Also called: Biomedical Animator, Scientific Animator
Makes 3D animations showing how drugs work, how surgeries are done, or how the body works inside.
A medical animator reads research about how a cancer drug attaches to cells, then builds and animates a 3D molecule scene for a pharmaceutical company. Other projects include surgery training videos and courtroom animations.
Approximate; at studios serving pharma, hospitals, and science media.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Often a master's in biomedical visualization or medical illustration; biology plus art background.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Biomedical Visualization, Biology, Animation.
Growing faster than average. Grows with health marketing and medical education.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI speeds rendering and asset creation; scientific accuracy and translating complex biology need experts, and demand is growing.
Classes: AP Biology, Digital art or 3-D modeling, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1014.
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