Also called: ER Doctor, Emergency Physician
Treats anyone who comes through the ER doors, from sore throats to gunshot wounds, at any hour.
Works 8-12 hour shifts juggling a dozen patients at once: a heart attack in room 3, a broken arm in room 7, an overdose arriving by ambulance. Makes fast decisions with incomplete information. Shift work means no clinic schedule and no on-call nights once you leave.
Estimate; BLS top-codes physician wages.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 12 years after high school. Bachelor's, medical school, then a 3-4 year emergency medicine residency.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Chemistry, Pre-Medicine.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI triage and test reading speed things up; fast hands-on care for whoever walks in the door stays human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Spanish, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1214.
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