2006 Radiologist Salary and Employment Survey
 2006 Radiologist Salary & Employment Survey (Printable Format)
The Salary Survey
LocumTenens.com conducted its Annual Radiologist
Compensation and Employment Survey in the early summer of
2006. Survey respondents represent radiologist 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 Radiologist
including:
National annual compensation ranges
Sources for finding radiologist jobs
Time frame for making next job change
Influencing factors for seeking a job change
Discussion topics for interviews
Insights and remarks about the practice of medicine today
Demographics for survey respondents include:
Board status
Gender
Years in practice
Frustrations with the current radiology system
This survey showed that one of the biggest frustrations with medicine, across all specialties, is that the
clinical practice of medicine is controlled by the business aspects. Respondents believe that in the current radiology system,
health care decisions are often placed in the wrong hands. Administrators, drug companies, the government
and even patients influence too much of the care that is provided, giving the physician less control than
ever before.
Average Annual Radiologist Compensation
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Average Salary —
2006 Average Radiologist Salary: $330,100
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| In addition to a salary, 27% of respondents receive a bonus or other incentive valued at more than
$20,000 each year. |
What frustrates you most about the practice of radiology today?
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The top three frustrations are: |
#1: Medical liability issues.
#2: Lifestlye issue - too much time at work, not enough to enjoy life.
#3: Administrative and business agendas interfere with clinical decisions. |
"Physicians need better protection from frivolous lawsuits."
"I would like to be able to work shorter, less stressful days."
"I think we don't spend enough time with each patient and each case. We need to slow down, for us and them."
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Source for finding current job
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#1 Source for finding a new radiology job was
networking/word of mouth. |
*Other
sources for finding a job include: military commitment, professional
society or
association, locum tenens to permanent. |
Time frame for making next job change
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50% of respondents have plans to make a job change
within the next 3 years, half of which plan to do so within the next year |
Top reason for making a job change
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48% of respondents cite better work environment or better community as the top
reason for making a job change |
Worked as a locum tenens provider?
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95% of respondents have either worked a radiology locum tenens job or would consider it. |
Demographics of survey respondents
At a Glance
Survey respondents were:
88% Board Certified, 9% Board
99% Male, 12% female
58% have been practicing for more than 10 years
Permanent and Locum Tenens
Years in Practice
Board Status
Gender
Aside from compensation and benefits...
During the interview process, radiologist are most interested in learning about the following:
Stability of contract with hospital
Hours, including night and weekend call, volume of cases after 3 pm, day after call off?
Day-to-day work environment
Number of patients seen a day, how much time is allotted for each patient?
Financial stability of group and relationship with hospital
Staff turnover rate, why did others leave the practice?
Payor mix
Community features, leisure and lifestyle - quality of schools, affordability of housing
How progressive is the group? Are they interested in developing cutting-edge procedures?
Modalities, volume of cases per day
Equipment at facility
Relationships among radiologists, techs and administration
Flexibility
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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| General Surgery |
69% |
31% |
| Orthopedic Surgery |
57% |
43% |
| Radiology |
70% |
30% |
| Anesthesiology |
67% |
33% |
| Pediatrics |
70% |
30% |
| Obstetrics/Gyn |
56% |
44% |
| Internal Medicine |
70% |
30% |
If you could change one thing about the practice of medicine, what would it be?
“Return of the focus back to the patient-physician
relationship and diminish the influence of commercial
third-party payors .”
“The way we get paid.”
“More doctors, less work hours.”
“To always have a choice about how hard or not hard one is willing to work. Most hospital-based
practices have little time flexibility.”
“Get government out of medicine.”
“Less business, more medicine.”
“I would return the decision to care for thepatient back to the physician and not the insurance company.”
More than 14 percent of Americans lacked
health insurance in 2005
— National Center for Health Statistics
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 which currently has more than 1200 radiology opportunities posted.
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