General/Orthopedic

Surgeon
By Jacob Ackerman

Education Required and Average

Pay
Education

includes at least four years of undergraduate

school, four years of medical school, and depending on their
specialty, three to eight years in internship and residency
programs. The jobs requires either a doctoral or professional
degree.

The

average pay earned by a surgeon is around $240,440 a

year.

Job Outlook for the Future

As

of 2012, there were approximately 691,400 physicians

and surgeons employed in the United States.

From

2012-2022, there is expected to be an 18% increase in

the number of people employed in this field, which is faster
growth than the average job.

That

means about 123,300 more people are going to be

employed in this field by 2022.

Work Environment
Surgeons

usually work in private offices or clinics, usually

with administrative and healthcare personnel.

Some

surgeons do work at public hospital but pay is usually

greater and there is less competition if you work in a rural
area in your own business.

Hours
A

are usually long and there is a lot of standing involved.

surgeon usually has three day devoted to surgery and two

days devoted toward appointments or pre-operative
consultations.

Other Information and Pictures

The

most famous orthopedic surgeon as of know is Dr. James

Andrews. He is famous for doing many surgery on
professional athletes including Drew Brees, Peyton and Eli
Manning, Reggie Bush, Barry Zito, Roger Clemens, Andy
Pettite, Michael Jordan, Shaquille ONeal, Allen Iverson, and
Lance Moore.

It

is the 4th best occupation to have on the U.S. careers

website.