Administer anesthetics during surgery or other medical procedures.
Significant Points
- Many physicians and surgeons work long, irregular hours; over one-third of full-time physicians worked 60 or more hours a week in 2004.
- Formal education and training requirements are among the most demanding of any occupation, but earnings are among the highest.
- Job opportunities should be very good, particularly in rural and low-income areas.
- New physicians are much less likely to enter solo practice and more likely to work as salaried employees of group medical practices, clinics, hospitals, or health networks.
National Outlook
| 2004 Total Employment | N/A |
| 2014 Expected Employment | N/A |
| Change (Percent) | N/A ( N/A) |
| Total Openings | N/A |