PEDIATRICS Whats so special about pediatricians and why

PEDIATRICS!!!! What’s so special about pediatricians and why you should look into the field?

� Of course, the first thing everyone wants to know about is the money. Besides the actual satisfaction of having the job, the salary is one of the most important factors of choosing any career. It determines your financial stability, and your economic class. Well, lucky for you pediatricians make quite a lot of money: � A pediatricians average salary is $175, 000/year � Even the lowest 10% of earners made $85, 850/ year � Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, it does! As you gain more experience in different subspecialties you make even more money. For example: pediatric surgeons make up to $400, 000 to $500, 000/ year!

� Another beneficial factor of becoming a pediatrician are the working environments. This has to seriously be one of the best benefits! Pediatricians can work almost anywhere, like: schools, military and government, public health clinics, hospitals, and private practice offices. Since there are more environments to work in that also means more future employment.

� Pediatrics is also a great job, because pediatricians get to be around children, babies, and adolescents. As pediatricians, they are able to have light conversation with their patients, and form tight bonds. Conversation also makes for an interesting day at work.

� This one should make anyone aspire to become a pediatrician. Along with the money, environmental benefits, and relationships made along the way, there’s the satisfaction of helping someone in need. Pediatricians treat minor illnesses to serious diseases. They put their lives at risk to help others at no cost. The only true reward they get is the satisfaction of knowing they saved someone else’s life.

� What’s the future for aspiring pediatricians? Well, don’t worry. There’s, in fact, another reason why becoming a pediatrician is a good choice. From 2012 -2022, job growth is supposed to be 18%. It’s growing faster than the average for all occupations, because of health-care related expansions. That means more job openings!

� Wow! Look at all those benefits. You get to be around other people in a nice environment, you’ll get paid well, there are more job opportunities and specialties, and you get to help others. What’s not to like?