Mark said, “Student, you do not study to pass the test. You study to prepare for the day when you are the only thing between a patient and the grave.” I love the thought of helping someone and just saving a life in general. Being somewhere in the medical field is a dream, I love mathematics, science, biology that falls behind it to begin with so it is perfect. Being a pediatric surgeon takes lots of hard work, schooling, and dedication, but once you step into the operating room, then you will already know what to do and when that happens, you would think to yourself all those four years of community college, and University that it would all be worth it. This paper will explore the job descriptions, requirements and salary expectations for a pediatric surgeon. First, the job
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Case in point, the OCO Handbook and Salary.com shares that the average pay for an pediatric surgeon is $100.00 to $190.00 per hour and the lowest you earn is about $263,419, highest you earn is about $617,069. The annual bonus is $375,00 for top paying surgeons (OCO) (Salary.com). To begin, there are factors that affect your salary. Years of experience are very important because the more experience you have with the job, more you are good at it. More years, higher pay. More education, more pay. Shift differential, emergencies. Hazardous conditions affect salary by malpractice insurance covering illegal fees. Locations takes a big part because in small towns, they would not pay as much as a bigger city. Earnings vary with a surgeon’s number of years in practicing, hours worked, skill, personality, and professional reputation (OCO) (Salary.com). I think this job will be hard, but I can do it. I feel that I will enjoy and cherish this field. I know now that I will work hard and continue to do what I am doing to lead me there because I love the feeling of helping another person. To sum up, salary is an important
Case in point, the OCO Handbook and Salary.com shares that the average pay for an pediatric surgeon is $100.00 to $190.00 per hour and the lowest you earn is about $263,419, highest you earn is about $617,069. The annual bonus is $375,00 for top paying surgeons (OCO) (Salary.com). To begin, there are factors that affect your salary. Years of experience are very important because the more experience you have with the job, more you are good at it. More years, higher pay. More education, more pay. Shift differential, emergencies. Hazardous conditions affect salary by malpractice insurance covering illegal fees. Locations takes a big part because in small towns, they would not pay as much as a bigger city. Earnings vary with a surgeon’s number of years in practicing, hours worked, skill, personality, and professional reputation (OCO) (Salary.com). I think this job will be hard, but I can do it. I feel that I will enjoy and cherish this field. I know now that I will work hard and continue to do what I am doing to lead me there because I love the feeling of helping another person. To sum up, salary is an important