Also called: Urologic Surgeon
Surgeon who treats the kidneys, bladder, and male reproductive organs.
Breaks up a kidney stone with a laser through a scope in the morning, removes a prostate tumor with a surgical robot after lunch, and sees clinic patients in between.
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, then a 5-6 year urology residency.
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. Surgical robots are already standard tools here, steered by the surgeon; stone, cancer and clinic care stay human-led.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy & physiology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1249.
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