Cardiologists
Overview
SaveJob Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Experience
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Education
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Job Training
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Examples
These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
Diagnose, treat, manage, and prevent diseases or conditions of the cardiovascular system. May further subspecialize in interventional procedures (e.g., balloon angioplasty and stent placement), echocardiography, or electrophysiology.
Demand
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Technology
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Detailed Work Activities
- Treat medical emergencies.
- Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.
- Advise communities or institutions regarding health or safety issues.
- Calculate numerical data for medical activities.
- Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
- Test patient heart or lung functioning.
- Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.
- Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
- Develop medical treatment plans.
- Confer with clients to discuss treatment plans or progress.
- Conduct diagnostic tests to determine patient health.
- Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members.
- Administer medical substances for imaging or other procedures.
- Monitor patients following surgeries or other treatments.
- Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
- Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment.
- Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
- Record patient medical histories.
- Operate diagnostic imaging equipment.
- Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.
- Operate on patients to treat conditions.
- Prescribe medications.
- Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
- Train medical providers.
- Supervise patient care personnel.
- Confer with other professionals to plan patient care.
Interests
Investigative
98%
Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.
Realistic
71%
Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
Social
68%
Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.
Conventional
58%
Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
Enterprising
33%
Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.
Artistic
17%
Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.