Also called: Clinical specialist, Clinical education specialist
Trains surgeons, nurses, and hospital staff to use new medical devices, often in the operating room.
Clinical educators fly to hospitals, run hands-on workshops with surgical robots or heart devices, and stand in the OR during the first cases to coach the team. Many are former nurses or technicians.
Estimate; commissions and bonuses common.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Usually an RN, respiratory therapist, or other clinical license plus experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Nursing, Biomedical Engineering, Respiratory Therapy.
Growing faster than average. Grows with medical technology.
Low risk for 10 years. AI simulations help, but standing in the operating room coaching a surgical team on a new device stays human.
Classes: Anatomy and physiology, Biology, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1151.
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