Cardiologist

Duties and responsibilities: Cardiologists are physicians who have received additional training to prevent, diagnose and treat conditions of the cardiovascular system, which includes the heart and the body's blood vessels. They will diagnose and treat cardiovascular diseases and many will perform both minor and major diseases.

Salary:  $350,000
Education: To become a cardiologist, you must complete a pre-med bachelor's degree.  All doctors must complete a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) program. You must have at least three years of college to enter a M.D. program, but many students complete a bachelor's degree in a science-related subject before entering a M.D. program.

Reflection: I would want to become a cardiologist because the job seems interesting and something I’d like to do. It’s in the medical field and it doesn’t take so long to become one. I like jobs like these that help people and a cardiologist might already be one of the options on what I want to become. 

Allergist/Immunologist
Duties and Responsibilities: They examine and treat diseases and disorders of the immune system. Prescribes and administers patient medications. Performs a variety of laboratory procedure, examines sample tissues, and uses various biological and chemical analyses to identify harmful organisms or pathological conditions.

Salary: $225,814

Education: Requires a degree in medicine from an accredited school and is licensed to practice. It may require at least 2-4 years of immunology/allergy experience. You have to be familiar with standard concepts, practices and procedures within a particular field. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Reflection: I think I would like to be one because it’s in the medical field and I want to work in the medical field. Although they don’t win that much compared to other jobs but I think its fascinating, the immune system.