The report is based on data from the American Medical Association, the U.S. Census Bureau, and a national resident database and tracking system. Overall, it covers about 950,000 physicians and physicians-in-training among 48 of the largest specialties in 2021, according to a Jan. 12 AAMC news release.
Here are three more stats on the anesthesiologist workforce:
- 39,195 anesthesiologists specialize in patient care, 531 in teaching and 178 in research.
- 31,188 anesthesiologists (73.9 percent) are men and 11,032 (26.1 percent) are women.
- There are 7,727 people per active anesthesiologist.
