!

[@awsmawm7921]

Opthalmology is the study of disorders of our eyes .

[@TheReardon93]

@medschoolinsiders Can you do this video for Physician Assistants? Thanks!

[@videogamerulr]

Can you please do Intervention Radiology, Med Onc, and Radiation Oncology? I would really appreciate the info!!

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

Yes

[@ahmedtararfahad385]

@@MedSchoolInsiders kindly make video on Dental Specialities pleases😊😊

[@Lesloi6227]

I work in hospital and healthcare revenue and I can tell you its three most lucrative specialties are as follows, Cardiology, Medical imaging, then Respiratory.

[@Perky_798]

Thanks ma’am I’m a year 2 medical imaging Student

[@xvii9484]

Hi 👋 Can you make videos on specialist of Rehabilitation physician. I wanna know more about this specialty

[@DemetriPanici]

Really good video here. Learned a LOT!

[@sarapathan5417]

i got a question. what is it like to work in united nations or WHO or UNICEF as a doctor. how much they income etc. I have no clue.

[@evos5000]

Many doctors volunteer for free during some of their vacation weeks to fly and work for MSF and Unicef. The WHO is more concerned with public health so family physicians and researchers who specialize in that work there.

[@nathanmitchell2827]

Working 60 hours per week is a tough, I understand the compensation is amazing, but I’d be very curious to see the burnout and job satisfaction with these higher hours per week. Especially because it isn’t 60 easy hours, it’s grinding physically and mentally for all 60 of those hours. Many PAs I know tend to be much happier with their lives than most of their physician counterparts. Having said that, I am seriously grateful for all that physicians do, they sacrifice a lot of their time to do excellent work. I wish their was a solid solution to decrease burnout. Again, thank you docs for all you do!

[@kevinramsamy1166]

It is well documented that the rates of suicide, burnout, failed marriages and drug abuse (alcohol) are higher in the following comparisons: 1. relatively higher-paid (eg neurosurgeon) vs low-paid (eg. urologist). 2. surgery vs medical. Medscape does an annual review looking at these factors.

[@explorerofunknownworlddept6232]

@@kevinramsamy1166 that's because the doctors r in short supply.

[@ericmigueldelfuerte1151]

88 hours here lol

[@T-Bone99]

I have a question, not sure if anyone here can answer it, but maybe: What about cardiothoracic surgeons, who are subspecialized to the heart specifically? Wouldn't they (considering they are surgeons) make more or on par to a cardiologist? It's 5 years of general surgery residency (or an integrated pathway, but that's relatively new) followed by a 1 year fellowship. So the training length is the same as a cardiologists. Just curious if anyone knows anything about the difference bettween hourly wage of a cardiologist vs. hourly wage of a cardiac surgeon.

[@Woodland26]

with the cardiac stenting, bypass surgery is done much less now. In my hospital days we did 4 cases per day in 2 theatres. Now I am a family physician and I cannot recall more than 5 cases of my patients received bypass surgery. It is one of the few surgical category that is going backward. Most doctors' wages are more than adequate not much big deal to compare.

[@hauteness]

Would like to know where Interventional Pain ranks. It's never included on these lists.

[@kunjaldashottar2966]

Could you help out with PG process in USA and UK Like their eligibility criteria, exams, fees, and specialty training period.... It would be really helpful 🥺🙌🙌

[@BangBang-si5im]

Where r u from?

[@kunjaldashottar2966]

@@BangBang-si5im india

[@BangBang-si5im]

@@kunjaldashottar2966 but bro why not neet pg? Just curious

[@devilsadvocate5391]

@@kunjaldashottar2966 I think it is not called PG there. It is known as residency in US. Period depends on the speciality. U have to be a mbbs graduate and should have passed usmle step exams. Total cost would be around 15 to 20 lakh rupees i guess.

[@k.korshumov9944]

Could you make a similar video for dental specialties? Would be interesting to see.

[@alabiomooluwa8031]

Can you please make a video on radiology specialist I really enjoy your videos❤

[@PuneetKBrar]

Is there any scope for pharmacologist from india in US or Canada ? I mean where do they stand on the list? Any idea!

[@quinnyc123]

Coming from a curious PA student, do PA salaries generally follow the same trend as Doctors in terms of specialties?

