sports

Sports medicine

Duties and responsibilities: diagnose and treat various athletic injuries, recommend and implement specialized treatment plans to help heal injuries, document patient progress and answer patient questions or concerns.

Salary: $161,205

Education: To specialize in sports medicine first you need to be a physician. To become a physician you need 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school and the appropriate amount of residency needed to become a licensed medical doctor. You’ll need to participate in a residency that is relevant to sports medicine such as orthopedic surgery .

Demand for this profession: 19% in athletic training and 18% for physicians (2012-22)

Reflection: this career path doesn't interest me because helping people isn’t what i wanna do for the rest of my life. It’s a good career option but not for me.