According to a study done by National Public Radio, ‘Physician’ is the most popular profession for people earning in the top 1 percent of the income bracket. It is a well known fact that doctors and professionals in the medical industry earn high wages, but many people believe that with the rise of Artificial Intelligence, that these jobs will start to disappear. Luckily for those in the industry, that is not the case.
Jobs in the medical industry have actually been on the rise in recent years, due to many factors. One of the main reasons is the aging population in the United States. More people are living longer that need prolonged medical attention. In addition, new technologies are making it possible for people with more severe illnesses to live longer and also need more medical assistance.
WalletHub did a study that compared all 50 states to find which ones were to best to work in as a physician. They used factors such as starting salary, insured population rate, hospitals per capita, annual wage adjusted for cost of living, etc. Here are the top 5 states for physicians according to their research.
Best states to work in as a physician
Now, considering just the annual wage for physicians, adjusted for the cost of living, here are the states with the highest salaries.
States with the Highest Physician Salaries
Now, being in the top five states to work in is great, but if there aren’t many job vacancies, that isn’t very helpful. Here at Adzuna, we compiled a list of the top five states with the highest number of job vacancies for physicians.
States with highest number of job vacancies
