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Anesthesiologists

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)	Projected Growth (2024-2034)
National Statistics	$>=$239,200	1300	3.2%
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Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$>=$239,200

Median Wage (USD, 2024)

1300

Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)

3.2%

Projected Growth (2024-2034)

Administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Post-Doctoral Training

Related Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: N.A.

On-the-Job Training: None or short demonstration

Detailed Work Activities

Administer anesthetics or sedatives to control pain.
Monitor patient conditions during treatments, procedures, or activities.
Implement advanced life support techniques.
Prepare patients physically for medical procedures.
Record patient medical histories.
Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
Position patients for treatment or examination.
Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
Supervise patient care personnel.
Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.
Diagnose medical conditions.
Direct healthcare delivery programs.
Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
Prescribe treatments or therapies.
Prescribe medications.
Train medical providers.
Schedule medical facility use.
Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.
Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.
Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.
Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.
Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.
Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.
Position patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility.
Coordinate administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation.
Decide when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery.
Confer with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain.
Order laboratory tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic procedures.
Inform students and staff of types and methods of anesthesia administration, signs of complications, and emergency methods to counteract reactions.
Provide medical care and consultation in many settings, prescribing medication and treatment and referring patients for surgery.
Manage anesthesiological services, coordinating them with other medical activities and formulating plans and procedures.
Diagnose illnesses, using examinations, tests, and reports.
Coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians, and other health care providers.
Instruct individuals and groups on ways to preserve health and prevent disease.
Schedule and maintain use of surgical suite, including operating, wash-up, waiting rooms, or anesthetic and sterilizing equipment.
Conduct medical research to aid in controlling and curing disease, to investigate new medications, and to develop and test new medical techniques.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Innovation

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

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