[@legaleze121]

Yes. Typically PAs get paid more in specialties that pay doctors more

[@t.h.1492]

I think this depends where you are. Where I live, PAs are typically part of a union and are entitled to the same compensation regardless of speciality. However, private practice is its own beast and not all PAs are part of the union

[@jerameelabagon8858]

Hi. I'm thinking of Studying Medicine as one of my option aside from Biotechnology. Is there a specialty that can be handled by person who has anxiety??? Thank you.

[@Marmalard]

That shouldn't really be a factor so much. Lots of doctors have anxiety issues. Pathology, nephrology, and rad onc are generally low stress.

[@preciouschristian]

Please make this kind of video for Canadian doctors

[@alcikelly2496]

The captions / subtitles on this video are broken as well. They appear as a big blob at the beginning of the video, expanding upwards from the bottom of the transcript, so the beginning of the video's transcript is being cut off.

[@ronniexpro]

as a Urologist pgy2 we make just a little over 450k-600k and can have a secret bonus of 13%-16% so the bonus ranges from 43,780-80,450

[@cometasporelcielo]

I went into IT. No graduate work needed, you can start at a high paying, 40 hr a week job at age 22. By age 35, you'll be in the six figures for income. IT managers make 150-200k.

[@ruolov1]

Really depends where you work at. Our IT dept doesn't make as much.

[@torresthemonster]

Who wants to sit in this home and staring at a computer when you can be doing something interesting like saving lives and performing surgery in OR

[@hichemrehouma5616]

@@torresthemonster Or you can just avoid being locked up in a hospital and rather work remotely using a small MacBook from a tropical beach making 300+K at a big tech company ;) The world has evolved my friend... Do your research!

[@justelynnnjoelle]

@@hichemrehouma5616 it's not necessarily about the money, medicine and healthcare are for those that have a passion for helping others that are physically ill become better. if you wanted to do both medicine and tech, there's plenty of jobs for medical coders, nursing informatics, amongst other occupations combining both.

[@hichemrehouma5616]

@@justelynnnjoelle I agree you can be a BioMedical engineer and use your coding skills to design software that helps doctors detect tumors faster... But my point was there is pros and cons with either jobs and the degrading of the IT profession was completely unnecessary here.

[@katie-kb6qd]

it’s always so crazy how to me these salaries, even the lowest, is so good to me, i make 14 an hour as a scribe and that already is high considering the background i come from

[@taiwanfocus4385]

3:48 Well, cardiology (i.e., cardiologist, not cardiothoracic surgeon) is non-surgical as well.

[@gowrikrishna9166]

I would like to know more about neurologists earnings and work time

[@mr.ssj3847]

I think ent is pretty good. They can do facial plastics and do plastic surgery. Surprised anesthesia isnt on this list

[@tribeam5239]

those hourly salary can feed us for about a week or two here in my country

[@Extradub32p]

I’m taking dentistry and the annual salary can be 100k+ which is more than good enough for me :)

[@DrNeuro17]

I’m a MS3 student interested in anesthesiology and so being around them i have naturally asked their pay and it’s amazing. They work 15 days of the month and have 15 days off and make $500,000. And this wasn’t just a special case, this is the vast majority of them. True some have had 1 or 2 fellowships to make them stand out but still, i think hourly that has to count towards something if they are off 15 days a month and still make that much money 😅

[@nateums]

Never seen that kind of schedule in an OR

[@jackf3619]

The anesthesiologists I work with make $500k a year but they work 70 hours a week. Just saying

[@bissemgill475]

As an MS3 you should know a bit better lol this is just objectively untrue. You can hit 500k outside of major metro areas in gas but you’ll be pushing 60-70 hrs a week

[@brumfiba]

Yeah bro dream on

[@gaspasser]

I’m an anesthesiologist in a metro area. I work 40-50 hrs. A week. Make over 500k. With 12 weeks vacation per year. Best specialty there is.

[@edhcb9359]

$95/hr is decent for people that sell to doctors, but not for the doctors themselves.

[@FacundoMD]

That's an amazing salary for anyone ! If I am not mistaken that is almost 140K a year. You do medicine for medicine NOT the money. Stay safe !

[@meerkatinitiate1282]

@@FacundoMD Lmao many of us do medicine for the money and there's nothing wrong with it. It's a job at the end of the day. People like you who are satisfied with lower compensation are the enemies to our profession.

[@edhcb9359]

@@FacundoMD Using a standard work year of 2,080 hours that’s almost $200k per year.

