Physician Job Boards Compared (2026): Which Is Best for What

No board is best at everything. This page says what each of ten boards is actually best for, with pros and cons for every one of them — including ours — so you can pick the two or three worth your time.

Written by Riley Konara, MD · Facts checked 2026-10-08 · Next review 2027-01-08 · WeekdayDoc operates one of the boards compared here; we have tried to be as hard on ourselves as on everyone else.

The short version

Want recruiters to find you (residents, fellows): PracticeMatch and PracticeLink — the largest in-house-recruiter inventories and candidate databases.
Want the most listings, including locums: DocCafe, then Indeed — accept duplicates and agency reposts as the price of volume.
Want to protect your schedule and see pay first: WeekdayDoc — filter by no call, no nights, no weekends, part-time or remote, with pay shown on most listings and compared with similar roles.
Academic or faculty roles: JAMA Career Center and NEJM CareerCenter — small but institutional.
Already on it anyway: Doximity — jobs are secondary, but recruiters reach you there.

WeekdayDoc right now · counted from the live database Oct 22, 2026

150,000+: live clinician listings
55%: show pay before you apply
22,000+: physician listings
14,000+: no-call roles
29,000+: no-weekend roles
12,000+: remote / telehealth roles

Rounded down; refreshed daily. 12,236 employers across 54 states and territories. Other boards’ counts are not shown because we cannot verify them the same way.

Side by side

Board	Best for	Pay shown	Filters	Locums	Scores (1–5)
WeekdayDoc	searching by schedule and pay	Usually shown	Yes	Yes	Transparency●●●●● Lifestyle search●●●●● Reach●●●●●
PracticeLink	in-house recruiter-posted positions and direct employer relationships	Sometimes shown	No	Yes	Transparency●●●●● Lifestyle search●●●●● Reach●●●●●
PracticeMatch	residents and fellows	Sometimes shown	No	No	Transparency●●●●● Lifestyle search●●●●● Reach●●●●●
DocCafe	volume and locum tenens	Sometimes shown	No	Yes	Transparency●●●●● Lifestyle search●●●●● Reach●●●●●
PhysEmp	a long-established physician-only board	Sometimes shown	No	Yes	Transparency●●●●● Lifestyle search●●●●● Reach●●●●●
Health eCareers	society-partnered listings across professions	Sometimes shown	No	Yes	Transparency●●●●● Lifestyle search●●●●● Reach●●●●●
JAMA Career Center	academic and research-adjacent physician roles	Rarely shown	No	No	Transparency●●●●● Lifestyle search●●●●● Reach●●●●●
NEJM CareerCenter	curated physician-only listings	Rarely shown	No	No	Transparency●●●●● Lifestyle search●●●●● Reach●●●●●
Doximity	a professional network most US physicians already use	Sometimes shown	No	No	Transparency●●●●● Lifestyle search●●●●● Reach●●●●●
Indeed	sheer volume and local/community roles	Usually shown	No	Yes	Transparency●●●●● Lifestyle search●●●●● Reach●●●●●

How the three scores work (and why there is no overall winner)

transparency: How often a listing shows pay and schedule facts before you apply (5 = nearly always, 1 = rarely).
Lifestyle search: How well you can search BY schedule — call, nights, weekends, part-time, remote (5 = first-class filters, 1 = keyword only).
reach: Breadth of physician inventory and employer relationships (5 = the largest recruiter-posted inventories, 1 = narrow).

We do not add them up. A resident wanting recruiters to find them needs reach; a physician protecting their evenings needs lifestyle search. WeekdayDoc scores highest on lifestyle search and transparency and middling on reach — that is an honest description of what we are. Scores are our editorial judgment from using each board; they are not user ratings.

Each board, honestly

Order is by what most physicians search for first (breadth), not by a score. WeekdayDoc is listed with the same template, cons included.

