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This is an ideal career for analytical and logical thinkers. Surgeons are physicians who specialise in the treatment of injury, disease, and deformity through operations. Using a variety of instruments with patients under general or local anaesthesic, you correct physical deformities, repair bone and tissue after injuries, or perform preventive surgeries on patients with debilitating diseases or disorders.

Salary p/a
50k +

Qualifications
Post Graduate

Intensity
Standing

Demand
High

Travel
Low

Conditions
Indoor

Weekly Hours
60+

Pros

Reward knowing you have changed or saved a person’s life
Financially attractive - afford the finer things in life in the hours that are your own
Having peoples trust and respect

Cons

Long training period
Excessively long hours, hard work, time poor
Stresses on families and relationships and difficulties with work/life balance

The Bottom Line

A long, tough road getting qualified and maintaining knowledge and skill levels, but the personal satisfaction and financial rewards more than compensate. An ageing population will ensure ongoing employment and people always will get sick in some form or another. Demand continues to be greater than supply particularly in the regional areas.

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