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Area of Science:

  • Medical Physics
  • Healthcare Workforce Analysis
  • Quantitative Job Market Research

Background:

  • Understanding the distribution of medical physics (MP) jobs is crucial for workforce planning and education.
  • Previous analyses have not quantitatively assessed the contemporary geographic distribution of MP employment opportunities.
  • The demand for qualified medical physicists impacts patient care and technological advancement in healthcare.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the contemporary distribution of medical physics (MP) employment opportunities across the United States.
  • To analyze the balance between academic and nonacademic MP positions regionally.
  • To compare the geographic distribution of MP jobs with regional population data.

Main Methods:

  • Collected annual data (2018-2019) on advertised full-time MP jobs from AAPM and Indeed.
  • Categorized jobs by position, experience, function, and region.
  • Calculated jobs per 10 million people to account for population differences.
  • Utilized accreditation data for MP training centers and residency positions.
  • Performed chi-square goodness-of-fit tests for statistical analysis.

Main Results:

  • A total of 441 unique MP jobs were identified annually nationwide.
  • The South region had the highest percentage of jobs (33.6%), while the West had the lowest (17.2%).
  • Nonacademic positions (66.4%) outnumbered academic positions (33.6%).
  • Statistically significant differences (P = .0133) were found in academic vs. nonacademic job distribution across regions.
  • The Midwest had the highest job density per capita (18.2 per 10 million), and the West had the lowest (10.24 per 10 million).

Conclusions:

  • This study provides one of the first national quantitative analyses of medical physics job distributions.
  • Significant regional imbalances exist in the demand for qualified medical physicists.
  • The geographic distribution of MP job listings deviates from population expectations, indicating potential workforce maldistribution.