My dream is to become a pediatrician. I have always enjoyed working with children since I was a very young age. When I was six I used to line my baby dolls up and play school with them. So when I first started thinking about what I wanted to be it was a teacher. Then one day I just got this passion for the medical field so I mixed my two passions and decided to become a Pediatrician. The average income for a beginner pediatrician is about $87,360 a year and about $42 an hour. The most you generally make is about $199,680 a year and about $96 an hour. So the average median income is about $153,920 a year and about $74 an hour.
To become a pediatrician you have to have an undergraduate degree in pre-medicine but you don’t have to have a certain major. Pre-med generally is added on another major of your choosing, and it generally adds a year. You also have to complete a pediatric residency, you have medical licensing and some form of certification. Some of the majors for people who gravitate towards this profession is biology, chemistry, or math. To go completely go through the process it generally takes about 10 years. For me it will be two for my associate’s degree in science, three or less for my bachelor’s degree with a major in biology on a pre-med track, four years in medical school, and then finally at least one year of residency.
My game plan as of now is to complete my associates in science here at Central piedmont. Then I want to transfer to a four year college (either University of North Carolina Charlotte, or Winston Salem State University) as a junior and major in biology with a pre-medicine track. Then I plan to attend medical school. I also am thinking about getting my phlebotomy certification, my certified nurse’s assistant, or become a registered nurse, while I am still working towards my associate’s degree. I am getting active in the career by