Quad-Cities Market No. 4 For  Physician, Surgeon Job Prospects

The Quad-Cities market has recently been ranked No. 4 among "Big Cities Markets'' in the U.S. for doctors to live and work. The "2016 Best Places for Physicians and Surgeons'' report was released by careers and personal finance website, GoodCall.com.

The markets are ranked by salaries for physicians, affordable cost of living, community amenities and career listings for physicians and surgeons. Only the Scranton Wilkes Barre region of PA., Eugene, OR., and Lincoln, NE., were ranked higher among the big markets.

There were 36 job listings for physicians and surgeons at the time of the study. Housing affordability was 4.75 percent of average salary and there were 1,009 arts, entertainment and recreation venues in the region at the time of the study.