Also known as Cardiovascular Surgeon, General Surgeon, Hand Surgeon, Physician, Plastic Surgeon, Surgeon, Thoracic Surgeon, Vascular Surgeon
Also known as Cardiovascular Surgeon, General Surgeon, Hand Surgeon
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Get started with TraitLabPediatric Surgeons diagnose and perform surgery to treat fetal abnormalities and birth defects, diseases, and injuries in fetuses, premature and newborn infants, children, and adolescents.
In addition, Pediatric Surgeons includes all pediatric surgical specialties and subspecialties.
The median salary for a Pediatric Surgeon is over $208,000, and the average salary is $251,650. Both the median and average roughly describe the middle of the Pediatric Surgeon salary range, but the average is more easily affected by extremely high or low salaries.
Many Pediatric Surgeons earn significantly more or less than the average, due to several factors. About 10% of Pediatric Surgeons earn less than $77,240 per year, 25% earn less than $188,170, 75% earn more than $208,000, and 90% earn more than $208,000.
Between the years of 2020 and 2030, the number of Pediatric Surgeons is expected to change by -2.9%, and there should be roughly 1,000 open positions for Pediatric Surgeons every year.
Career interests describe a person's preferences for different types of working environments and activities. When a person's interest match the demands of an occupation, people are usually more engaged and satisfied in that role.
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People differ in their values, or what is most important to them for building job satisfaction and fulfillment.
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Each occupation brings its own set of psychological demands, which describe the characteristics necessary to perform the job well.
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Many Pediatric Surgeons have earned a graduate degree. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a doctoral degree, such as a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D..
Pediatric Surgeons may need some on-the-job training, but most candidates will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Through education, training, or experience, most Pediatric Surgeons will need to be proficient in mutliple areas to perform their job well.
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Pediatric Surgeons must develop a particular set of abilities to perform their job well. Abilities are individual capacities that influence a person's information processing, sensory perception, motor coordination, and physical strength or endurance. Individuals may naturally have certain abilities without explicit training, but most abilities can be sharpened somewhat through practice.
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Skills are developed capacities that enable people to function effectively in real-world settings. Unlike abilities, skills are typically easier to build through practice and experience. Skills influence effectiveness in areas such as learning, working with others, design, troubleshooting, and more.
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