Employment of physicians, by state

An estimated 305,260 physicians are employed in the U.S. who are not anesthesiologists, cardiologists, dermatologists, emergency medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, general internal medicine physicians, neurologists, obstetricians and gynecologists, or pathologists. 

These physicians are mostly employed in physicians' offices, federal executive branch, colleges and universities, outpatient care centers, or specialty hospitals.

According to the most recent data shared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Florida is the state with the highest employment level for these physicians, followed by Texas and California.

Here are the employment levels for these physicians by state.

Alabama
Employment of physicians: 3,420

Alaska
Employment of physicians: 190

Arizona
Employment of physicians: 6,210

Arkansas
Employment of physicians: 2,060

California
Employment of physicians: 20,840

Colorado
Employment of physicians: 1,990

Connecticut
Employment of physicians: 3,740

Delaware
Employment of physicians: 1,120 

District of Columbia
Employment of physicians: 1,070 

Florida
Employment of physicians: 23,170

Georgia
Employment of physicians: 7,750

Hawaii
Employment of physicians: 1,640

Idaho
Employment of physicians: 1,650

Illinois
Employment of physicians: 18,850 

Indiana
Employment of physicians: 7,280 

Iowa
Employment of physicians: 1,470

Kansas
Employment of physicians: 5,010

Kentucky
Employment of physicians: 1,850 

Louisiana
Employment of physicians: 4,160

Maine
Employment of physicians: 1,200

Maryland
Employment of physicians: 7,390

Massachusetts
Employment of physicians: 9,810

Michigan
Employment of physicians: 11,970

Minnesota
Employment of physicians: 4,470

Mississippi
Employment of physicians: 2,270

Missouri
Employment of physicians: 4,280 

Montana
Employment of physicians: 320

Nebraska
Employment of physicians: 1,310

Nevada
Employment of physicians: 2,610 

New Hampshire
Employment of physicians: 1,230

New Jersey
Employment of physicians: 10,440

New Mexico
Employment of physicians: 1,820

New York
Employment of physicians: 14,700 

North Carolina
Employment of physicians: 14,150

North Dakota
Employment of physicians: 460

Ohio
Employment of physicians: 12,890 

Oklahoma
Employment of physicians: 1,900

Oregon
Employment of physicians: 5,080

Pennsylvania
Employment of physicians: N/A

Rhode Island
Employment of physicians: 1,430 

South Carolina
Employment of physicians: 4,810

South Dakota
Employment of physicians: 190

Tennessee
Employment of physicians: 3,940 

Texas
Employment of physicians: 21,990

Utah
Employment of physicians: 2,460 

Vermont
Employment of physicians: 430

Virginia
Employment of physicians: 6,860

Washington
Employment of physicians: 5,690

West Virginia
Employment of physicians: 2,320

Wisconsin
Employment of physicians: N/A 

Wyoming
Employment of physicians: 360

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