Periodontist

Duties and Responsibilities: A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease, and in the placement of dental implants. Periodontist are also experts in the treatment of oral inflammation. Periodontist receive extensive training in these areas, including three additional years of education beyond dental school. They are familiar with the latest techniques for diagnosing and treating periodontal disease, and are also trained in performing cosmetic periodontal procedures.

Salary: $97,000-$241,000

Education: It takes many years to become a periodontist. The journey begins by completing a bachelor`s degree in chemistry, biology or a related topic and continues with four years to study in dentistry school.

Reflection: I think this job is interesting I can really see myself as a periodontist in my future.

Radiologic Technologist

 Duties and Responsibilities: Radiologic Technologists use x-ray machines, ultrasound machines, magnetic resonance scanners, positron emission scanners, and other technologically advanced machines to help diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries under the direction of a physician.  They are responsible for explaining and getting patients ready for radiological tests and treatment that will be performed.  They place the equipment at the right distance and right angle from the patient to make the appropriate images for the physician. 

Salary:$24,000 - $36,000

Education: Students should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses available in high school. To become a registered radiologic technologist, students must complete a two year training program in a hospital or school.

Reflection: i think i would like this job because it does interest me.(:

Radiation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: Radiation Therapy Technologists assist radiologists and oncologists (cancer specialists) in treating diseases by exposing areas of patients' bodies to ionizing radiation.  In addition to help with the treatments, technologists are responsible for maintaining the radiation therapy equipment and helping to maintain patient records.  Radiation therapy has been provided in hospitals, public health clinics, cancer treatment centers, and private offices.

Salary: $22,000 - $36,000

Education: Students should take the most challenging science, math, and also the English courses available in a high school. Student can train to become a radiation therapist in either one or two year programs. One year programs are often offered by hospitals some are one year program, and an applicant must have graduated from an approved program in radiologic technology or has been a nurse with the right education in radiation physics you need a GED is required to enter two year courses.

Reflection: I would not like to be one because this career doesn’t really interest me as much as I thought it would.

Psychologist

Duties and Responsibilities: psychologists study the behavior and actions of people to understand, explain, and change their behavior patterns.  They also provide counseling and therapy to those with emotional, learning, and behavior problems.  Psychologists work in schools, clinics, hospitals, and private practice.  They can specialize in clinical, educational, quantitative, developmental, social, experimental, and industrial-organizational psychology.

Salary: $45,000-$65,000

Education:    Students should prepare for a career in psychology by taking the most challenging (AP or IB) high school courses available, especially in English and science. Licensed psychologists must earn a Ph.D. in psychology.  Admission to graduate programs is usually dependent on the quality of undergraduate performance in a psychology major.

Ophthalmologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Ophthalmic technicians and technologists help ophthalmologists collect data and measurements to allow the correct diagnosis and the treatment of eye diseases and some problems. They work in hospitals, clinics, or for ophthalmologists in private practice. 

Salary: $14,000 - $25,000

Education: Students will need high school diplomas (or GED certificate) and two years in college prior to beginning the ophthalmic training programs.  These programs may vary in length, but can take up to two years to be complete.

Reflection: I wouldn’t like this job because it doesn’t really interest me. And also it’s what I’m really into.

Occupational Therapy

Duties and Responsibilities: Occupational therapy assistants and Aides help their patients who are mentally, emotionally, or physically disabled adjust to handicaps and they regain abilities to perform daily living and self-care skills.  They work under the supervision of occupational therapists as part of the team with physicians, counselors, and physical therapists. Most of the occupational therapy assistants are employed at hospitals, and many work at nursing homes. 

Salary: $12,000 - $15,000

Education: Occupational therapy aides must have a high school diploma or GED certificate.  They receive their training while on the job. Occupational therapy assistants must have a complete two year training program that includes clinical experience.

Reflection: i think i would like to be one because helping is what i like to do, i would love to help around and get them better or atleast try to get them better.

