Also called: Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant, CAA
A highly trained clinician who delivers anesthesia under the direction of an anesthesiologist.
Sets up the anesthesia machine, puts patients to sleep, places breathing tubes and IVs, and monitors them throughout surgery. Licensed in about 20 states; few people have heard of it, and pay is excellent.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 7 years after high school. Bachelor's with pre-med courses plus a 2-2.5 year master's anesthesiologist assistant program and certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Chemistry, Pre-Medicine.
Growing much faster than average. Growing as more states license AAs.
Low risk for 10 years. Smart monitors help with routine readings; placing airways and IVs and reacting to crises stay with the clinician.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Physics, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1071.
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