Findings in 2002 from a Help Wanted Index of Job Advertisements: Is the Job-Market Shortage of Diagnostic Radiologists Easing?

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OBJECTIVE. The goal of this study is to present the most recent data on the diagnostic radiology job market in the United States using a help wanted index of job advertisements.MATERIALS AND METHODS. All diagnostic radiology positions advertised in the American Journal of Roentgenology and Radiology from January through December 2002 were coded by practice type, geographic location, and subspecialty. Data were compared with the previously published results from 1991 through 2001.RESULTS. From January through December 2002, 5117 positions were advertised for diagnostic radiologists, representing a 10.4% decrease from 2001. The 12-month rolling average of job advertisements peaked at 488 in February 2002 and dropped to 432 by December 2002, a level not seen since August 2000. In 2002, 42.7% of positions advertised were academic, representing a steady increase from 34.0% in 1999. When comparing the 4-year periods 1999–2002 and 1995–1998, a statistically significant proportional increase was found for positio...