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THE 2023 OTOLARYNGOLOGY WORKFORCE

PRACTICING OTOLARYNGOLOGIST DEMOGRAPHICS

The workforce demographics reported in this report are a reflection of AAO-HNS respondents, and is therefore skewed to the makeup of Academy members, which may not perfectly describe the overall otolaryngology workforce. The AAO-HNS membership is more heavily weighted toward academic otolaryngologists, which skew the age to a younger demographic as more residents and fellows tend to enter an academic practice. The median age of respondents was 52, which was consistent with the median age of 51 years reported in The 2022 Otolaryngology Workforce (Table 2.1).

Most respondents were male (75%) and white (70%), which is also consistent with the 2022 survey (77% and 72% respectively) (Table 2.2). A "Mixed-Race" category was added to simplify the ethnicity/race data. These demographics will change in the coming years, as the sex and ethnicity/race of graduating residents continues to differ from current survey respondents.

Analysis: Practicing Otolaryngologist Demographics

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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY–HEAD AND NECK SURGERY