10 Most In-Demand Physician Specialties

By Patsy Newitt

Internal medicine is the most in-demand physician specialty, according to the “Physician Compensation Report 2025.”

Data was examined from about 230,000 survey responses over the past six years, including responses from 37,000 U.S. physicians in 2024.

1. Internal medicine

2. Family medicine

3. Psychiatry

4. Pediatrics

5. OB-GYN

6. Emergency medicine

7. Neurology

8. General surgery

9. Anesthesiology

10. Radiology

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