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The top 10 most in-demand specialties in 2025, according to AMN Healthcare

By The DO Staff

11.13.25

Family medicine is currently the most in-demand physician specialty, according to AMN Healthcare’s (formerly Merritt Hawkins) recent report on physician recruiting. Based off of a representative sample of 1,420 AMN Healthcare search engagements between April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, the report shares insights into which specialties are the most sought-after by employers recruiting physicians—and what the average starting salaries offered are.