Forensic Pathologist
Responsible for determining the cause and manner of death
Job Description
- Examines evidence
- Collects medical and trace evidence from body for more information
- Perform autopsies to get further evidence of injury or disease
- Some may work for the city, county, or federal government, others often work in hospitals, or medical schools but most of their time is spent in the lab.
- 10-12+ hour work days
Salary
$105,000- $500,00
Schooling
High School Diploma
Undergraduate degree in a medical or science discipline
4 year medical school program
Bachelors degree
Two Positives/Negatives
Positives
- Potential to make a lot of money
- Seems intriguing
Negatives
- Typical work days are LONG
- The emotional aspect of the job would be difficult