Physicians dominate the annual sales of practicing professionals in South Korea

It has been revealed that doctors occupy the top 10 positions in the annual sales ranking of sole proprietorships in Korean professions.
On the 28th, the National Tax Statistics Portal (TASIS) website of the Korean National Tax Agency published “Statistics on lifestyle industries”
According to 2022 data, the industry with the highest annual average sales for sole proprietors among professionals is "general hospitals" (7,339,420,000 won = approximately 822 million yen), an increase of 5.4% from the previous year.
showed an increase. General hospitals refer to secondary medical institutions excluding advanced general hospitals operated by foundations such as Seoul University Hospital and Samsung Seoul Hospital.
This was followed by ophthalmology (2,042,190,000 won), general surgery (1,611,960,000 won), and orthopedic surgery (1,431,460,000 won).
), obstetrics and gynecology (1,256,870,000 won), dermatology/urology (1,128,340,000 won), other general clinics (1,016,950,000 won), internal medicine/pediatrics (937,940,000 won)
), neuropsychiatry (931.79 million won), and otorhinolaryngology (907.52 million won) were named in the top 10. In particular, sales of orthopedic clinics have decreased by 20% due to the impact of the COVID-19 virus infection.
%, and otorhinolaryngology clinics increased significantly by 60%. Following 10th place are dental clinics (740.71 million won), herbal medicine hospitals (468.71 million won), and certified public accountants (445 million won).
(340,000 won) followed by patent attorneys (432.39 million won), which had the highest sales in 2018. This was followed by a sole proprietor of a veterinary hospital (366.16 million won), a lawyer (342.73 million won), and a tax accountant.
(327.02 million won) and others followed.