1.PracticeLink

recruiter/employer-posted · employers and recruiters; free for physicians

practicelink.com ↗

Best for: in-house recruiter-posted positions and direct employer relationships — with a strong magazine and career-fair program.

PracticeLink is one of the longest-running physician job boards, with listings posted directly by hospital and group in-house recruiters. It pairs the board with PracticeLink Magazine, live and virtual career fairs, and tools for residents starting their first search.

Pay on listings: Sometimes shown
Schedule filters: No — read the description
Locum tenens: Listed
CV database: Yes

Pros

Large inventory of in-house recruiter listings — many roles here are not aggregated anywhere else.
Career fairs and a residency-to-practice program that are genuinely useful for first jobs.
Free physician accounts with saved searches and direct recruiter messaging.

Cons

Pay is shown only when the recruiter chooses to include it, which is a minority of listings.
Search is by specialty and location; call, nights and weekends must be read from the description.
Recruiter-driven inventory means heavy follow-up once you share contact details.

2.PracticeMatch

recruiter/employer-posted · employers and recruiters; free for physicians

practicematch.com ↗

Best for: residents and fellows — a large candidate database used by in-house recruiters, plus career fairs aimed at trainees.

PracticeMatch combines a physician job board with one of the largest resident and fellow databases that in-house recruiters use for outreach. It runs virtual and in-person career fairs and publishes salary and contract resources for trainees.

Pay on listings: Sometimes shown
Schedule filters: No — read the description
Locum tenens: Not listed
CV database: Yes

Pros

Being in the database gets trainees found by recruiters without searching.
Career fairs and contract/compensation guides pitched at residents.
Physician-only focus keeps results clean of unrelated roles.

Cons

Database visibility means recruiter outreach you did not initiate — fine if you want it, noisy if you do not.
Pay and schedule shown inconsistently; no lifestyle filters.
Less useful for mid-career physicians than for trainees.

3.DocCafe

recruiter/employer-posted · employers and recruiters; free for physicians

doccafe.com ↗

Best for: volume and locum tenens — a large mixed inventory of permanent and locums physician and PA jobs with daily email alerts.

DocCafe lists a high volume of physician and physician-assistant positions, including many locum tenens roles from staffing agencies. Free candidate profiles, resume upload and frequent alert emails make it a common “cast a wide net” board.

Pay on listings: Sometimes shown
Schedule filters: No — read the description
Locum tenens: Listed
CV database: Yes

Pros

Among the largest raw listing counts, including locums.
Daily alerts by specialty and state.
Covers physicians and PAs together.

Cons

Many listings are agency-posted and repeat across agencies; the same job can appear several times.
Pay often appears as a range or “competitive”; schedule details are in free text.
Resume upload invites a high volume of recruiter contact.

4.WeekdayDocThat’s us

aggregated + employer-posted · employers (sponsored) + free indexing; free for physicians

weekdaydoc.com ↗

Best for: searching by schedule and pay — no-call, no-nights, no-weekends, part-time and remote filters, with disclosed pay on more than half of listings and a market comparison on each job.

WeekdayDoc aggregates physician and clinician listings from employer career sites and adds employer-posted roles, then extracts schedule facts (call, nights, weekends, hours) and pay so you can filter on them. Each job page compares the stated pay with a cohort of similar roles. Founded by a physician; free for clinicians.

Pay on listings: Usually shown
Schedule filters: Yes — call, nights, weekends, part-time, remote
Locum tenens: Listed
CV database: No

Pros

Schedule filters that other boards do not have: no call, no nights, no weekends, part-time, 4-day week, remote.
Pay shown on most listings, with a percentile against similar roles rather than a bare number.
Free, no account needed to search; Get Discovered is strictly opt-in and identity-hidden.
Covers NP, PA, RN, therapy, pharmacy and other clinician roles alongside physicians.

