Also called: Children's Doctor
Cares for babies, kids, and teenagers, from newborn checkups to childhood illnesses.
Starts the morning checking newborns in the hospital nursery, then spends the afternoon in clinic giving vaccines, measuring growth, and calming nervous parents. Might diagnose asthma, strep throat, and ADHD all before lunch.
BLS top-codes many physician wages; figures are estimates for attending physicians after residency (residents earn about $65k-$80k while training).
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 11 years after high school. Bachelor's, medical school, then a 3-year pediatrics residency.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Pre-Medicine.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps chart growth and screen for developmental flags; calming kids, exams and guiding parents stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, Chemistry, Child development class, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1221.
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