The most common nonmedical side gig for physicians is real estate, according to a July 14 report in Medscape.
The publication conducted an online survey of 1,804 physicians who had side gigs beyond their medical practices. The top 15 nonmedical side gigs are:
1. Real estate: 21 percent
2. Investing and/or investing advice: 19 percent
3. Advice or consulting: 12 percent
4. Teaching: 11 percent
5. Writing: 8 percent
6. Sports: 5 percent
7. Business consultant: 5 percent
8. Social media influencer or blogger: 4 percent
9. Cooking or food preparation: 3 percent
10. Playing music or singing: 3 percent
11. Life or career coaching: 3 percent
12. Photography: 3 percent
13. Podcasting and blogging: 2 percent
14. Software and electronics: 2 percent
15. Raising, breeding or training animals: 2 percent