Table 1. Percent distribution of M.D.'s by specialty, 1995

   Percent
Total   100.0
Primary care  
General internal medicine   16.0
General and family medicine   10.5
General pediatrics   7.0
Medical specialties  
Allergy   .5
Cardiovascular diseases   2.6
Dermatology   1.2
Gastroenterology   1.3
Obstetrics and gynecology   5.2
Pediatric cardiology   .2
Pulmonary diseases   1.0
Surgical specialties  
Colon and rectal surgery   .1
General surgery   5.2
Neurological surgery   .7
Ophthalmology   2.4
Orthopedic surgery   3.1
Otalaryngology   1.3
Plastic surgery   .8
Thoracic surgery   .3
Urological surgery   1.4
Other specialties  
Aerospace medicine   .1
Anesthesiology   4.6
Child psychiatry   .8
Diagnostic radiology   2.7
Emergency medicine   2.7
Forensic pathology   .1
General preventive medicine   .2
Neurology   1.6
Nuclear medicine   .2
Occupational medicine   .4
Pathology   2.5
Physical medicine and rehabilitation   .8
Psychiatry   5.3
Public health   .2
Radiology   1.1
Radiation oncology   .5
Other specialty   1.0
Unspecified/unknown/inactive   14.4

SOURCE: American Medical Association





Average salaries of medical residents ranged from $32,789 in 1996-97 for those in their first year of residency to $40,849 for those in their sixth year, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Table 2. Median net income of M.D.'s after expenses, 1995

All physicians   $160,000
Radiology   230,000
Surgery   225,000
Anesthesiology   203,000
Obstetrics/gynecology   200,000
Pathology   185,000
Emergency medicine   170,000
General internal medicine   138,000
Pediatrics   129,000
Psychiatry   124,000
General/Family practice   124,000

SOURCE: American Medical Association



From the 1998-99 Occupational Outlook Handbook.


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