Also called: Hormone Specialist, Diabetes Doctor
Treats hormone conditions such as diabetes, thyroid disease, and growth problems.
Reviews a teen's continuous glucose monitor data to fine-tune an insulin pump, then examines a thyroid lump with ultrasound. It's detective work with lab results.
BLS top-codes physician pay; estimate for attending physicians after residency/fellowship.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 13 years after high school. Bachelor's, medical school, internal medicine (or pediatrics) residency, then a 2-year endocrinology fellowship.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry.
Growing about average. Tracks physicians and surgeons overall (about 3% over 10 years); shortages in many regions.
Low risk for 10 years. Smart insulin pumps and AI glucose analysis automate some fine-tuning; diagnosis, exams and coaching patients stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Statistics, Nutrition elective.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1229.
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