Around 39 percent of physicians have a side gig in addition to their full-time medical roles, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physician Side Gigs Report," published Oct. 12.
Physicians earn an average of $34,000 in extra income annually from various side gigs.
These are the 10 most popular physician side gigs outside of the medical field:
Real estate: 18%
Business or other consulting: 17%
Investing/investment advice: 15%
Teaching: 13%
Writing: 9%
Sports: 4%
Arts or crafts: 3%
Cooking/food preparation: 3%
Life or career coaching: 3%
Music/singing: 3%