Actual jobs to residency ratio???

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Out of my class, 50% doing fellowship. The other 50% split between a local AMC hospital and university affiliated jobs here, as per usual. There just aren't enough jobs listed on Gasworks, and the ones listed are for the most part just terrible. Are there really enough "good" jobs out there. It just seems likes there are so many darn anesthesia residents graduating every year and so few private practice good jobs out there. Does everyone honestly find a job???? Compound that with attendings who should be retiring, but aren't (yes to some degree Covid did drive out some old farts).
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gasresident1 said:
Out of my class, 50% doing fellowship. The other 50% split between a local AMC hospital and university affiliated jobs here, as per usual. There just aren't enough jobs listed on Gasworks, and the ones listed are for the most part just terrible. Are there really enough "good" jobs out there. It just seems likes there are so many darn anesthesia residents graduating every year and so few private practice good jobs out there. Does everyone honestly find a job???? Compound that with attendings who should be retiring, but aren't (yes to some degree Covid did drive out some old farts).
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Absolutely there are good jobs out there, the market is hot. However there is great regional variability. If you're tied to a place that is saturated then you might be SOL finding a "good" job. But if you're less location tied then you have tons of good options.

Also, Gaswork isn't the end all. They're OK but have a lot of job posting spam. Plenty of "good" places don't advertise at all (and plenty do).
 
Many of the best jobs are never listed anywhere, there might already be a line of people on some sort of waiting list even. Other positions get filled by word-of-mouth recommendations from former co-residents who stayed in academia. If you know of a group or specific city that you are interested in, start reaching out and doing some old-fashioned networking. I personally know many people who eventually found a great job by being assertive and making some phone calls.
 
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gasresident1 said:
Out of my class, 50% doing fellowship. The other 50% split between a local AMC hospital and university affiliated jobs here, as per usual. There just aren't enough jobs listed on Gasworks, and the ones listed are for the most part just terrible. Are there really enough "good" jobs out there. It just seems likes there are so many darn anesthesia residents graduating every year and so few private practice good jobs out there. Does everyone honestly find a job???? Compound that with attendings who should be retiring, but aren't (yes to some degree Covid did drive out some old farts).
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No, there are not enough "good" jobs out there. However, there is an abundance of "ok," "average," "meh," and "bad" jobs out there.
 
your job hunt should involve contacting former residents from your program within the last 5-10 years and asking about their current jobs and if they are hiring. You should also talk to your attendings and see if they know of any good jobs that might be looking. I keep in contact with former colleagues in academia and ask them to keep us in mind if they have residents looking to go to private practice and pass along our info.
 
gasresident1 said:
Out of my class, 50% doing fellowship. The other 50% split between a local AMC hospital and university affiliated jobs here, as per usual. There just aren't enough jobs listed on Gasworks, and the ones listed are for the most part just terrible. Are there really enough "good" jobs out there. It just seems likes there are so many darn anesthesia residents graduating every year and so few private practice good jobs out there. Does everyone honestly find a job???? Compound that with attendings who should be retiring, but aren't (yes to some degree Covid did drive out some old farts).
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What is a “good” job? Market has never been better imo
 
mtbtx said:
What is a “good” job? Market has never been better imo
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To throw some objective numbers out there…..


The year I finished residency, my current 250+ member group hired 1 person (not me but an an experienced academic person with special skills). In the last 9 months we hired 21 people. The unit value is 2x what it was back then and productivity is up too.
 
Job market is nuts right now. Residents are locking in jobs in November.
 
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My parents bought their house 30 years ago for 100k. Now worth almost half a mil according to zillow.

Next door is a tiny house on a tiny lot that sold for 250 8 years ago. Zillow calls it almost half a mil as well.
 
GassYous said:
My parents bought their house 30 years ago for 100k. Now worth almost half a mil according to zillow.

Next door is a tiny house on a tiny lot that sold for 250 8 years ago. Zillow calls it almost half a mil as well.
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My parents have a relatively modest house they bought in 1978 for 25K that's now worth 2.2 million.
 
turnupthegas said:
I had a friend purchase in the Bay Area Feb 2019 for ~900k, now worth 1.7M. WOOF.
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especially since they probably paid what, $200K downpayment? So that $200K downpayment is now an $800K profit (if they sell).
 
turnupthegas said:
I had a friend purchase in the Bay Area Feb 2019 for ~900k, now worth 1.7M. WOOF.
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Similar. Bought at 1.2m in 2019. Now worth 1.95m. So happy we didn’t listen to those fools back in 2019 who said wait to buy and were calling it a bubble. Would have been a very expensive mistake.
 
patriot6 said:
Too soon to call them fools / check back in 2025.
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It's not. There is zero inventory where I live with no available land. My entire zip code averages only 1-3 houses on the market at any given time (and most houses are 2-4mil+). It's a simple supply and demand issue. Demand will always be sky high coastally with zero ability to increase supply. People trying to time any sort of market are idiots (stocks, real estate, etc.). Sure, things might plateau but foolish to "expect" a dip when it's simple supply and demand.
 
AnesRunner said:
It's not. There is zero inventory where I live with no available land. My entire zip code averages only 1-3 houses on the market at any given time (and most houses are 2-4mil+). It's a simple supply and demand issue. Demand will always be sky high coastally with zero ability to increase supply. People trying to time any sort of market are idiots (stocks, real estate, etc.). Sure, things might plateau but foolish to "expect" a dip when it's simple supply and demand.
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imagine in 50 years global warming gets rid of a bunch of zip codes!
 
anbuitachi said:
imagine in 50 years global warming gets rid of a bunch of zip codes!
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There are cool simulators to model how your house might be affected. I'll be long dead unfortunately. It's much more of a problem on the East Coast. If sea levels rise 10 feet, I'll be oceanfront and can sell for 10mil. I can dream, can't I? Need more climate change!

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AnesRunner said:
There are cool simulators to model how your house might be affected. I'll be long dead unfortunately. It's much more of a problem on the East Coast. If sea levels rise 10 feet, I'll be oceanfront and can sell for 10mil. I can dream, can't I? Need more climate change!

ss2.climatecentral.org

Surging Seas: Risk Zone Map

Explore your local sea level rise risk.
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wow thats actually a lot better than i thought
 
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