Also called: Eye Surgeon, Eye MD
A medical doctor and surgeon who treats eye diseases and performs eye surgery.
Does a dozen cataract surgeries in a morning, each about 15 minutes under a microscope, then sees clinic patients with glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, and macular degeneration, injecting medicine directly into eyes.
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, a 1-year internship, then a 3-year ophthalmology 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. AI screens retina photos and helps plan lasers; with an aging population, eye surgery and complex care demand keep growing.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, Anatomy & physiology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1241.
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