32102 Doctors of medicine who diagnose and treat mental or physical disorders. May specialize in one field such as surgery, obstetrics, or psychiatry.
Many physicians work long, irregular hours.
They must travel frequently between office and hospital to care for their patients. Increasingly, physicians practice in groups or health care organizations that provide back-up coverage and allow for more time off. Physicians who are on-call deal with many patients' concerns over the phone, and may make emergency visits to hospitals or nursing homes. Employment Trends by California County Employment of physicians will grow faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2008 due to continued expansion of the health care industries. The growing and aging population will drive overall growth in the demand for physician services.