Also called: ENT Surgeon, Ear Nose and Throat Doctor
Treats and operates on the ears, nose, throat, head, and neck.
Puts ear tubes in toddlers, removes tonsils, operates on sinus problems with tiny cameras, implants cochlear devices so deaf patients can hear, and removes throat cancers.
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 13 years after high school. Bachelor's, medical school, then a 5-year otolaryngology residency.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Pre-Medicine.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps read scans and hearing tests; ear tubes, sinus surgery and head-and-neck cancer operations stay hands-on.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Anatomy & physiology, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1249.
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