Yoga Therapist

Yoga Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: Yoga Therapist are instructors that lead and motivate individuals or groups in exercise activities. They work with people of all ages and skill levels. They demonstrate how to perform exercises and routines. Give clients information or resources about nutrition, weight control, and lifestyle issues. They also watch clients do exercises, demonstrate or explain correct exercise techniques to improve fitness.

Salary: $40,970

Education:  All trainers and instructors at least need to have a high school diploma before becoming one. They are required to have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree related to a health or fitness field.

Demand or Need for this profession: The employment is predicted to grow 8 percent from 2014 to 2024.

Reflection: Yes, I would like to become one because the job description seems very interesting. For example you get to teach people how to be healthy and also you have to be a very relaxing person to pursue this job. Teaching people is like you need to take in charge and become a leader.

Veterinarian

Veterinarian

Duties and Responsibilities: Veterinarians help and care for animals. They work to improve health. They diagnose, treat, and research medical conditions and diseases of pets and other animals. Veterinarians examine animals to diagnose their problem. They treat wounds, perform surgery on the animals, prescribe medication, they operate medical equipment and they advise the owners about the care, treatment and medical conditions of the animal. There are five types of veterinarians. The first one is the companion animal veterinarians - treat pets and work in private  clinic and hospitals. Equine Veterinarians - work with horses. Food animal veterinarians - work with farm animals. Food safety and inspection veterinarians - inspect and test animal products for animals disease, provide vaccines to treat animals, enhance animal welfare, conduct research to improve animal health and enforce government food safety regulations. Research veterinarians - work in laboratories, conducting clinical research on human and animal health problems.  

Salary: Median annual wage $88,770

Education: Veterinarians need to complete a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at a college of veterinary medicine. There are 30 colleges with programs in the United States. A veterinary medicine program takes 4 years to complete. Veterinary medical colleges require the student to take sciences classes like, biology, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, zoology, microbiology, and animal science.

Demand: The employment of veterinarians is predicted to grow 9 percent from 2014 to 2024.

Registered Nurses

Registered Nurses

Duties & Responsibilities: Registered nurses provide and attend patient care, educate patients and the public about health conditions, and provide advice and emotional support and their family members. They record patients’ medical histories and symptoms, help perform test and analyze the results, operate and monitor medical equipment. Most registered nurses work as part of a team with physicians and other healthcare specialists. Registered nurses’ duties and titles often depend on where they work and the patients they work with. They may work to promote public health by educating people on warning signs and symptoms of disease or managing chronic health conditions.

Salary: $68,450 per year

           $32.91 per hour

Education: Registered nurses usually take one of three education paths: a bachelor’s degree in nursing, an associates’s degree in nursing or a diploma from an approved nursing program. Registered nurses must be licensed. Many registered nurses with an ADN or diploma choose to go back to earn a bachelor’s degree through a RN-to-BSN program.

Demand or Need: The employment of registered nurses is projected to grow 16 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average jobs.

Reflection: Yes, I would like to become a registered nurse because I would like to work with people and I need a job where there is a lot of movement.

Physical Therapist

Physical Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: They are usually called PTs. Physical therapists help patients recover them from injuries, illnesses, and surgery. They work with patients to help them recover movement and manage pain. They are licensed to practice therapy and treatment on their patients. They teach them different exercise to regain their strength.  

Salary: $75,171-$88,538

Education: In all states you NEED to be licensed and you need to have a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree to practice. A Master of Physical Therapy degree is also allowed. You need to pass the National Physical Therapist Examination. They need a master’s degree to be certified.  A very low of physical therapist choose to do private practice.

Demand or Need: It is predicted to grow 34% from 2014 to 2024, which is faster than average. They will treat people with conditions like diabetes or obesity.

Reflection: Yes I would like to become a physical therapist because I want to help people get back normal and regain their strength. Also I am very patient and kind so I will be able to make them feel comfortable.

Pathologist

Pathologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Pathologist are physicians, they study and diagnose diseases. The mostly work in community hospitals, medical centers and laboratories, also some work in private industries. You might examine and diagnose bodily fluids, for example blood and urine. You possible might perform autopsies to figure out the cause of death. Or you will be in charge of a laboratory, managing other physicians and lab technicians.  

Salary: $219,503-$307,260

Education:They start by taking math and science in high school. A bachelor’s degree in science or something similar is required. When you’re in medical school you can study the topics biology, chemistry, physics,algebra,geometry.calculus and computer science. After graduating from med school you can enter a residency program. The total education can be as long as 12 to 15 years.

Demand or Need: Career opportunities for all physicians and surgeons are expected to grow 14% from 2014 through 2024.

Reflection: No I would not like to become a pathologist because I will feel sick if i touch someone’s blood or urine. Also because I don’t work well with dead bodies and figuring out the cause of death.

Orthopedic Surgeon

Orthopedic Surgeon

Duties and Responsibilities: Orthopedic Surgeons are physicians. They treat patients of all ages suffering from broken arms to artificial hips. They specialize in diagnosing, treating and repairing injuries, disorders and diseases affecting the musculature system. Orthopedic surgeons diagnose and assess patients’ injuries and diseases through diagnostic testing, such as x-rays to look for broken bones or blood test to check for rheumatoid arthritis. If surgery is demanded, they repair the injury, disease or damage.

Salary: $355,927 -$585,605

Education:Their education starts in a bachelor’s degree program in pre-medical studies, biology or something similar. After receiving an undergraduate degree, they attend an additional four years of medical school taking advanced courses in anatomy and physiology, pharmacology and biochemistry. They also participate in clinical rotations that introduce them to specialties in medicine, including surgery. After medical school, orthopedic surgeons continue their training through five years of residency education. They usually spend one year if residency training in general surgery and four years in orthopedic surgery.

Demand or Need: The U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that employment for all physicians and surgeons will grow 24 percent from 2010 to 2020. The growth rate is faster than average when compared to all the professions. When the population continues to grow and age, the demand for orthopedic surgeons will grow too.

Reflection: No I would not like to become a orthopedic surgeon because I would not be able to handle all the blood that is seen during the surgery. Also I don't think I can handle a big responsibility because you will always need to be doing surgery on patients older and younger.