Also called: Brain & Nerve Doctor
Diagnoses and treats diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves, like epilepsy, stroke, migraine, and MS.
Rushes to the ER to decide in minutes whether a stroke patient gets a clot-busting drug, then sees clinic patients with migraines, seizures, and Parkinson's.
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 12 years after high school. Bachelor's, medical school, then a 4-year neurology residency (often plus a fellowship).
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Neuroscience, Biochemistry.
Growing about average. Tracks physicians overall; big neurologist shortage as the population ages.
Low risk for 10 years. AI reads EEGs and flags strokes on scans faster; neurological exams and decisions like stroke treatment stay with the physician.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP Chemistry, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1217.
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