Here is our list of the top 10 happiest doctor specialties according to work-life balance and personality:

There are several different types of doctor that will be identified as a primary care physician – typically Family Practice, Internal Medicine or General Practice. There are also doctors who focus on children, called Pediatricians, who will serve as the primary care physician for your child.

Medical doctors (MDs) fall into two categories: primary care providers (PCPs) and specialists. Specialists are doctors who have advanced training and degrees in a particular branch of medicine, such as heart health or bone health. Depending on the field, many can also perform surgery.

Primary care physicians advocate for the patient when coordinating the use of the entire health care system to benefit the patient. Typically, you choose a primary care physician (PCP) who is your regular doctor. When needed, your PCP refers you to specialists for other care.

A specialist physician is a doctor who has completed advanced education and training in a specific field of medicine. Depending on your health insurance plan, you may need a referral from a primary care physician to see a specialist.

1. Family Medicine.
2. Diagnostic Radiology.
3. Dermatology.
4. Anesthesiology.
5. Ophthalmology.
6. Pediatrics.
7. Psychiatry.
8. Clinical Immunology/Allergy.

For the most stressful medical job, the highest percentages of burnout occurred among these medical specialties:

• Critical care: 48 percent.
• Neurology: 48 percent.
• Family medicine: 47 percent.
• Obstetrics and gynecology: 46 percent.
• Internal medicine: 46 percent.
• Emergency medicine: 45 percent.

In the Medscape survey, the highest percentage of physician burnout occurred among these medical specialties:

• Urology: 54%.
• Neurology: 50%.
• Nephrology: 49%.
• Diabetes and endocrinology: 46%.
• Family medicine: 46%.
• Radiology: 46%.

You may call them simply doctors. But most doctors have extra expertise in one type of medicine or another. In fact, there are several hundred medical specialties and subspecialties.

Here, we list the top medical specialties with the biggest potential for development in the future….

• General practice.
• Pediatrics.
• Radiology.
• Ophthalmology.
• Sports medicine and rehabilitation.
• Oncology.
• Dermatology.
• Emergency Medicine.

Burnout takes a toll on physicians, their patients, and their practices. Short visits, complicated patients, lack of control, electronic health record stress, and poor work-home balance can lead to physicians leaving practices they once loved, poor patient outcomes, and shortages in primary care physicians.

According to an article published in JAMA Internal Medicine , 25% of family physicians self-reported signs of burnout, based on a single question asking about emotional exhaustion.

7 Demanding Career Paths With High Burnout Rates

1. Social work. Social workers typically operate in emotionally stressful environments and often experience secondary traumatic stress.
2. Emergency response.
3. Design.
4. Business development and sales.
5. Retail.
6. Medicine.
7. Law and other careers with large workloads.

For the third year in a row, enlisted military personnel, firefighter, airline pilot and police officer are the four most stressful occupations, according to CareerCast’s annual Most Stressful Jobs report.