Also called: Offshore Medic, Industrial Medic
The only medical provider on oil rigs, ships, remote mines, film sets, or Antarctic research stations.
Lives on an offshore oil platform for two weeks at a time, running a tiny clinic, treating crushed fingers and chest pains, doing safety checks, and calling doctors by satellite when something serious happens.
Estimate; rotational schedules often include extra pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 4 years after high school. Paramedic or nursing license plus remote/offshore training; experience required.
Ways in: Certification, Military, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Paramedicine, Emergency Medical Services.
Growing about average. Niche.
Low risk for 10 years. Telemedicine links to doctors help, but being the only hands-on medic on a rig or ship stays human.
Classes: Biology, Anatomy & physiology, Physical education, Earth science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-2043.
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