8. Rheumatology
Earnings per year: $244K
Average work hours per week:49
Total score: 20
It appears that over the years rheumatology had become a more competitive field since there’s been a 44% increase in fellowship applications in the period between 2014 and 2017. Also, it’s one of the happiest medical specialties in 2018. Rheumatologists ended up on our list of doctor specialties with best lifestyle due to being among the top ten on the lists of happiest physicians outside and at work, while 82% of them would choose medicine again, as their field of expertise.
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