Pediatrician

Job Description

Working Conditions

• Works in hospitals and clinics
• Works 45-60 hours a week (9-12 hours daily)

Earnings

• Entry hourly wage is $62.94
• Median hourly wage is $84.69
• No experienced wage because it depends on where you work and how many patients you saw

Education

• First you have to get a bachelors degree which takes four years
• Some people get a masters degree also
• Then you have to attend medical school to get your medical degree

Potential Collages

• Oakland University
• Central Michigan University
• Michigan State University
• The reason I choose these collages is because they all have a graduate program in medicine

Related Careers

• Surgeon
• Plastic Surgeon
• Doctor

Why Does This Career Interest You?

• A lot of my family members are in the medical field and I want to follow in their footsteps
• I like taking care of little kids

Goals

• Middle school- get all A's
• High School- Take required classes for being a pediatrician and get a good SAT score
• Collage and After- Go to medical school and become a pediatrician

Job Outlook: Employment rates should go up by 14% in the next 8 years

How Does This Career Deal With STEM?

• Science- Assessing patients and figuring out whats wrong with them
• Technology- Using tools such as computers and X-ray machines
• Engineering- Using tools like X-ray machines
• Math- Figuring out dosages of medicine for patients