Hours physicians work each week, by generation

Nearly a quarter of physicians overall don’t have a work week longer than 40 hours, no matter their generation, according to a new Medscape report.

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The report surveyed more than 15,000 physicians in more than 29 specialties.

Here’s how many hours physicians in different generations put in each work week, based on the survey:

Millennials 

31-40 hours – 23 percent

41-50 hours – 34 percent

51-60 hours – 23 percent

61 to 70 hours – 12 percent

More than 70 hours – 9 percent

Baby boomers

31-40 hours – 23 percent

41-50 hours – 33 percent

51-60 hours – 25 percent

61 to 70 hours – 11 percent

More than 70 hours – 7 percent

Generation X 

31-40 hours – 23 percent

41-50 hours – 35 percent

51-60 hours – 25 percent

61 to 70 hours – 10 percent

More than 70 hours – 7 percent

Read more about the survey here.

 

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