Surgeon

SURGEON

Duties and Responsibilities: Physicians who treat diseases, injuries, and deformities by invasive, minimally-invasive, or non-invasive surgical methods, such as using instruments, appliances, or by manual manipulation. Things they need to be able to do in this occupation are judgment and decision making, active listening, critical thinking, monitoring and reading comprehension.

Education: This occupation requires graduate school. It may also require a master's degree and it may require a PhD, M.D, or a J.D (law degree). Things they need to know in this occupation are medicine, dentistry, english language, biology, education, training, and customer and personal service. Some common college majors to this occupation would be general surgery residency program and vascular surgery residency.

Salary: In 2013, the average annual wage in California was $222,550.

Demand for this Profession: In 2010, this occupation employed 5,700 people. It is projected that this occupation employ 6,800 people in 2020.

Reflection: I would really like to be a surgeon. I would either like to be a General Surgeon or a Pediatric Surgeon. Being a surgeon has always interested me. I’m interested in how the body looks and how organs look and everything.