Orthopedic Surgeon

Orthopedic Surgeon

Duties and Responsibilities: Orthopedic Surgeon are professionals who treat patients with skeletal injuries and diseases. The professionals are required to identify the problem with the patient's uses research from symptoms and abnormal features in the body. Treatment for patients include surgery. Orthopedic Surgeons work with Nurses, ER Physicians, etc for treatment care for the patient. An Orthopedic Surgeon is responsible to educate their patient on what is going to happen and what is happening to them with the problems them have. An Orthopedic Surgeon work in hospital departments.

Salary: $355,957 - $585,605 annually

Education: Orthopedic Surgeons are required to complete a 4 year bachelor degree in pre-medicine, 4 years of medical school, and 4-5 years of orthopedic surgery. To add on, when receiving license they must take a test, but they must take a test every 7-10 years to be certified. Orthopedic Surgeons are required to understand the technologies use, medical understanding, the prevention and treatment understanding,etc. Orthopedic surgeons are those who specialize in surgery.

Demand or Need for this Profession: 14% by 2024

Reflection: To conclude, I wouldn't like to become an Orthopedic Surgeon, because it includes performing surgeries. I do not desire to be in the medical field. To add on, I wouldn’t like to perform surgeries on anyone whom i may get very nervous and does not like to be near blood. Being in the Medical Field would be pretty cool, but with what I know about myself it wouldn’t fit me the best.

Optometrist

Optometrist

Duties and Responsibilities: Optometrist are professional doctors that work with your eyes visuals. Optometrist diagnose and treat patients with any related diseases or disorder with the human eyes. Optometrist are responsible to be comfortable talking with the patients, have good evaluating skills for results, make patients feel comfortable and aware of what must and will be done,etc. Optometrist prescribe and diagnose problems with the eyes. In result, treatment will determine if in need of surgery or prescribe glasses or contacts.

Salary: $103,900 per year.

Education: To become an Optometrist you need a Bachelor's degree to then also earn your O.D degree and obtain a license. An O.D degree is the Doctoral or professional Degree. To earn their O.D degree they must complete at least 3 years of postsecondary education. To complete to earn your O.D degree you must attend a certified O.D program that can take minimum of 4 years. To add on, they must pass the O.D test and a state exam to become certified.

Demand or need for this profession: 27% by 2024.

Reflection: I would not like to become an Optometrist, because it’s not something for me. To add on, I do not desire to be in the Medical Field. Becoming an Optometrist wouldn’t be the best job, because my eyesight isn’t really the best. Also, to become an Optometrist I would need to be very aware of what I do and what can be done to help other patients out, but I can have trouble with that. Becoming an Optometrist isn’t one of the careers I desire to do in the future as well as not be involved in the Medical Field.

Ophthalmologist

Ophthalmologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Ophthalmologist are doctors who related with the eyes. Ophthalmologist are physicians. They are known also known as eye doctors. Ophthalmologist are required to give eye test on patients and identify the problem and treat illnesses related to the eye. Ophthalmologist can be compared to a optometrist, but the difference between the two is that ophthalmologist can perform eye surgery for treatment. Eye surgery consist of of use of laser at times. Surgery preparation is a requirement as well as clean up.

Salary: $230,438- 313,559

Education: Ophthalmologist are required to earn a medical degree, a bachelor's degree, four years of medical school, and internships. To earn your bachelor's degree must complete an average of 4 years as well as medical school, and complete 3-8 years of internships. To add on, Ophthalmologist are required to earn a licensed. To earn your licensed they are required to pass a license exam.

Demand for this profession: 14% by 2024

Reflection: I would not like to become an Ophthalmologist, because i do not desire to be in the medical field. An Ophthalmologist are physicians, i personally feel that becoming anything in related as being a doctor i would not succeed. I do not work well under pressure and I feel that this career isn’t for me.

Nursing Home Administrator

Nursing Home Administrator

Duties and Responsibilities: A Nursing Home Administrator is a career where you supervise clinicals, nursing homes, etc. They are responsible to care for others medically, financially, etc. To become a Nursing Home Administrator you should have skills that include; leadership skills, interpersonal skills, detail oriented, communication, analytical skills, and technical skills. These skills are some example a Nursing Home Administrator soon should be recommended skills. To add on, these administrators also work with staff to manage time, schedules, quality in the health care services,etc.

Salary: $78,540 - $102,060

Education: To become a Nursing Home Administrator you need a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, a health management degree, and become  licensed. To become a certified Nursing Home Administrator you must be in a training program and pass a national licensing exam. To become licensed and and be involved in the training program, it prepares you to what is expected to be doing at the job.

Demand or need for this profession: 17% by 2024.

Reflection: I personally would have interest in this job, but not to make it a career. I would be interested in this job as a label of a job, instead of a career. I have previous knowledge of the career, someone in my family is taking classes to become a Nursing Home Administrator. I find interesting what my family member does, but i don’t see myself doing this for a living. I personally do not have interest in the medical field.

The Naturopathic Doctor

The Naturopathic Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities: A Naturopathic Doctor is a health care provider that treats others using nature. They use modern science and medical practice that use anything herbal. These doctors are trained to use healing methods that cure the whole body. Naturopathic doctors use traditional herb practice as treatment for their patients. They are responsible to examine and perform test on you to identify the illness, to add on when identifying they discuss treatment with you. Usually they provide different options of treatment and how they benefit you in a good or bad way. Naturopathic responsibilities are understanding the well-being of a patient, connect and communicate easily with the patient, knowledge of  business and managing practices, and being comfortable in talking with the patient over health problems and treatment.

Salary: $74,710

Education:  To become a Naturopathic you are required to have a Bachelor's degree, a Master’s Degree, and certification. Also to become a Naturopathic to become certified you must pass an exam.  According to American Naturopathic Certification Board, those who are certified are required to continue taking courses on Naturopathic relation to prepare for their upcoming career.

Demand and Need for this profession: 12% increase by 2024

Reflection: I wouldn’t and am not interested in becoming a Naturopathic Doctor. I do not desire to have a career in the medical field. I found that this job is one of the medical field that use natural herbs,etc and no use of machines or technology. I believe that going natural is better than anything computerized or created. This job seems interesting and well for maybe one of my family members who desires to be in the medical field. This career pathway isn’t for me.