Pediatrics!!!
By: Manasi & Abby
Perks of being a pediatrician:
You get to...
Work with kids!
Help people in need!
Feel good inside!
Education & Training:
4 years - High School - High School Diploma
4 years - College - Bachelors
3 years - Residency - Certification in Pediatrics
11 years total!
Earnings/Employment:
Salary: $91,320 - $193,757
but... with bonuses, profit sharing, and commission total salary comes around
$94,068 - $199,636
Employment rates depend on how specific that pediatrician is.
But overall growth potential is 18%, due to many more children being born in recent years.
Best opportunities in rural areas, but harder hours in rural areas.
Job Skills, Talents, & Aptitude:
- Ability to work well with kids
- PATIENCE
- Communication
- Understanding
- Organized
- Problem solving
Typical Day:
Begins early - 5 A.M.
Throughout the day (in no specific order)
- meet with other pediatric nurses
- yearly check-ups with kids
- talking one on one with ill children
Day ends around 7 P.M.
Best part: talking one on one with the kids and their parents
Worst part: barely any sleep