According to a survey from 2025, physicians in the United States worked an average of ** hours per week. However, primary care physicians worked slightly less, on average just **Â hours a week. In comparison, the average working week of all U.S. workers amounted to **** hours in October 2024.
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Medscape. (July 8, 2025). Average hours per week physicians worked in the United States in 2025, by specialty [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 16, 2026, from /statistics/1534917/us-physician-working-hours-by-specialty/
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