Fifty-two percent of gastroenterologists see patients for 30 to 40 hours a week, according to Medscape's "Gastroenterologist Compensation Report" for 2023.
The data comes from a Medscape "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023 that surveyed 10,011 physicians across more than 29 specialties about their income, work hours, job satisfaction and more from Oct. 7 to Jan. 17.
Here is how many hours a week gastroenterologists spend seeing patients:
Fewer than 30 hours: 19 percent
30 to 40 hours: 52 percent
41 to 50 hours: 26 percent
51 hours or more: 11 percent
More than 60 hours: 1 percent