Healthcare
Anesthesiologists
Administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery.
Median salary
Varied
Typical range
Varied
Job outlook
+3% (about average)
AI exposure
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Typical progression
Junior Anesthesiologists
Entry / Junior
Varied
~2 yrs to advance
Anesthesiologists
Established
Varied
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Anesthesiologists
Senior
Varied
Key skills
A typical day
- •Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.
- •Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.
- •Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.
- •Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.
- •Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Healthcare
Explore all- Johns Hopkins University7% admit · $93,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- Duke University6% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
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