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Cardiologists

Diagnose, treat, manage, and prevent diseases or conditions of the cardiovascular system. May further subspecialize in interventional procedures (e.g., balloon angioplasty and stent placement), echocardiography, or electrophysiology.
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  • Work Activities

      Skills

      Abilities

      Knowledge

      Education

      Education
      Doctoral or professional degree
      Work Experience
      No work experience
      Training
      Internship/residency

      Pay

      U.S. Annual Salary
      208,000+/yr
      U.S. Hourly Wage
      100+/hr

      Washington Employment Trends

      Currently Employed
      17,200
      Yearly Projected Openings
      500

      Personality

      Investigative: People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out. They do well at jobs that need:

        Tools

          Technology

          • Medical software
          • Transaction security and virus protection software