Pyramid Healing

Duties and Responsibilities: The healing and Meditation pyramid are powerful personal tools for achieving in deep meditative states and accelerating healing on the spiritual, the mental, and the physical levels. The base and sides of the healing meditation pyramid are crafted from a high grade stainless steel; copper is used only for the capstone. Copper isn’t used for the base and side constructions only because the primary use of the healing meditation pyramid is for humans.

Salary: They have a salary for this type of job

Education: You need to take challenging classes in high school to proceed with this type of job. Some of the challenging classes you would probably take are math, science, and English. You just study and work hard to be what you want to be.

 Reflection: I wouldn’t like this job because it doesn’t interest me and I wouldn’t work for anything that doesn’t pay because what if I need to help out I don’t have any money because my job wouldn’t pay.

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Duties and Responsibilities: The Nuclear Medicine Technologists prepare an administer radiopharmaceuticals (radioactive substance) to detect and to also treat disease.  They also then position equipment over the patients to make images.  These pictures allow the physicians to identify any abnormal areas.  This helps in diagnosing illness. They also perform on laboratory tests on tissue samples. They must follow the strict safety regulations due to the dangers in radiation effects to their bodies and organs.  

Salary: $28,000 - $42,000

Education: Students should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses that are available in high school. Nuclear medicine technology training in programs vary in length from one to four years.

Reflection: I don’t think I would like this job because it is very risky and knowing me I would be kind of bad doing this job and I would put people in risk and maybe I wouldn’t pass the training or entering exam.

Monitor Surveillance Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Monitor surveillance technicians observe in electrical activity of heartbeats in which is graphically displayed on a series of monitors in cardiac care units of hospitals. They always examine these patterns and provide the results to physicians and in the nursing staff. They gather and also report heart pattern information on the patients.

Salary: $26,000 - $41,000

Education Requirements: Students wanting to become a Monitor Surveillance Technicians should take classes like math, science, and computer technology courses when in high school.

Reflection:  I think I wouldn’t  like this job because I wouldn’t like sitting there and watching 

Health Sciences Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities: Health Sciences Librarians and also Library Technicians collect and they organize medical information and they help the practitioners find the information that they need for the patient care, education, research, and also administration. The librarians select and acquire books, journals, and other library material.  They also establish in electronic and digital database information systems.

Salary: $35,000 - $55,000

Education: Students should take some challenging high school courses in information management, science, math, and English. Health sciences library technician train in varies by the employer.

Reflection: Do you think you would like this job? Why or why not? I think I would like this job because I like to be organized and I wouldn’t mind help finding that they need knowing it would be right at the reach of things.

Medical Illustrator

Duties and Responsibilities: Medical illustrators are some highly skilled artists.  They work in the strictly medical field and they also create graphics for textbooks, journals, magazines, and also educational films.  And there drawing spans a wide range from microorganisms to body parts. Some of the medical illustrators prepare there illustrations that aid in the research about the creation of the artificial body parts.

Salary: $35,000 - $50,000

Education: Students that are interested in becoming part of the medical illustrators should take a college preparatory program when in high school that emphasizes art and in science. In college they should either be in a major or in the art and minor in science or a major in science and minor in art. 

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why or why not?

Yes, but only if I knew how to draw I would. I find it interesting but the only thing is that when they draw they really get into all the graphics and I’m not so good at that I can’t even draw a stick figure.

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Duties and Responsibilities: Licensed practical nurses work with and under the direction of registered nurses and physicians.  They care for the injured, handicapped, and sick patients. Their duties are taking temperatures, blood pressures, and pulses. They give injections, change dressings, and help give the patients baths.   Most of all they care for patients in the hospitals, nursing homes, and extended care facilities. Some of the practical nurses work in homes of others.

Salary: $16,000 - $23,000

Education: Although a high school diploma or GED certificate is not always required, it is encouraged. Licensed practice nurses don’t have the extensive professional education that is required for a registered nurse.