Cons

Younger and smaller brand than PracticeLink or PracticeMatch; fewer recruiter relationships, so some recruiter-only roles are missing.
Most listings are aggregated from employer sites — descriptions can lag the employer’s own page by a day, and a few schedule facts are inferred from text rather than stated.
Locums are listed alongside permanent roles rather than in a dedicated locums marketplace (no agency credentialing or housing workflow); no CV database — employers reach candidates through the opt-in Talent program only.
Little academic/society content (CME, fellowships, journals) — it is a search tool, not a career center.

5.PhysEmp

recruiter/employer-posted · employers and recruiters; free for physicians

physemp.com ↗

Best for: a long-established physician-only board — direct employer and recruiter postings, simple specialty/state search.

PhysEmp has listed physician jobs since the 1990s. Its inventory is posted by employers and recruiters, searchable by specialty and location, with free candidate accounts and email alerts.

Pay on listings: Sometimes shown
Schedule filters: No — read the description
Locum tenens: Listed
CV database: Yes

Pros

Physician-only, long track record, simple to use.
Mix of direct-employer and recruiter postings.
Free alerts and a candidate profile.

Cons

Dated interface; filters are limited to specialty, state and job type.
Pay and schedule shown only when the poster includes them.
Smaller inventory than PracticeLink or DocCafe.

6.Doximity

professional network · employers and recruiters; free for physicians

doximity.com ↗

Best for: a professional network most US physicians already use — with job listings and salary data alongside messaging and telehealth tools.

Doximity is a physician professional network — colleague messaging, news, telehealth (Dialer) and an annual compensation report — that also surfaces job listings and lets recruiters reach physicians through the network. It is not primarily a job board.

Pay on listings: Sometimes shown
Schedule filters: No — read the description
Locum tenens: Not listed
CV database: No

Pros

Huge verified physician membership; recruiters reach you where you already are.
The annual Physician Compensation Report is a widely used salary reference.
Jobs appear alongside colleagues and news, so passive discovery happens.

Cons

Jobs are secondary to the network; search and filters are basic.
Recruiter messaging through the network can be high-volume.
Little schedule detail per listing.

7.Health eCareers

society career center · employers and recruiters; free for physicians

healthecareers.com ↗

Best for: society-partnered listings across professions — physicians, APPs, nurses and allied health in one place.

Health eCareers powers the career centers of a number of medical societies and lists physician, advanced-practice, nursing and allied-health roles together. Employer-posted inventory with salary resources and career content.

Pay on listings: Sometimes shown
Schedule filters: No — read the description
Locum tenens: Listed
CV database: Yes

Pros

Society partnerships bring specialty-specific roles that general boards miss.
One account across many professions — useful for dual-career households.
Salary calculator and career articles.

Cons

Breadth across professions dilutes physician results.
Pay is not consistently shown; no schedule filters.
Interface geared to the society partner rather than the searcher.

8.Indeed

general job search engine · employers (sponsored) + free indexing; free for physicians

indeed.com ↗

Best for: sheer volume and local/community roles — the general search engine that still indexes many physician postings hospitals place on their own sites.

Indeed is a general job search engine. It indexes a very large number of physician postings from employer sites and paid listings, with a salary estimate on many results. It is not physician-specific and quality varies.

Pay on listings: Usually shown
Schedule filters: No — read the description
Locum tenens: Listed
CV database: Yes

Pros

Largest raw volume; good for community hospitals and small groups that do not use physician boards.
Salary estimates on many listings and employer reviews.
Alerts and one-click apply.

Cons

No physician-specific filters; results mix in unrelated roles and agency reposts.
Salary “estimates” are modeled, not stated by the employer, and can mislead.
Schedule facts only in free text.

9.NEJM CareerCenter

society career center · employers and recruiters; free for physicians

nejmcareercenter.org ↗

Best for: curated physician-only listings — from employers and recruiters, with the NEJM brand and a career-resources library.

