AnesthesiologistAnesthesiologist

Helping make surgery as Helping make surgery as painless as possible….painless as possible….

Anesthesiologists are doctors who administer drugs Anesthesiologists are doctors who administer drugs or gases to patients before surgery, so they don’t or gases to patients before surgery, so they don’t

feel any pain or sensation during surgery. They are feel any pain or sensation during surgery. They are responsible for taking care of the patient before, responsible for taking care of the patient before,

during, and after the surgery.during, and after the surgery.

Anesthesiologists work in hospitals, clinics, and pain Anesthesiologists work in hospitals, clinics, and pain treatment centers. They spend part of their day treatment centers. They spend part of their day

doing paperwork, part seeing patients in the doing paperwork, part seeing patients in the hospital, and part in the operating room. They hospital, and part in the operating room. They can spend up to eight hours in the operating can spend up to eight hours in the operating

room for one surgery!room for one surgery!

Anesthesiologists work indoors, almost 100% of the Anesthesiologists work indoors, almost 100% of the time. They work in very sterile environments, like time. They work in very sterile environments, like the operating room. They have sometimes very the operating room. They have sometimes very long working hours, and they are always busy. long working hours, and they are always busy.

This job is not for someone who is lazy.This job is not for someone who is lazy.

-- 4 years of undergraduate school4 years of undergraduate school- 4 years of medical school4 years of medical school- Bachelor’s degreeBachelor’s degree- In Med. School students complete a 4 In Med. School students complete a 4

year Doctor of Medicine Degree (MD) year Doctor of Medicine Degree (MD)

Anesthesiologists, after one year of specialization in Anesthesiologists, after one year of specialization in anesthesiology, have a very good chance of anesthesiology, have a very good chance of

moving to a higher position and getting paid at moving to a higher position and getting paid at least $20,000 more!least $20,000 more!

Anesthesiologists earn about $140,000 the firstAnesthesiologists earn about $140,000 the first year they apply for the job. If they have over two year they apply for the job. If they have over two

years of specialty, they can earn up to, on years of specialty, they can earn up to, on average, $321,886. If an anesthesiologist worked average, $321,886. If an anesthesiologist worked

for ten years, then their pay can become up to for ten years, then their pay can become up to $500,000 (that being the highest position $500,000 (that being the highest position

possible). The only thing that pays more than possible). The only thing that pays more than anesthesiology, would be to become a specialty anesthesiology, would be to become a specialty

surgeon.surgeon.

Employment for anesthesiologists is growing faster Employment for anesthesiologists is growing faster than average, due to the expansion of health care than average, due to the expansion of health care

industries. Meaning that a person that wants to industries. Meaning that a person that wants to apply for a job consisting of anesthesiology, then apply for a job consisting of anesthesiology, then that person has a good person of getting that job that person has a good person of getting that job

within the fist year or so.within the fist year or so.

Anesthesiologists spend most of their Anesthesiologists spend most of their day in the office filing paperwork. day in the office filing paperwork. They have to read it, examine it, They have to read it, examine it,

make sure it is correct, and then they make sure it is correct, and then they have to file it.have to file it.

Anesthesiology is the job for me! You Anesthesiology is the job for me! You get to inject gases into people, and get to inject gases into people, and

you get to file paperwork.you get to file paperwork.