[@panicbuyflax3461]

@@meerkatinitiate1282 just do law if you’re focused on the money. You’ll never make a great doctor if that’s all you care about

[@meerkatinitiate1282]

@@panicbuyflax3461 Well, according to your logic, I would make a terrible lawyer so maybe I shouldn't do that as well?

[@junemystery573]

Cool that is amazing!

[@shortsgosh7783]

Can you do one video on dentistry as well.

[@felipecoimbra5042]

Plastic Surgery $ 202/h #2 MSI Competitive Index Orthopedic Surgery $ 179/h #4 MSI Competitive Index Dermatology $ 175/h #1 MSI Competitive Index Cardiology $ 158/h (Fellowship) ENT $ 157/h #5 MSI Competitive Index Emergency Medicine $154/h #17 MSI Competitive Index

[@Rubicsphere88]

Attending psychiatrist in New Mexico. Now seeing locums up to $300/hr. Currently make $178 an hour with a 42 hour work week with internal call @ up to $225/hr. We had an attending here a few years ago who was doing a ton of call making north of $500k per year. Physician comp. is so variable!

[@CybertroninfiniteOfficial]

So psychiatry is a good path?

[@Lelough_]

@@CybertroninfiniteOfficial if you love/like it

[@waydegardner7373]

@@CybertroninfiniteOfficial it is a tough specialty, especially in public mental health. Treat anxiety and depression in soccer Moms? Much different.

[@zdelberenguer]

Hey! Can you please talk to us about the pathologists?

[@besachifwesa]

Really wanted to specialize in orthopedic surgery... But my one rep bench max is only 450😢

[@thankthelord4536]

My oldest daughter is studying to become a podiatrist surgeon. She's a sophomore, pregnant, and have 3 other kids. And she's crushing it.

[@IKn0wWh0IAm]

This just gave me so much inspiration. I am doing the same, and I am also a sophomore and a mother(and having a bit of a breakdown haha)much success to your daughter✨

[@thankthelord4536]

@@IKn0wWh0IAm hang in there! And very proud of you. It's worth it in the end. Much blessings.

[@IKn0wWh0IAm]

@@thankthelord4536 thank you so much, I really appreciate that🙏🏼

[@av8213]

15 with 3 kids?

[@thankthelord4536]

@@av8213 I'm sorry, she's a second year in medical school. Didn't mean it to come off as a high schooler!🤣

[@Simple.Wordless]

My friend’s plastic surgery residency is 8 years 👀

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

We explain that (less common) pathway in our So You Want to Be a Plastic Surgeon video

[@ayabaheijista9292]

How about ophthalmologist? I’d like to know more about this speciality

[@chiken7238]

I wanted to do plastic surgery as i had skin cancer and had to go through all that, it wasnt that hard so i imaged what a bad case is and wanted to help those people, knowing this idk anymore

[@sunnygahlot9749]

Me a computer science major watching -Nice 👍🏻

[@ruolov1]

Well, you will be working with a lot of patients. That's why their salaries are high.

[@jayrollo1352]

Dang, my TC in SWE is almost the same as these salaries. Not 500k, but still. But like you said, money ain't everything and tech is a rat race which I don't want to be a part of anymore.

[@KhaosVFX]

Tell us more? It seems now days the most sought after careers are in tech and medicine for their high salary and decent work life balance (compared to something like investment banking or finance)

[@jayrollo1352]

@@KhaosVFX Yup, people are waking up to it especially with social media glorifying these careers. I'm not gona sit here and cap. I'm currently at FAANG and the compensation is really good as a new grad SWE. But that's just it, it's extremely hard to break into FAANG and most SWE's are usually starting out at around 80k base. Plus you need to be constantly performing so you get your annual bonus and progress up the org ladder. If you aren't then you basically get laid off since demand is high. I really don't think it's sustainable long term because you'll get older, have a family, etc so you can't always be on the grind. People who say tech jobs are "cush" don't know what they are talking about. It's hard work. It's kind of why I'm switching out to go to med school. As the saying goes, "An old doctor is a wise doctor, and old engineer is just outdated". Finance is another career path that a lot of people can pivot into, I think the biggest part of why people don't go that route is because usually to make it big (ex: Goldman Sachs, Janestreet, McKinsey) you usually have to come from the ivy league or Stanford. I have a couple of friends who are in that field and the work life balance isn't too bad. Coming back to medicine, it's very front loaded since you have to go through so much schooling, but the returns are really high and sustainable.

