Here are five numbers defining the cardiology workforce in 2025:
$453,430: The annual mean wage compensation for cardiologists working in physician offices, according to 2024 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Physician offices were the highest-paying workplace setting for cardiologists, according to the data.
2,260: The number of cardiologists employed in New York, the state with the most cardiologists, according to the most recently available BLS data.
40: The number of cardiologists in West Virginia and North Dakota, each, the two states identified as having the fewest cardiologists, according to the BLS.
8,650: The projected shortage of cardiologists by 2037, according to a Medicus white paper published Feb. 20.
60%: The percentage of cardiologists who are older than 55, according to Medicus.
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