For those of you going to college this next year or in your final year of college and considering what you'll do next, I'll be posting the salary surveys of the top professions that many asians pursue. I'll start with the medical doctor salary survey and then do lawyers, pharmacists, bankers, biochemists and other highly paid professions in another post.
The following doctor salary survey has salary ranges for different types of medical doctors according to the Modern Healthcare 2008 Salary Survey. If you don't know what the specializations are, just click on the word. I've linked it to the pertinent Wikipedia article for you...you're welcome.
ANESTHESIOLOGY : $311,600 to $446,994
CARDIOLOGY : $389,000 to $561,875
EMERGENCY MEDICINE : $216,800 to $300,000
FAMILY PRACTICE : $150,763 to $204,370
HOSPITALIST : $174,100 to $217,052
INTERNAL MEDICINE : $175,200 to $209,845
CARDIOLOGY : $332,900 to $439,233
DERMATOLOGY : $287,832 to $385,953
GASTROENTEROLOGY : $330,000 to $498,762
GENERAL SURGERY : $271,000 to $356,938
NEUROLOGY : $203,200 to $298,503
OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY : $231,514 to $304,689
ONCOLOGY (including hematology) : $296,500 to $410,000
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY : $372,400 to $512,500
PEDIATRICS : $140,000 to $202,547
PLASTIC SURGERY : $300,000 to $791,510
RADIATION ONCOLOGY : $357,000 to $463,293
RADIOLOGY : $386,755 to $600,000
PATHOLOGY : $239,000 to $331,842
PSYCHIATRY : $173,800 to $248,198
UROLOGY : $325,200 to $426,000
Mind you, these professions are only going to become more in demand. Especially as the healthcare system becomes reformed in the coming years, this industry will expand. It is already 1/6 of the total US economy, and also one of the fastest growing, even in a recession.
These medical professions are recession proof. As medical technology progresses, these specialized fields in medicine will only continue to grow exponentially in demand, raising the salaries along with it.
All of these specialties of course require going to medical school and most of these require even advanced training beyond that. But as you can see from the salaries, it will be well worth it in the end.
The following doctor salary survey has salary ranges for different types of medical doctors according to the Modern Healthcare 2008 Salary Survey. If you don't know what the specializations are, just click on the word. I've linked it to the pertinent Wikipedia article for you...you're welcome.
ANESTHESIOLOGY : $311,600 to $446,994
CARDIOLOGY : $389,000 to $561,875
EMERGENCY MEDICINE : $216,800 to $300,000
FAMILY PRACTICE : $150,763 to $204,370
HOSPITALIST : $174,100 to $217,052
INTERNAL MEDICINE : $175,200 to $209,845
CARDIOLOGY : $332,900 to $439,233
DERMATOLOGY : $287,832 to $385,953
GASTROENTEROLOGY : $330,000 to $498,762
GENERAL SURGERY : $271,000 to $356,938
NEUROLOGY : $203,200 to $298,503
OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY : $231,514 to $304,689
ONCOLOGY (including hematology) : $296,500 to $410,000
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY : $372,400 to $512,500
PEDIATRICS : $140,000 to $202,547
PLASTIC SURGERY : $300,000 to $791,510
RADIATION ONCOLOGY : $357,000 to $463,293
RADIOLOGY : $386,755 to $600,000
PATHOLOGY : $239,000 to $331,842
PSYCHIATRY : $173,800 to $248,198
UROLOGY : $325,200 to $426,000
Mind you, these professions are only going to become more in demand. Especially as the healthcare system becomes reformed in the coming years, this industry will expand. It is already 1/6 of the total US economy, and also one of the fastest growing, even in a recession.
These medical professions are recession proof. As medical technology progresses, these specialized fields in medicine will only continue to grow exponentially in demand, raising the salaries along with it.
All of these specialties of course require going to medical school and most of these require even advanced training beyond that. But as you can see from the salaries, it will be well worth it in the end.