Also called: Interventional Pain Specialist
Treats chronic pain with nerve blocks, spinal procedures, and long-term care plans.
Uses X-ray guidance to inject medication right next to an irritated spinal nerve, programs a spinal cord stimulator for a patient with nerve damage, and builds plans that limit reliance on opioids.
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, residency (anesthesiology or PM&R), then a 1-year pain medicine 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. AI can track pain scores and medication risks; image-guided injections and building trust with chronic-pain patients stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Psychology, Anatomy & physiology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1229.
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