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Update on the Diagnostic Radiology Employment Market: Findings Through 2005

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., TE-2, New Haven, CT 06510.
² Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
³ Research Department, The American College of Radiology, Reston, VA.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.
⁵ Yale School of Management, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
⁶ Economics Department, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
⁷ Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to analyze and summarize the latest data describing the diagnostic radiologist employment market.

MATERIALS AND METHODS. Three sources of data—vacancies in academic radiology departments as of July 1, 2005; the ratio of job listings to job seekers at a major placement service; and the number of positions advertised in the American Journal of Roentgenology and Radiology—are presented and compared with previous data.

RESULTS. Vacancies in academic departments averaged 4.5 in 2005, an increase of 16% from 2004 but a decrease of 16% from the 2001 peak. Vacancies increased from 2004 in all specialties except nuclear medicine and "other," and vacancies decreased from 2001 in all specialties except pediatric radiology and purely research positions. Job listings per job seeker increased 8% from 2004 but remain far below peak levels. The total number of positions advertised decreased by 6% from 2004, reaching the lowest level since 1998. In 2005, 42% of the total advertised jobs were academic, as compared with 45% in 2004. Proportional decreases were seen between 2004 and 2005 in total advertisements per region except the Northwest and California. The largest proportional increases in subspecialties occurred in general radiology, abdominal imaging, and "other."

CONCLUSION. Data from the American College of Radiology Professional Bureau and a survey of academic radiology departments show an increased demand for diagnostic radiologists in 2005, whereas data from the help wanted index show a decrease. In addition, the regional distribution of advertisements and the proportion of advertisements for certain specialties have shown some shifting in 2005. We believe the job market remains strong, with regional and specialty shifting.

Keywords: radiology assistant • radiologist employment • radiology practice • teleradiology

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