This statistic is based on a survey and provides a portrait of an average physician in the United States, as of 2018, by employment type. As of that year, both employed physicians and private practice owners worked around 53 hours per week.
Characteristics of employed and private practice U.S. physicians in 2018
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The Physicians Foundation. (September 18, 2018). Characteristics of employed and private practice U.S. physicians in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/639636/doctors-portrait-in-the-us-employment-type/
The Physicians Foundation. "Characteristics of employed and private practice U.S. physicians in 2018." Chart. September 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/639636/doctors-portrait-in-the-us-employment-type/
The Physicians Foundation. (2018). Characteristics of employed and private practice U.S. physicians in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/639636/doctors-portrait-in-the-us-employment-type/
The Physicians Foundation. "Characteristics of Employed and Private Practice U.S. Physicians in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/639636/doctors-portrait-in-the-us-employment-type/
The Physicians Foundation, Characteristics of employed and private practice U.S. physicians in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/639636/doctors-portrait-in-the-us-employment-type/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Characteristics of employed and private practice U.S. physicians in 2018 [Graph], The Physicians Foundation, September 18, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/639636/doctors-portrait-in-the-us-employment-type/