Psychiatrist

Duties and Responsibilities: Psychiatrists are physicians who like to specialize in the problems of mental illness.  As physicians, they are licensed to use a very wide variety of some treatment and may write prescriptions.  Psychiatrists may work for the government, have their own private practice, or work in any hospitals, clinics, or universities. 

Salary: $90,000 - $200,000

Education: In addition to completing the requirements for a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychiatrists must complete an intensive three year residency in psychiatry.