An anesthesiologist administers anesthesia to patients undergoing surgery to relieve their pain and calm their nerves. The job involves monitoring patients' vital signs during surgery, deciding on appropriate treatments, and prescribing medication. It requires four years of undergraduate education, four years of medical school, and three to eight years of residency training. While the training is lengthy, it is a growing field with higher than average pay of around $186,000 annually. A related occupation is pediatrician, which also involves extensive schooling but treats children instead of surgical patients.

1. Lauren George April 27, 2011 4th hour Career/Technology Foundations Anesthesiologist

2. Introduction Imagine going into surgery and you are wide awake. Everything that the surgeon does you feel. Now imagine going into the operating room, being given anesthetic, and being unconscious and not able to feel any pain. That is what I would like to do. I want to make sure that the patients don’t feel any pain while they are going into surgery. I want to be an anesthesiologist. An anesthesiologist gives the patient going into surgery anesthetics so they aren’t awake during surgery. I want to ease the patients’ pain and calm them down so they are no longer nervous. An anesthesiologist prescribes medicines to patients, and administers treatment to patients that are suffering and are struggling with diseases. I will be researching the working conditions, qualifications, and earnings of this career field. Hopefully, in researching more, I will be able to further ignite my passion for becoming an anesthesiologist.

4. Assisting the doctor when delivering babies

5. Administering pain relief to expecting mothers

6. Deciding which treatments would be most appropriate for surgeries

7. Prescribing medicine to patients sick or in painNature of Work

9. indoor; well lighted and sterile

10. long irregular hours- 50+ hours a weekWorking Conditions

12. four years of undergraduate school, four years of medical school, and three to eight years of internship and residency

13. Wayne State University

15. very competitive

16. many jobs in rural and low-income areas

17. stay in Michigan if possibleJob Outlook/Employment

19. Approximately $186,044 annually

20. It exceeds my goals

21. pay off the house that I am living in at the timeEarnings

23. treat children with a variety of ailments

24. Involves treating minor injuries, infectious diseases, and immunizations common to younger kids

25. some take part in pediatric surgery

26. about the same earnings annually

27. training is also very similar

28. same career field and is very similar in many areasRelated Occupation