Top 10 most in-demand medical specialties
Is your specialty in-demand or in decline?
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Doximity studied medical job postings in 2016 and 2017. The good news is, physician job postings grew in most specialties analyzed. The bad news is, your specialty may not be one of them.
Read on to find out if your specialty is one of the top 10 most in-demand.
Number 10
Cardiology saw a 23 percent increase in demand.
Number 9
Neurosurgery saw a 25 percent increase in demand.
Number 8
Endocrinology experienced a 25 percent increase in demand.
Number 7
Occupational medicine experienced a 26 percent increase in demand.
Number 6
Gastroenterology saw a 27 percent increase in demand.
Number 5
Obstetrics & Gynecology saw a 31 percent increase in demand.
Number 4
Hematology experienced a 39 percent increase in demand.
Number 3
Oncology saw a 45 percent increase in demand.
Number 2
Urology saw a 49 percent increase in demand.
Number 1
Geriatrics experienced a whopping 164 percent increase in demand to take the top spot as the most in-demand specialty in medicine in 2016-2017.
