Also called: Anesthesia Physician
A physician who keeps patients safely unconscious and pain-free during surgery and manages their vital functions.
Meets each patient before surgery, puts them to sleep, then manages breathing, blood pressure, and fluids second by second while the surgeon works. Also places epidurals for women in labor and treats chronic pain.
Estimate; BLS top-codes physician wages.
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 anesthesiology residency.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Chemistry, Pre-Medicine.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Closed-loop drug pumps and smart monitors take on routine adjustments; airway crises and supervising care teams stay human.
Classes: AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1211.
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