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Physician job market trends 2025 by DocCafe Insights into physician market dynamics within the last 30 days

About DocCafe's physician job market analysis

DocCafe provides the most comprehensive job market data and physician specialty demand analysis in the healthcare recruiting industry. Our data is collected from thousands of employers and job seekers nationwide, providing real-time insights into doctor employment statistics and market trends.

Physician employment statistics overview

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Permanent employer physician jobs
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Top 10 specialties Open positions Change since

Open jobs by location

States with the highest demand:
State % of total openings
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Active candidates are defined as job seekers who have logged in to DocCafe within the last 30 days and performed actions such as searching for jobs, viewing job posts, applying, clicking email/SMS links or browsing while logged in. Deactivated or deleted accounts are excluded from all counts, including historical data.

Active physicians
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Active physicians

Specialty Active candidates Change since
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Physician applications
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Physician applications

Specialty Applications Change since

Applications by location

States with the most applications:
State % of total applications
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Physician registrations
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Physician registrations

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Physician job market trends 2025 by DocCafe Insights into physician market dynamics within the last 30 days

About DocCafe's physician job market analysis

DocCafe provides the most comprehensive job market data and physician specialty demand analysis in the healthcare recruiting industry. Our data is collected from thousands of employers and job seekers nationwide, providing real-time insights into doctor employment statistics and market trends.

Physician employment statistics overview

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Open physician jobs

Last updated 10/01/2025
Permanent employer physician jobs
22,200
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+ 350 / + 1.6%
Change from 09/01/2025

Open physician jobs

  • There has been a 1.6% change in physician job market positions in the last 30 days
  • The top 10 categories for jobs remain consistent month over month
  • Figures are based on DocCafe’s internal physician specialty demand analysis metrics
Top 10 specialties Open positions Change since 09/01/2025
Emergency Medicine 2,233 -317 / -12.4%
Internal Medicine 2,084 + 64 / +3.2%
Family Practice-Without OB 2,056 + 80 / +4.0%
Psychiatric-Mental Health 1,183 + 8 / +0.7%
Anesthesiology 1,093 + 68 / +6.6%
Obstetrics & Gynecology 1,049 + 51 / +5.1%
Hospitalist 1,006 -110 / -9.9%
Gastroenterology 731 + 61 / +9.1%
Surgery-General 592 + 18 / +3.1%
Urology 558 + 14 / +2.6%

Open jobs by location

  • The highest demand for physician jobs is Texas and that remains the same month over month
  • The top 5 states for demand remain the same month over month
  • Figures are based on DocCafe’s internal metrics
States with the highest demand:
State % of total openings
1 TX 17%
2 FL 16%
3 CA 14%
4 PA 13%
5 NC 8%
6 AZ 7%
7 IL 6%
8 NY 6%
9 GA 6%
10 VA 6%
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Active physicians

Active candidates are defined as job seekers who have logged in to DocCafe within the last 30 days and performed actions such as searching for jobs, viewing job posts, applying, clicking email/SMS links or browsing while logged in. Deactivated or deleted accounts are excluded from all counts, including historical data.

Active between 09/1/2025 - 10/1/2025
Active physicians
25,328
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+ 1230 / + 5.1%
Change from 09/01/2025

Active physicians

  • There have been 25,328 active physicians in the last month
  • Figures are based on DocCafe’s internal physician job market data metrics metrics
  • Six of the top ten categories were consistent month over month with Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Telemedicine, and Medical Director being new entrants to the top 10 this month
Specialty Active candidates Change since 09/01/2025
Internal Medicine 418 -5 / -1.2%
Family Practice-Without OB 300 + 18 / +6.4%
Emergency Medicine 133 + 11 / +9.0%
Pediatrics 119 -6 / -4.8%
Hospitalist 114 -9 / -7.3%
Psychiatric-Mental Health 102 -27 / -20.9%
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine 89 -32 / -26.4%
Telemedicine 88 + 6 / +7.3%
Surgery-General 83 + 25 / +43.1%
Medical Director 69 + 3 / +4.5%
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Physician applications

Submitted in the month of September 2025
Physician applications
25,369
Change
+ 1658 / + 7.0%
Change from 09/01/2025

Physician applications

  • There were 25,369 applications submitted in the month of September 2025
  • There was a 7% increase in applications I the last 30 days
  • The top 10 categories for applications remain consistent month over month
  • Figures are based on DocCafe’s internal physician specialty demand analysis metrics
Specialty Applications Change since 09/01/2025
Hospitalist 4,743 + 493 / +11.6%
Internal Medicine 3,642 + 229 / +6.7%
Family Practice-Without OB 3,380 + 380 / +12.7%
Psychiatric-Mental Health 1,072 + 74 / +7.4%
Surgery-General 1,050 + 157 / +17.6%
Pediatrics 996 + 309 / +45.0%
Emergency Medicine 734 -98 / -11.8%
Urgent Care 439 -40 / -8.4%
Pain Management 391 + 158 / +67.8%
Cardiology-Interventional 342 -49 / -12.5%

Applications by location

  • The state with the largest number of applications is Florida as of 10/1 and that remains the same month over month
  • The top 4 states for demand remain the same month over month
  • Figures are based on DocCafe’s internal metrics
States with the most applications:
State % of total applications
1 FL 23%
2 TX 16%
3 CA 14%
4 NY 13%
5 IL 7%
6 GA 6%
7 PA 6%
8 NC 6%
9 NJ 4%
10 TN 4%
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New physician registrations

Last updated 10/01/2025
Physician registrations
2,950
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+ 43 / + 1.5%
Change from 09/01/2025

Physician registrations

  • There have been 2,950 registration in the past month and only a 1.5% increase in the prior month
  • Nine of the top ten categories were consistent month over month with Telemedicine being the entrant
  • Figures are based on DocCafe’s internal physician specialty demand analysis metrics
Specialty Registrations Change since 09/01/2025
Internal Medicine 418 -5 / -1.2%
Family Practice-Without OB 300 + 18 / +6.4%
Emergency Medicine 133 + 11 / +9.0%
Pediatrics 119 -6 / -4.8%
Hospitalist 114 -9 / -7.3%
Psychiatric-Mental Health 102 -27 / -20.9%
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine 89 -32 / -26.4%
Telemedicine 88 + 6 / +7.3%
Surgery-General 83 + 25 / +43.1%
Medical Director 69 + 3 / +4.5%

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