Aerage woorkweek and salary?

[sirvandy]

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Does anyone know what the average workweek (in hours) and corresponding average salary is for radiology? Thanks!

 

[hans19]

The practice of radiology has become extremely busy, with the exponential increase imaging studies ordered. Like any business, the average hours worked depends on the size of the practice, volume of studies and type of services offered. With smaller groups night call may be more frequent. Interventional radiology in general has time demands approaching the surgical subspecialties.

As far as salary information goes, 99.9% of full time radiologists make between $100k and $1 million-- lets just leave it at that. For more concrete figures consult Dr. Google.

 

[donvicious]

According to Dorsey, JAMA, Vol 290(9) Sept 3, 2003 pg 1174

The average salary for diagnostic rads is $263,000 and the average work week is 58 hours.

Check out this link for info on other specialties http://phius.com/medicine/medx/life.htm

 

[Goober]

According to Dorsey, JAMA, Vol 290(9) Sept 3, 2003 pg 1174

The average salary for diagnostic rads is $263,000 and the average work week is 58 hours.

Check out this link for info on other specialties http://phius.com/medicine/medx/life.htm

it is interesting to note that rads is not a lifestyle specialty any more- certainly not to the degree that many med students think it is. The average rad works the same number of hours/week as OB/GYN and orthopods.

 

[24858]

goober that is totally false

 

[Amxcvbcv]

it is interesting to note that rads is not a lifestyle specialty any more- certainly not to the degree that many med students think it is. The average rad works the same number of hours/week as OB/GYN and orthopods.

Based on what? Have you actually talked to a radiologist? 😛

 

[Goober]

Based on what? Have you actually talked to a radiologist? 😛

No- I am a radiologist. I see and talk to them every day 😛

Characteristics of the Selected Specialties
From: Dorsey. JAMA, Vol 290(9).Sept 3, 2003.1174.

Average hours workweek

Radiology 58
orthopedic Surgery 58
OB/GYN 58

Now I will be the first to admit that Ortho and Ob/GYN probably have worse lifestyles because the call is more uncontrollable as oppose to rads which is more controllable. But the amount of weekends/call and the hours a day a rads works in private practice is far more than most people think when they are in medical school (including myself when I was a medstudent). Don't go by what you see in academia because it is completely different in private practice. You have no residents helping you out and the workload is 2-3 times as much.

 

[Whisker Barrel Cortex]

No- I am a radiologist. I see and talk to them every day 😛

Characteristics of the Selected Specialties
From: Dorsey. JAMA, Vol 290(9).Sept 3, 2003.1174.

Average hours workweek

Radiology 58
orthopedic Surgery 58
OB/GYN 58

Now I will be the first to admit that Ortho and Ob/GYN probably have worse lifestyles because the call is more uncontrollable as oppose to rads which is more controllable. But the amount of weekends/call and the hours a day a rads works in private practice is far more than most people think when they are in medical school (including myself when I was a medstudent). Don't go by what you see in academia because it is completely different in private practice. You have no residents helping you out and the workload is 2-3 times as much.

Goobers assessment is accurate. Private practice rads work their asses off. The call is only more controllable due to nighthawk radiology. The main reason for that is because the call is usually busier than most subspecialty clinicians and because they can't affort to give the radiologist on-call the next day off. However, the average pay listed is probably skewed down by academic radiologists. Private practice docs make more in order to compensate them for their hours.