2007 Anesthesiologist Salary and Employment Survey
 2007 Anesthesiologist Salary & Employment Survey (Printable
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THE SURVEY
LocumTenens.com conducted its Annual Anesthesiologist Compensation and
Employment Survey in the early summer of 2007. Survey respondents represent
physicians who practice on a locum tenens basis as well as those with permanent
salaries. This report includes compensation and employment statistics for the
field of anesthesiology including:
Annual compensation ranges
Rural vs. Metro
Years in Practice
Gender
Sources for finding anesthesiology
jobs
Time frame for making next job change
Influencing factors for seeking a anesthesiology job change
Discussion topics for interviews
Insights and remarks about the practice of anesthesiology today
Demographics of survey respondents
Survey respondents were:
78% Board Certified, 16% Board Eligible
78% Male, 22% female
Avg. number of years practicing: 16.3
86% work in a major metropolitan city or suburban area
Permanent and Locum Tenens
Average Annual Compensation
2007 Average Annual Anesthesiologist Salary: $340,444
If you could change one thing about medicine, what would it be?
"The way business administrators and insurance carriers dictate how I practice
medicine."
"The economic situation. The entire insurance/medicaid/medicare/no-pay
reimbursement issue coupled with the overriding fear of litigation is
acatastrophe."
"I would return the patient-doctor relationship to one of greater trust and cut
out the intervention of the "suits" who deem what is and is not necessary in a
patient's care."
"The perception that physicians must work long hours. Compensation will go down,
but that is worth quality of life."
"Teach the residents in anesthesia about business part of the medical career,
include this in the curriculum."
"The time it takes away from family."
"I would decrease the amount of time spent doing paperwork. Also would change
the way that insurance companies and lawyers dictate much of my care for
patients."
Source for finding current job
Time frame for making next job change
Top reason for making a job change
Worked as a locum tenens provider?
What do you like most about practicing medicine?
"The challenge of anticipating and/or diagnosing a problem and solving it. The
contact with patients and family, easing their distress about upcoming
surgery."
"Patient care; bringing patients through a frightening experience without any
problems; changing their perceptions of my specialty of medicine favorably."
"There is no question that this is valuable work and I can feel a sense of
integrity about what I do."
"Anesthesiology is very dynamic profession. Every patient and every anesthetic
presents its own unique challenges."
"The chance to use my knowledge and interpersonal abilities for the benefit of
patients...The common goal, teamwork, and commraderie of the operating room
make work a pleasure."
What frustrates you most about the practice of medicine today?
Choose medicine again?
Compared to other specialties:
When asked if they would choose medicine again, here’s how the other
specialists’ opinions compared:
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Yes
|
No
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| Anesthesiology |
69%
|
31%
|
| Cardiology |
77%
|
23%
|
| General Surgery |
65%
|
35%
|
| Internal Medicine |
76%
|
24%
|
| Obstetrics/Gyn |
59%
|
41%
|
| Orthopedic Surgery |
65%
|
35%
|
| Pediatrics |
75%
|
25%
|
| Psychiatry |
79%
|
21%
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| Radiology |
65%
|
35%
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About LocumTenens.com
Founded in 1995, LocumTenens.com is a full-service physician and CRNA
recruiting firm specializing in supplemental placement of anesthesiologists,
radiologists, psychiatrists, surgeons and CRNAs (certified registered nurse
anesthetists) with U.S. hospitals, medical groups and community health centers.
LocumTenens.com is part of the Jackson Healthcare family of
companies.
In addition to full-service recruiting assistance, LocumTenens.com operates
free job boards at www.LocumTenens.com
and www.CRNAJobs.com
which currently have more than
2,000 anesthesiology opportunities posted
.
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