Do you think you would like to be one? Why?Why not?
I think i would cause helping out wouldbe pretty nice feeling good for once in a while like helping out other like the sick for example.

Health Educator

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Duties and Responsibilities:

 Health educators provide information on health and health related issues. They can assess health training needs and plan health education programs. They may specialize according to specific health concerns, illnesses, or work or training settings. Health educators may work as independent consults or in health departments, community organizations, businesses, hospitals, schools or government agencies. Health educators often:

·       Perform health training needs assessments.

·       Design and develop health education programs.

·       Publish health education materials, information papers, and grant proposals.

·       Develop health education curriculum.

·       Teach health in public and provide schools

Average Salary: $20,000-$30,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take college preparatory courses during high school

Health educators have, as minimum, a bachelor’s degree in health education. Many have master’s degree. To be certified or licensed to teach health in public schools requires master’s degrees and successful completion of a written exam in many states.

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Would I like to be a Health Educator?

I would like to be a health educator because it seems nice to help out others and schools about what they do and show them what we do and how we do it.

Genetic Counselor

Duties and responsibilities:

 Genetic counselors are trained specialists who determine risk factors for hereditary diseases and look for disorders in patients. They provide genetic testing and also offer education and counseling to their patients and families.

Average Salary: $49,646-$65,168

Educational Requirements:

A master's degree in the field is required, and some states mandate licensure for the profession. Those who are interested in the field must have a master's degree program in genetic counseling. Students should be prepared for admission with undergraduate courses like chemistry, biology, genetics and psychology.  Graduate program coursework requires all clinical training through internships like where students learn about the

 following:

o  

Counseling ethics and techniques

o   Molecular genetics

o   Population studies

o   Genetic screening

o   Birth defects

o   Prenatal diagnosis

o   Research methods

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Question: Do you think you would like to be a Genetic Counselor? Why? Why Not?

Answer: Yes, I would like to be a genetic counselor because I would like to help out families and give them advice when they come to a situation where something bad runs in their family and I would like to help out through it all.

Cytotechnologist

(Cytology)

Duties and responsibilities:

Cytology is the study of human body cells.

Cytotechnologist are specially trained clinical

 technologist who study human body cells. They

indicate diseases like cancer.

Their duties indicate preparing microscope slides

of cell samples, examining cell samples using

microscope, identifying abnormalities in shape,

size, or color, using other automated lab

equipment to perform test, and analyzing

report test results to physicians.

Cytotechnologist usually works in hospitals,

clinic, or private laboratories. They also

work in universities or for other researchers

 Average salary: $30,000-$50,000

Educational requirements: students should take the most challenging high

school courses in science, math, and English.

Almost all cytotechnologist earn bachelor’s

degrees in medical or clinical technology

programs that include a year-long clinical

internship in the field.

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Chiropractor

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Duties and responsibilities:

Chiropractors treat patients by manually adjusting parts of the patients by manually the spin. Chiropractors and their patients believe that problems with bone and nerve alignment can cause illness and problems in other parts of the body, a view not widely accepted by allopathic physicians and other traditional medical practitioners. Chiropractors manipulate their patient’s spinal columns for treatment. They may prescribe specific diets or exercise, but not drugs. Chiropractors cannot perform surgery. Most chiropractors establish a private practice and some provide home treatments. Others from group partnership in clinics or chiropractic hospitals.

Average salary: $30,000-$100,000

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Biomedical Engineer

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Biomedical Engineers use engineering principals

to solve health related and medical problems

they do a lot of research in conjunction with life

scientists, chemist, and medical professionals to

design medical devices like artificial hearts,

peacemakers, dialysis machines, and surgical

lasers. Some conduct research on biological and

other life systems or investigate ways to modernize laboratory and clinical procedures.

Frequently, biomedical engineers supervise

biomedical equipment maintenance technicians,

and advise hospitals and installing new equipment.

Biomedical engineers work in hospitals,

universities, industry, and research laboratories,

Average Salary:$29,000-$600,000

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