By Matt Maxwell
| 10 Year Employment Prospect | With the growing population of elderly and babies there will be demand for more orthopedic surgeons to rake care of excess patients. This right now is considered average because more orthopedic surgeons are becoming employed as the population is rising. |
| Starting Salary & Range | In the starting year, beginning physicians make between $120,000 to $250,000 . As an orthopedic surgeon they tend to make about $258,110 a year. |
| Location of Prospective Jobs | Orthopedic surgeons work in hospitals, their offices, and many are found working in sports fields dealing with sports injuries and rehabilitation. |
| Working Conditions | Many Orthopedic surgeons have great facilities to work in. For example, hospitals and physical therapy facilities are all state of the art with the best machines. Orthopedic surgeons work irregular hours. They can work up to 60 hours in a week and can get called in at any time to perform emergency surgery. The hours a surgeon works also depends on if he has a lot of appointments that day or what type of surgery he has to perform. What more orthopedic surgeons are now doing is working in teams, where if one is overwhelmed with work another one can help out or take over for them. |
| Sources for above Information | Orthoclinics.com |
Dr. Aribindi seemed really realistic about his job and he seemed to love doing it. While researching it seemed orthopedic surgeons had a rough time during the day, Dr. Aribindi seemed to show no stress at all and was enthusiastic about everything. College was a lot cheaper for him because he started off taking it in Canada. He then went to Medical school in the United States and went back to Canada for his residency, whereas someone trying to become a doctor stay in one state or country. Interviewing him gave me a good idea of what I might want to do when I get older because it showed the positive and negative sides of being a doctor. It also showed me that I don't need no particular classes in high school in order to get ready to become a doctor. The worst aspect for me was getting my interview. This had to be the worst thing ever, my suggestion is if the person you interview says he/she is not sure when they could do it call up another person right away.
| Main Menu | Introduction and Interview | Educational Requirements | Job Future & Analysis |
Page created by Matt Maxwell; last updated on 03/20/01 comments to Mrs. Elke Kierny, Andrew HS, Tinley Park IL