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Is there any job in the medical field with high earning and not too many years of study ?

About to be in college with biology major

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James’s Answer

It is unfortunate that one has to ask this question. I wish we were like many other countries that made education far less expensive.
There are many careers that are wonderful that provide a good income with less of a time and debt commitment than becoming a physician. I urge you to try to find opportunities to shadow, or at least interview, people with the following jobs:
radiology technologist
clinical lab scientist
physical therapist
occupational therapist
speech therapist
echocardiographer
respiratory therapist
paramedic
private practice nurse and hospital-based nurse
physician assistant
nurse practitioner
pharmacist
dentist

Please note that most of the above can prove to be stepping stones towards becoming a more advanced degree should you like.
Thank you comment icon I will use this advice as I prepare for my career. Hephzibah
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Judith’s Answer

In addition to Dr. Giannone‘s advice, becoming a radiology technician (and there are several options including nuclear medicine and radiation oncology technician), you can also consider occupational therapy or speech therapy. Earning a PharmD also opens opportunities to work in the pharmaceutical industry where salaries are high, if that appeals to you.
Any stimulating and rewarding career (beyond the financial compensation) takes time and effort and finding what you love will keep you happy in the long term.
If there are career fairs, talk to people in the fields that might interest you.
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Karin’s Answer

Hi Ifra,

It's wonderful that you are interested in the health science field and already taking steps to make it happen.

There are so many different options within the health science field that it can get pretty overwhelming. I left some links to the many different options below.

You can start by reading up on these different careers and what they entail. See what interests you considering a few aspects:
Would you like to take care of physical health or mental health?
Would you like to treat people or maybe animals?
Would you want to work with patients directly or are you more interested in medical technology?
How much time are you willing to spend in school?
What about the cost of your education?
What kind of income do you want to reach?

When you have selected a few fields that interest you, start looking for opportunities to shadow practicioners on the job, volunteer in a medical setting and look for internships

I hope this helps! All the best to you!

KP

Karin recommends the following next steps:

https://www.careeronestop.org/ExploreCareers/Learn/CareerClusters/health-science-occupation-list.aspx
https://college.mayo.edu/academics/explore-health-care-careers/careers-a-z/
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Evangeline’s Answer

There's plenty! While I see you've gotten a few good responses from others, I'll mention something I haven't seen anyone else bring up: Ultrasound Sonographer! This is what I went to school for and am pursuing a job in. There are a few programs that fast-track it, but I'd still recommend getting a bachelor's before you go to sonography school for your AS, or getting your bachelor's in sonography. It is still a very hard degree, but it's so worth it. Depending on your specialty and if you are registered with your ARDMS (sonography specialty exam), starting pay can be $27-35 an hour! From there, it only gets better. After 5 years, assuming you keep up with gaining more clinical and hospital experience, the pay can be upwards of 6 figures. Different specialties will pay different amounts and include things like abdominal organs, vascular (arteries and veins), OB (pregnancy), breast, echo (heart), and many more! There are jobs all over the country, and ARDMS is a national registry, so you can get a job anywhere you'd like. There's also travel sonography, which is typically a 3-6 month position at a hospital that can pay anywhere from $ 1- 2k a WEEK. There are travel jobs in other fields of healthcare, so look into whether there are travel jobs in some of the other fields mentioned in other comments. However, travel jobs will typically only hire after 1-2 years of experience because they want you to be well-trained. If you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out!
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Evan’s Answer

Hi Ifra
You should look into respiratory therapy. It’s a good career that requires only an associate degree. Just a heads up you’ll need to be ok with snot and spit as our work involves the airways and lungs.
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Moataman’s Answer

Medical coding is the process of turning healthcare services into codes. This helps keep medical records organized and makes billing easier.
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Albert’s Answer

The question you're asking is one we all ask..."How can I maximize my investment?" You invest time and money in getting an education and you want to maximize your return (earnings). My question to you is what do you mean by "high earning?" in a medical field? Is that $ 500,000 per year? 4K? 3K? 2K? or 1K?
Let me tell you a little side story... I was at a cocktail party fund raiser and having a casual conversation with a fairly well-off individual. As we were talking a hedge fund CEO walked in... a multimillionaire who was known to be very aggressive in going after money. The guy I was talking to said this about the hedge fund guy. "He's super rich, but I have something he'll never have." When I asked what is that? He said "enough"
So, you need to decide where you stand on that.
Okay, let me tell you about several careers that will give you a nice income and a decent life with a higher education investment of 4 - 6 years.
Nursing- figure 4 years education investment with a yearly salary in the 60K -80K range. Advanced practitioner, add another couple of years with a yearly salary 100K plus.
Pharmacy- 6-year education investment, with a salary in the 80K-100K range
Physician's Assistant-Figure a 6-year education investment with a yearly salary in the 100K plus range
Physical Therapy- Maybe 4 years educational investment with a yearly salary in the 60K-80K range
I chose these as you're going to major in biology in college.
My overall picks would be Physician's Assistant if you want to be involved in direct patient care, and pharmacy if you want to be involved in non-direct patient care. Although Physical Therapy should be considered.
I hope I've been of some help.
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Julianne’s Answer

You should look into becoming a radiologic technologist (Xray tech)! You can get either an associates or bachelors degree (I’d recommend bachelors as most places are starting to require it). There’s also a program called ARMRIT you can look into to become an MRI technologist that way. We make pretty decent money and don’t require a ton of schooling depending on what you want to do.

You can also consider becoming an ultrasound tech, I believe they require less schooling, still make good money and might be a good fit for you!
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