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Physician job market trends 2026 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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Open physician jobs

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 12/01/2025
Permanent employer physician jobs
24,701
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+ 1,065 / + 4.5%
Change from 11/01/2025

Open physician jobs

  • There has been a 5% change in physician job market positions in the last 30 days with over 1,000 new open roles
  • The top 10 categories for jobs remain consistent month over month
  • Eight of the top 10 categories saw month over month increase in demand with Internal Medicine and Psychiatric-Mental Health being the two with month over month decreases
  • Figures are based on DocCafe’s internal physician specialty demand analysis metrics
Top 10 specialties Open positions Change since 11/01/2025
Emergency Medicine 2,326 + 93 / +4.2%
Family Practice-Without OB 2,175 + 119 / +5.8%
Internal Medicine 2,070 -14 / -0.7%
Anesthesiology 1,400 + 307 / +28.1%
Obstetrics & Gynecology 1,199 + 150 / +14.3%
Psychiatric-Mental Health 1,043 -140 / -11.8%
Hospitalist 1,036 + 30 / +3.0%
Gastroenterology 838 + 107 / +14.6%
Surgery - General 664 + 72 / +12.2%
Urology 659 + 101 / +18.1%

Open jobs by location

  • The highest demand for physician jobs is in Texas for the fifth month in a row
  • Nine of the 10 states for demand remain the same month over month with Illinois as the new entrant
  • 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 13%
4 PA 13%
5 NC 8%
6 NY 7%
7 GA 7%
8 AZ 7%
9 VA 6%
10 IL 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 11/1/2025 - 12/1/2025
Active physicians
24,102
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+ 624 / + 2.7%
Change from 11/01/2025

Active physicians

  • There have been 24,102 active physicians in the last month
  • Anesthesiology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gastroenterology, and Urology are all new entrants to the top 10 this month
  • Figures are based on DocCafe’s internal physician job market data metrics
Specialty Active candidates Change since 11/01/2025
Emergency Medicine 2,326 + 1394 / +149.6%
Internal Medicine 2,070 -1026 / -33.1%
Family Practice-Without OB 2,175 + 499 / +29.8%
Anesthesiology 1,400 No prior month data
Obstetrics & Gynecology 1,199 No prior month data
Hospitalist 1,036 -600 / -36.7%
Psychiatric-Mental Health 1,043 + 210 / +25.2%
Gastroenterology 838 No prior month data
Surgery-General 664 + 24 / +3.8%
Urology 659 No prior month data
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Physician applications

Submitted in the month of December 2025
Physician applications
26,272
Change
- 549 / - 2.0%
Change from 11/01/2025

Physician applications

  • There were 26,272 applications submitted in the month of December 2025
  • There was a relatively large 7% jump in applications in the last 30 days
  • Nine of the top ten categories were consistent month over month with Pulmonology-Critical Care as the new entrant replacing Urgent Care
  • Figures are based on DocCafe’s internal physician specialty demand analysis metrics
Specialty Applications Change since 11/01/2025
Hospitalist 5,900 + 1157 / +24.4%
Internal Medicine 4,274 + 632 / +17.4%
Family Practice-Without OB 2,894 -486 / -14.4%
Surgery-General 1,117 + 67 / +6.4%
Pediatrics 1,023 + 27 / +2.7%
Psychiatric-Mental Health 853 -219 / -20.4%
Emergency Medicine 541 -193 / -26.3%
Pain Management 487 + 96 / +24.6%
Cardiology Interventional 433 + 91 / +26.6%
Pulmonology-Critical Care 313 -141 / -31.1%

Applications by location

  • The state with the largest number of applications is Florida as of 12/1 for the fifth month in a row
  • Nine of the top 10 states for demand remain the same month over month Tennessee replacing New Jersey
  • Figures are based on DocCafe’s internal metrics.
States with the most applications:
State % of total applications
1 FL 23%
2 TX 15%
3 CA 14%
4 NY 14%
5 PA 8%
6 GA 7%
7 NC 5%
8 IL 5%
9 AZ 4%
10 TN 4%
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New physician registrations

Last updated 12/01/2025
Physician registrations
2,879
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- 106 / - 3.6%
Change from 11/01/2025

Physician registrations

  • There have been 2,879 registrations in the past month which is a 4% drop over the prior month
  • Eight of the top ten categories were consistent month over month with Telemedicine and Medical Director replacing Informatics and Gastroenterology
  • Figures are based on DocCafe’s internal physician specialty demand analysis metrics
Specialty Registrations Change since 11/01/2025
Internal Medicine 418 + 5 / +1.2%
Family Practice-Without OB 300 + 26 / +9.5%
Emergency Medicine 133 + 11 / +9.0%
Pediatrics 119 + 12 / +11.2%
Hospitalist 114 + 6 / +5.6%
Psychiatric-Mental Health 102 -23 / -18.4%
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine 89 -22 / -19.8%
Telemedicine 88 + 6 / +7.3%
Surgery-General 83 + 16 / +23.9%
Medical Director 69 + 3 / +4.5%

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