Also called: Addiction Medicine Physician
Medical doctor who treats addiction and the mental illnesses that often come with it, including with medications.
Sees patients starting buprenorphine for opioid addiction, adjusts medication for someone with alcohol use disorder and depression, and consults on a hospital patient going through dangerous withdrawal.
BLS caps high physician wages; many earn above $300k.
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, 4 years of medical school, 4-year psychiatry residency, and a 1-year addiction fellowship.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Pre-Med, Neuroscience.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Approximate; psychiatrists overall.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps with notes and drug-interaction checks; diagnosing, prescribing and managing dangerous withdrawal stay with a doctor.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1223.
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