Name: Allyson Fultz

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Career Cluster: Health

Science
Occupation: Surgeon
Career Pathway:
Therapeutic Services

The next screen will bring a list of occupations. Choose one that you would be interested in pursuing and click
on it. Complete the following information about your career choice.

Tasks
1. Follow established surgical techniques during the
operation.

2. Examine Patient to obtain information on medical

condition and surgical risks
3. Operate on patients to correct deformities, repair
injuries, prevent and treat diseases
4. Prescribe preoperative and postoperative
treatments and procedures, such as sedatives,
diets, antibiotics, and preparation and treatment
of the patient's operative area.

Knowledge
1. Education and Training
2. Biology
3. Medicine and Dentistry

Name: Allyson Fultz

5. Analyze patient's medical history, medication allergies, physical condition, and examination results to verify
operation's necessity and to determine best procedure.

Tools & Technology (sometimes not listed, indicate on your paper)

1. Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment
2. Surgical clamps or clips
3. Medical software

Abilities
1. Problem Sensitivity
2. Deductive Reasoning
3. Inductive Reasoning
Work Activities

Skills
1. Active Listening
2. Complex Problem Solving
3. Critical Thinking
1. Assisting and Caring for Others
2. Making Decisions and Solving Problems
3. Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Work Context
1. Face-to-Face Discussions
2. Freedom to Make Decisions
3. Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

2. Making Decisions and Solving Problems

3. Analyzing Data or Information
Related Experience (look under Job Zone)
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.

Job Training (look under Job Zone)

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.

Education Needed (will be the one w/ highest #)

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).

Interests
1. Investigative
2. Realistic
3. Social
Work Styles
1. Attention to Detail
2. Integrity
3. Stress Tolerance

Work Values
1. Achievement
2. Recognition
3. Independence
Related Occupations
1. Pharmisist
2. Hospitalist
3. Clinical Nurse Specialists

Wage & Employment Trends

Median Wages: Annual: $187,200+
Employment: 48,000
Projected Growth: 22% +
Projected job openings: 23,000
Top Industries: Health Care and Social Assistants
Click on the button next to State Wages Select Arkansas: click Go. Click 2013 Wage Table

State and National

Wages

2013
Pay
Period

Low

Median

High

Hourly

$62.84

$90.00

$90.00 +

Yearly

$130,710

$187,200

$187,200+

Hourly

$57.50

$90.00

$90.00+

Yearly

$119,600

$187,200

$187,200+

Location
United States

Arkansas

Click the button next to state trends; choose

Arkansas & Go
United States
Surgeons
Arkansas

Surgeons

Employment
2012

2022

Percent
Change

Job Openings 1

47,900

59,000

+23%

2,310

Employment
2012

2022

Percent
Change

Job Openings 1

410

510

+24%

20

Find a job opening for your chosen career: Under Find Jobs click on GO next to Arkansas. Fill in the following information:
Job Title
Company
Location
Date Posted

Physician, Chief of
Vascular Surgery

Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health

Administration

Little Rock, Arkansas

09/18/2015