[@vans4lyf2013]

How much is your TC? Also the grass is not always greener on the other side, i'm a doctor trying to transition into tech.

[@jayrollo1352]

@@vans4lyf2013 TC is around 300k after just over 1.5 years. Started off as a new grad at around 260k. Didn't go to a top school anything. Went to a state school - not flagship. Did a lot of networking, interview prep, and praying and it paid off. My parents are doctors, so I've grown up around the whole med culture. So I get what you're saying, but I think I've carefully vetted this path and from personally weighing the pros and cons, I decided to pursue medicine. Who knows, maybe I'll go back to tech, but it would be as a hybrid researcher role or something. Just curious, why are you trying to transition into tech?

[@vans4lyf2013]

Ok fair that sounds like a good plan. I want to transition into tech because I find it more intellectually stimulating.

[@sahilagarwal6601]

wow, i am an Indian soon to be med student. medicine is really different in the USA

[@naturalblockade3412]

How do they compare with NBA and NFL players?

[@MDSkai]

The Mohs surgeon I work for makes a million a year and works from 9am-2pm 4-5 days a week

[@Matt-cl7ee]

What’s the training like?

[@amoghdurgam5621]

What’s mohs?

[@MDSkai]

@@amoghdurgam5621 A dermatologist with a fellowship/special traning to remove skin cancers. Mainly basal and squamous cell. I live in Florida so the doctors here do a high volume (20-30) a day

[@richardcarr7702]

Great! Now... What are you saying? What in the world is an Moh?

[@MDSkai]

@@richardcarr7702 a surgical technique named after its creator

[@ianlondon2888]

This was posted 3 days ago? The USMLE 1 may not be the selective benchmark it once was. Also, if you can get into Gen Surg you can out resident plastics.

[@gaurav.raj.mishra]

Out resident?

[@ianlondon2888]

@@gaurav.raj.mishra LOL. I don't know man

[@gaurav.raj.mishra]

@@ianlondon2888 I don't get it. You said "if you can into Gen Surg you can out resident plastics" Could you explain what you meant here?

[@daprincekissedme]

should do one also with the lowest hourly rate...

[@YoungTuke]

Where was anesthesia on the full specialty list?

[@aaronhamid8014]

Anesthesiologist ?

[@ruskov5685]

500k

[@basicartanatomy7275]

So doctors in India are living in poverty then🤷‍♀️..dude our country really need to give attention to doctors. And bring some regulations to protect them tooo.

[@datnguyen-ob6gn]

I don't know if there is a video on this, but how competitive is the doctor field

[@mywaterfountain]

Going to jump on the bandwagon with those attendings saying that physician compensation is variable. Psych here and I’ve seen psych colleagues make 250k to north of 1 million, with the average of my friends being around 3-500k for a job. Currently getting more and more email recruiting offers however promising 500k. (Though I’m sure inflation has something to do with this.) I do remember that in 2019, psych was listed as the top paying job in San Antonio by the bureau of labor and statistics. At the end of the day though (to any med student reading this), PLEASE choose what specialty makes you most happy. While considering this, I recommend that you contemplate lifestyle, job stress, on call requirements, and expected exposure to litigation as well.

[@absolutezero6733]

Neurosurgery isn't on the list ? Surprising

[@jerm129]

Dental hygienists in some states can make up to 6 figures right out of school. And that’s with only a 2-year Associates degree.

[@canyonoverlook9937]

It's funny that there are no male hygienists or very few. At least I have never seen one. Is there a shortage? That is a good salary.

[@jerm129]

@@canyonoverlook9937 There's no shortages in terms of job opportunities but being a RDH, much like nursing, was traditionally a job women would go into. Men were assumed to go to dental or medical school to become a dentist/doctor. Times are changing though, and there are also plenty of female dentists today compared to decades ago!

[@ChrisMasFlow]

@@jerm129 man! I really can’t make up my mind wether to go for dental hygiene or registered nurse here in Southern California. Next year I’m just taking the last 3 prerequisites and then go into either nursing or dental school.

[@jerm129]

@@ChrisMasFlow Both are great paying and fulfilling careers! Even for us men who are considered non-traditional :)

[@ruolov1]

@@ChrisMasFlow Definitely ask orthodontists. They can make more money depending on the location & number of patients. Nursing is good too, but a nurse practitioner is best. Good luck!