Top 10 side gigs for physicians

It seems everyone is looking to earn a little extra money these days, including physicians.

Here is a look at what some physicians told us they were doing for their side gigs in a previous Physician Report. Our annual in-depth survey of practicing physicians presents exclusive data on salaries, practice financial health, productivity, malpractice rates, the state of the profession and much more. Data from this report covered 2023 and were collected from physicians who responded to email invitations during the first and second quarter of 2024.

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The latest data from the 2025 Physician Report can be found here.

2024 Physician Report Table of Contents

1: Financial Condition of Practices

2: Top Issues Facing Medicine

3: Physician Salaries

4: The Most Popular Ancillary Services Provided

5: Malpractice Rates

6: COVID-19 Financial Impact and Telehealth Use: 4 Years Later

7: Secondary Income: Popular Side Gigs and Payment

8: Prior Authorization Impact and Productivity

9: Opinion of Medical Profession

10: About the Survey Respondents

Archived Reports

You can view data from recent years by checking out the Physician Report topic page.