Also called: Fertility Doctor, REI Specialist
A physician who helps people who are struggling to have children, using treatments like IVF.
Does early-morning ultrasounds to track how a patient's eggs are developing, retrieves eggs with a needle guided by ultrasound, and transfers embryos. Delivers both heartbreaking and joyful news.
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 15 years after high school. Bachelor's, medical school, a 4-year OB-GYN residency, then a 3-year fertility fellowship.
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). Fertility care demand is growing quickly.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps rank embryos and track hormone data; egg retrievals, transfers and counseling patients stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Genetics elective, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1218.
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