NEJM CareerCenter is a physician-only board from the NEJM Group, with employer and recruiter postings, career articles, and a resident-focused section. Free physician accounts with alerts and saved jobs.

Pay on listings: Rarely shown
Schedule filters: No — read the description
Locum tenens: Not listed
CV database: Yes

Pros

Physician-only and well-moderated; little noise.
Strong career-advice library, especially for residents.
Institutional postings alongside recruiter listings.

Cons

Smaller inventory than commercial boards.
Pay rarely shown; no lifestyle filters.
Alerts rather than discovery — you need to know what you are looking for.

10.JAMA Career Center

society career center · employers and recruiters; free for physicians

jamacareercenter.com ↗

Best for: academic and research-adjacent physician roles — posted by institutions that advertise in JAMA Network journals.

The JAMA Network’s career center lists positions from academic medical centers, health systems and research institutions, alongside the journals’ readership. Employer-posted, specialty-searchable, free for physicians.

Pay on listings: Rarely shown
Schedule filters: No — read the description
Locum tenens: Not listed
CV database: Yes

Pros

Academic and faculty roles that rarely appear on commercial boards.
Trusted brand; postings tend to be institutional rather than agency.
Free alerts.

Cons

Small inventory relative to commercial boards.
Pay almost never shown; schedule details sparse.
Not useful for community or lifestyle-first searches.

Head-to-head

WeekdayDoc vs PracticeLink — in-house recruiter-posted positions and direct employer relationships vs schedule-first search
WeekdayDoc vs DocCafe — volume and locum tenens vs schedule-first search
WeekdayDoc vs PhysEmp — a long-established physician-only board vs schedule-first search
WeekdayDoc vs PracticeMatch — residents and fellows vs schedule-first search
WeekdayDoc vs Health eCareers — society-partnered listings across professions vs schedule-first search
WeekdayDoc vs Doximity — a professional network most US physicians already use vs schedule-first search

How we compared them

We used each board as a physician would: searched a common specialty in two states, opened twenty listings, and recorded whether pay and schedule were stated, which filters existed, who posted the roles, and what happened after creating a free account. Facts were checked on 2026-10-08; the three scores are our editorial judgment on the printed rubric, not user ratings. We do not state competitor prices because they change — each card links to the board’s own employer page. 9 of the 10 boards are competitors of ours; corrections are welcome at riley@weekdaydoc.com and are made within a week.

Questions physicians ask

What is the best physician job board?

There is no single best board. PracticeLink and PracticeMatch have the widest recruiter-posted inventories and are strongest for residents who want to be found. DocCafe and Indeed have the most raw volume, including locums. Doximity reaches physicians where they already are. WeekdayDoc is best if you want to search by schedule — no call, no nights, no weekends, part-time, remote — and see pay before you apply. Most physicians use two or three.

Which physician job boards show salary?

None shows pay on every listing. WeekdayDoc shows pay on a majority of listings (the live share is printed on this page) and compares it with similar roles. Indeed shows modeled estimates on many results, which are not employer-stated. PracticeLink, DocCafe, PhysEmp, PracticeMatch and Health eCareers show pay when the recruiter includes it, which is a minority of postings. Society career centers rarely show it.

Do physicians pay to use job boards?

No. Every board compared here is free for physicians to search and apply. Employers and recruiters pay to post or to access candidate databases; WeekdayDoc indexes employer career sites free of charge and charges employers only for sponsored placement and the opt-in Talent matching program.

Which board is best for no-call or part-time physician jobs?

WeekdayDoc is the only board in this comparison with first-class filters for call, nights, weekends, part-time and remote work; on the others those facts live in the description text. For locum tenens specifically, DocCafe and PracticeLink carry more agency listings.

How is this comparison kept current?

Facts for every board were checked on 2026-10-08 and are scheduled for re-review by 2027-01-08. WeekdayDoc’s own numbers are counted from the live database each day. We do not state competitor prices because they change; each card links to the board’s own employer page.