By Cari Wade Gervin
Monday, September 26, 2022
Specialty:
Looking at data points measured from 2019–2022, gastroenterologists are in high demand.
By the numbers…
- 15,450 gastroenterologists in the U.S.
- 18.9% are women
- Almost half are 55 or older
By the dollars…
- 6th highest-paid specialty
- Average salary = $453,000
- Average incentive bonus = $74,000
- 17% have a net worth < $500,000
- 22% have a net worth > $5 million
- 17% are still paying off school loans
- Hospital-affiliated GIs generate an average $2.97 million for their hospitals annually
By job satisfaction…
- 95% would choose the same specialty again
- 53% feel they are fairly compensated
- 14.3 = hours per week spent on paperwork
Looking ahead…
- Among the top 10 most-recruited specialties
- 2025 estimated deficit of GI doctors: 1,630