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Also called ambulatory anesthesiologist, cardiac anesthesiologist, general anesthesiologist and obstetrical anesthesiologist.
$391,490
Median pay a year
38,760
People do this work
6
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Anesthesiologist
1 certification
Summary
Anesthesiologist administering anesthetics and analgesics for pain management, monitoring patients and coordinating with surgical teams to ensure safety and effective anesthesia during medical procedures
Experience
Anesthesiologist
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Monitored patients before, during, and after anesthesia and counteracted adverse reactions or complications
Administered anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods
Coordinated administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operations
Recorded type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedures
Provided and maintained life support and airway management, preparing patients for emergency surgery
Examined patients, obtained medical history, and used diagnostic tests to determine risk during procedures
Informed students and staff of types and methods of anesthesia administration and emergency methods
Skills
Core Skills
Conducting research, Monitoring patient progress, Monitoring activities, Examining patients, Diagnosing medical conditions, Recording medical histories, Referring patients, Administering anesthetics or sedatives, Implementing life support techniques, Positioning patients for treatment, Epic Systems
Tools and software
MEDITECH software
Education
Professional Degree (JD, MD, DDS) Your university, Year
Certifications & Licenses
State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Monitored patients before, during, and after anesthesiaRecorded type and amount of anesthesia administeredProvided life support and airway managementAdministered anesthetic during medical proceduresExamined patients and obtained medical historiesCoordinated anesthetic administration with surgeons
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Monitored patients before, during, and after anesthesia to ensure safety and comfort throughout procedures
Provided life support and airway management, responding to patient needs and emergencies
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Monitored every patient for each procedure before, during, and after anesthesia to ensure safety and comfort
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Every patient for each procedureMost patients during surgeriesAll patients in the operating room
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Provided life support and airway management, responding to patient needs and emergencies
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Patients had fewer complicationsEmergency situations were handled smoothlyPatient recovery times improved
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Conducting research
Monitoring patient progress
Monitoring activities
Examining patients
Diagnosing medical conditions
Recording medical histories
Referring patients
Administering anesthetics or sedatives
Implementing life support techniques
Positioning patients for treatment
Preparing patients for procedures
Training medical providers
The work itself
What an Anesthesiologist does
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Administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery.
What it pays
How much does an Anesthesiologist make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$207,000
Median
$391,490
75th percentile
$490,530
About 38,760 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$326,860
$392,350
$416,070
CT
$432,520
$481,820
$529,860
DC
$77,790
$202,570
$397,210
FL
$388,140
$465,370
$481,890
GA
$218,210
$230,000
$341,560
ID
$299,990
$449,990
$450,000
IN
$364,430
$394,060
$455,150
KS
$248,400
$437,030
$485,440
KY
$119,990
$347,960
$491,640
LA
$325,740
$410,500
$417,550
MD
$312,720
$418,010
$450,090
MN
$359,990
$496,510
$576,440
NE
$298,830
$334,210
$485,340
NH
$428,590
$481,640
$485,200
NM
$72,440
$393,970
$540,640
NY
$152,160
$445,660
$534,810
OH
$326,360
$490,530
$506,840
PA
$450,320
$461,390
$530,450
SC
$182,900
$238,970
$399,440
TN
$232,300
$330,620
$427,280
TX
$210,190
$215,230
$348,530
VA
$261,040
$488,310
$504,200
VT
$80,000
$434,780
$479,580
WA
$437,430
$499,990
$646,930
WI
$310,360
$443,990
$530,520
Other names
Other names for this job
ambulatory anesthesiologist, cardiac anesthesiologist, general anesthesiologist, obstetrical anesthesiologist, pediatric anesthesiologist, staff anesthesiologist, anaesthesiologist, anesthesiology pain management physician, anesthesiology physician, anesthetist, do physician, doctor of osteopathic medicine physician.
More names for this work
medical doctor, staff anesthetist.
If you served
Military jobs this work counts as
From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.
0118 Anesthesiologist
45A1A Anesthesiologist, Cardiothoracic
45A1B Anesthesiologist, Pain Management
60N Critical Care Medicine (CCM) Anesthesiologist
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