Description
Administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery.
Interests
- Investigative
- Social
- Realistic
Work Values
- Achievement
- Relationships
- Independence
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Achievement/Effort
- Stress Tolerance
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.
Work Activities
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Assisting and Caring for Others
- Getting Information
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Detailed Work Activities
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Technology Skills
- Medical software
- Presentation software
- Spreadsheet software
- Electronic mail software
- Word processing software
Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Oral Comprehension
- Inductive Reasoning
- Written Comprehension
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
- Complex Problem Solving
Knowledge
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Biology
- English Language
- Chemistry
- Customer and Personal Service
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Adult Cardiac AnesthesiologyCertifying Organization
American Board of Anesthesiology
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certification in Anesthesiology: Pain MedicineCertifying Organization
American Board of Anesthesiology
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certification in Critical Care MedicineCertifying Organization
American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certification in Anesthesiology: Critical Care MedicineCertifying Organization
American Board of Anesthesiology
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Cardiac CT Certificate of Advanced ProficiencyCertifying Organization
American College of Radiology
Type
Specialty
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $160,454 |
| Median (50%) | $332,684 |
| High (90%) | $379,104 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $268,062 |
| Mid Level | $298,375 |
| Senior Level | $301,224 |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 36,100 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 37,600 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 4%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 4%
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