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

Examining 20 different types of surgeons

• General surgeon.
• Cardiothoracic surgeon.
• Neurosurgeon.
• Oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
• Obstetric and gynecological surgeon.
• Otolaryngology surgeon.
• Ophthalmic surgeon.
• Oculoplastic surgeon.

The Most Common Physician Specialties

• Family Physician. Family medicine is one of the primary care specialties.
• Internal Medicine Physician. General internists provide primary care to adult patients.
• Pediatrician.
• Obstetrician/Gynecologist (OB/GYN)
• Surgeon.
• Psychiatrist.
• Cardiologist.
• Dermatologist.

Highest paying medical specialties in 2019

• Some medical specialties have higher salaries than others.
• General practitioners, including family doctors and pediatricians, are among the highest-paid doctors.
• Anesthesiologists are paid more than any other type of doctor.

The 10 Lowest-Paid Specialties

• Pediatrics $221,000 (down 5%)
• Family Medicine $236,000 (up 1%)
• Public Health & Preventive Medicine $237,000 (up 2%)
• Diabetes & Endocrinology $245,000 (up 4%)
• Infectious Disease $245,000 (steady)
• Internal Medicine $248,000 (down 1%)
• Allergy & Immunology $274,000 (down 9%)

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

Anaesthetists have higher median pay because their pay is pretty evenly distributed — not many of them are making smaller sums.

Anaesthetists are specialist doctors who are responsible for providing anaesthesia to patients for operations and procedures. In addition anaesthetists have a range of practice which extends beyond anaesthesia for surgery to include pain management and intensive care.

Salary Recap The average pay for a Medical Anesthesiologist is £249,962 a year and £120 an hour in London, United Kingdom. The average salary range for a Medical Anesthesiologist is between £163,509 and £341,768. On average, a Doctorate Degree is the highest level of education for a Medical Anesthesiologist.

An anesthesiologist is a doctor (MD or DO) who practices anesthesia. Anesthesiologists are physicians specializing in perioperative care, developing anesthetic plans, and the administration of anesthetics.

Rough estimates have anesthesiologists earning an average of $360,000 while CRNAs (specialty nurses in anesthesiology) average about $170,000, which is more than some primary care doctors.

The physician who performs anesthesia is called anesthesiologist (in US) and anesthetist (in UK).

The median annual income for anesthesiologists hovers in the high $300,000 range. I know plenty of anesthesiologists who earn at least 25 percent more than that. Some anesthesiologists living in a strategic part of the country who have the ability to add in shifts/cases can earn 100 percent more than that.

The best-paid 25 percent made $208,000 that year, while the lowest-paid 25 percent made $208,000.

Top 5 Best Paying Related Anesthesiologist Jobs in the U.S.

Surveys of physicians consistently demonstrate that only half of physicians are millionaires. Of even more concern, surveys show that 25% of doctors in their 60s are still not millionaires and 11-12% of them have a net worth under $500,000!

Indeed, many of the nation’s highest-paying occupations are in the health-care field, according to a GoBankingRates analysis of 2017 compensation data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Anesthesiologists are the top earners in the U.S., bringing in an average salary of $265,990.

No. But there are a few Anesthesiologists earning over a million per year. Of course, Chronic Pain docs can get close to 7 figures. Average salary Is more likely low 400s but I have seen Peds Anesthesiologists in certain areas earn high 6 figures; 7 figures after a year or two is not out of the realm of possibility.

The highest earners — orthopedic surgeons and radiologists — were the same as last year, followed by cardiologists who earned $314,000 and anesthesiologists who made $309,000. …

Here is a list of countries with the highest earning anesthesiologists:

1. Switzerland. Salary – US$574,000.
2. United States. Salary – US$392,000.
3. Germany. Salary – US$360,000.
4. France. Salary – US$306,500.
5. Canada. Salary – US$270,000.
6. Netherlands. Salary – US$150,000.
7. United Kingdom. Salary – US$132,000.

The average salary for a dermatologist is $270,8056 per year. Experience and location can affect how much a dermatologist earns. For example, dermatologists in metropolitan areas tend to earn higher salaries.

To answer your question more directly, anesthesiology is not a dying field. There are more than 40 million anesthetics administered in the U.S. every year, and those numbers will likely increase. That means that there is plenty of work for both types of anesthesia providers.

If the reward of working with a surgeon to save someone’s life, change someone’s life for the better, knowing that you had a significant part to play in the care of a patient without receiving recognition, or being able to help comfort a person in chronic pain with procedures or pharmacology are value to you, then yes.

It typically takes 12-14 years to become a licensed anesthesiologist: four years of undergraduate study, four years of medical school, and four years of residency, followed by one year in a fellowship program or two years in private practice.

Anesthesiology is certainly one of the most stressful medical disciplines, daily exposing physicians to high responsibilities and stressful situations such as the management of life-threatening scenarios.

Aspiring anesthesiologists must take any math courses, such as algebra and trigonometry, that are required by the university they attend. Both are also prerequisites for calculus courses required for medical school admission.

The median cost of four years of medical school attendance in 2019-2020 was $250,222 at public institutions and $330,180 at private colleges, according to a fall 2020 report issued by the Association of American Medical Colleges.