Occupation Summary

Pediatric Surgeons

O*NET 29-1243.00

Description:

Diagnose and perform surgery to treat fetal abnormalities and birth defects, diseases, and injuries in fetuses, premature and newborn infants, children, and adolescents. Includes all pediatric surgical specialties and subspecialties.

Annual Wages:
Unavailable
Employment Rate:
Employment is expected to increase by 15.00%.
Education Level:
Post-Doctoral Training. According to O*Net, the majority of people employed in this occupation have this level of education.
Endorsement:
Public Service, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)

  1. Analyze patient's medical history, medication allergies, physical condition, and examination results to verify operation's necessity and to determine best procedure.
  2. Conduct research to develop and test surgical techniques that can improve operating procedures and outcomes.
  3. Consult with patient's other medical care specialists, such as cardiologist and endocrinologist, to determine if surgery is necessary.
  4. Describe preoperative and postoperative treatments and procedures, such as sedatives, diets, antibiotics, or preparation and treatment of the patient's operative area, to parents or guardians of the patient.
  5. Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, residents, and other medical staff.
  6. Examine fetuses, infants, children, and adolescents, and diagnose health issues to determine need for intervention, such as surgery.
  7. Examine instruments, equipment, and operating room to ensure sterility.
  8. Examine patient to obtain information on medical condition and surgical risk.
  9. Follow established surgical techniques during the operation.
  10. Inform parents and guardians of child's health problems and surgical procedures through various channels, such as in-person and telecommunication systems.
  11. Interpret results of preoperative tests and physical examinations.
  12. Manage surgery services, including planning, scheduling and coordination, determination of procedures, or procurement of supplies and equipment.
  13. Monitor patient's recovery, making follow-up visits and using postoperative assessment techniques, such as blood and imaging tests.
  14. Operate on fetuses, infants, children, and adolescents to correct deformities, repair injuries, prevent and treat diseases, or improve or restore patients' functions.
  15. Perform transplantation operations, such as organ transplants, on fetuses, infants, children, and adolescents.
  16. Prepare case histories.
  17. Provide consultation and surgical assistance to other physicians and surgeons.
  18. Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioners when necessary.


National Industry Employment Patterns


Industry % of Pediatric Surgeons employed Annual Growth Rate
Offices of physicians 33.2 -3.97


Labor Market Information


2022 National employment 800
2022 Texas employment 140
Texas projected employment by 2032 161
Texas projected annual employment and Turnover openings through 2032 6




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Other Activities


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Tools

Arterial line catheters: Arterial line catheters;

Autotransfusion units: Cell savers;

Bronchoscopes: Bronchoscopes;

Cardiac output CO monitoring units: Hemodynamic monitors;

Central venous catheters: Subclavian lines;

Colposcopes or vaginoscopes: Colposcopes;

Cryosurgery units: Cryoprobes; Cryosurgery units;

Cystoscopes or cystourethroscopes: Cystoscopes; Flexible ureteroscopes; Rigid ureteroscopes;

Desktop computers: Desktop computers;

Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters for general use: Pulmonary artery catheters;

Diathermy units: Diathermy equipment;

Digital cameras: Digital cameras;

Electrocardiography EKG units: Electrocardiography EKG machines;

Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment: Harmonic scalpels; Electrosurgery units; Electrosurgical grounding pads; Argon beam coagulators; Biopolar cautery equipment;

Endoscopic catheter adapters: Endoscopic catheters;

Endoscopic clamp or dissector or grasper or forceps: Laparascopic graspers;

Endoscopic instrument sets: Flexible fiberoptic endoscopes;

Endoscopic insufflation or distention units or accessories: Endoscopic insufflators;

Endoscopic video cameras or recorders or adapters or accessories: Endoscopic video cameras;

Eyemagnets for ophthalmic surgery: Eye magnets;

Facial shields: Protective eye shields;

General surgical instrument sets: Autologous blood recovery systems;

Heart and lung machines: Heart and lung machines; Cardiopulmonary bypass pumps;

Intravenous tubing with catheter administration kits: Intravenous IV equipment;

Irrigation or suction handpieces or cannulas or tips or catheters: Suction tips;

Laparoscopes or laparoscopic telescopes: Laparascopes;

Medical staplers for external use: Skin staplers;

Medical staplers for internal use: Bowel stapling equipment;

Medical ultrasound or doppler or pulse echocardiograph or echocardiograph units for general diagnostic use: Diagnostic ultrasound equipment;

Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use: Portable x ray machines;

Mobile medical services automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles: Automated external defibrillators AED; Internal defibrillators;

Operating room patient fracture tables or orthopedic tables: External fixators; Fracture tables;

Operating room patient positioning devices for general use: Mayfield headrests;

Operating room patient procedure tables: Andrews tables;

Ophthalmic surgery instrument sets: Vitrector sets;

Oxygen therapy delivery system products: Oxygen administration equipment;

Patient controlled analgesia infusion pumps: Patient controlled analgesia PCA pumps;

Peritoneoscopes: Periosteotomes;

Personal computers: Personal computers;

Pulse oximeter units: Pulse oximeters;

Radiosurgical gamma knife units or scintillators: Radiosurgical gamma knives;

Resectoscopes: Resectoscopes;

Surgical bone cutting forceps: Bone-cutting forceps;

Surgical bone hand saws or wire saws or saw handles: Surgical hand saws;

Surgical calipers or rulers or protractors: Surgical rulers; Surgical calipers;

Surgical chisels or gouges: Bone chisels;

Surgical clamps or clips or forceps: Biopsy forceps; Bone clamps; Bone-holding forceps; Artery forceps; Anastomosis clamps; Bulldog clamps; Cartilage clamps; Catheter forceps; Cilia forceps; Clip applying forceps; Gall bladder forceps; Eye forceps; Hemostatic forceps; Dressing forceps; Ear forceps; Debakey clamps; Splinter forceps; Sponge forceps; Spring clips; Surgical forceps; Surgical clamps; Optical forceps; Orthopedic forceps; Pylorus clamps; Intestinal forceps; Hysterectomy forceps; Locking forceps; Microforceps; Nasal forceps; Obstetrical forceps; Occluding forceps; Suture forceps; Vascular clamps; Vascular clips; Tumor forceps; Towel clamps; Thoracic forceps; Thyroid forceps; Tissue forceps; Uterine forceps;

Surgical curettes or loops or curette sets: Surgical curettes;

Surgical dermatomes or dermabraders or dermameshers: Padgett dermatomes; Dermatomes; Zimmer dermatomes;

Surgical dilators: Surgical dilators;

Surgical drapes: Sterile drapes;

Surgical drivers: Surgical hand drivers;

Surgical elevators or levers: Surgical elevators;

Surgical extractors: Stone extractors;

Surgical gloves: Surgical gloves;

Surgical hammers or mallets: Surgical mallets;

Surgical irrigation sets: Surgical irrigation sets; Irrigation tubing;

Surgical isolation or surgical masks: Surgical masks;

Surgical lasers: Carbon dioxide CO2 lasers; Holmium lasers; Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet Nd:YAG lasers; Laser dopplers;

Surgical lithotripters: Ultrasonic lithotripters;

Surgical microscopes or loupes or magnifiers: Surgical microscopes; Portable surgical microscopes; ENT microscopes; Ceiling mounted microscopes;

Surgical needle holders: Surgical needle holders;

Surgical nerve stimulators: Surgical nerve stimulators;

Surgical nippers: Surgical nippers;

Surgical perfusion cannulas or catheters: Balloon perfusion catheters;

Surgical pneumatic or battery or electric saws or drills or pin drivers: Surgical power drills; Surgical power saws; Hudson drills; Craniotome drills; Shea drills; Skeeter drills; Sternal saws;

Surgical pneumatic or electric tourniquets: Surgical tourniquets;

Surgical power equipment sets: Robotic arms; Hip arthroplasty robots; Surgical robots;

Surgical probes or directors: Tactile probes;

Surgical punches or punch holders: Biopsy punches;

Surgical rasps or files: Surgical rasps or files;

Surgical retractors: Surgical fiberoptic retractors; Sternal retractors; Skin retractors; Rectal retractors; Rigid rake retractors; Nerve retractors; Ophthalmic retractors; Lung retractors; Lip retractors; Oral retractors; Plastic surgery retractors; Orthopedic retractors; Ear retractors; IMA retractors; Gastrointestinal retractors; Cervical retractors; Cervical spine retractors; Abdominal retractors; Amputation retractors; Urology retractors; Tissue retractors; Thoracic retractors; Tracheal retractors; Surgical retractors; Uterine retractors; Vein retractors;

Surgical rongeurs: Bone ronguers;

Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines: Surgical scalpels;

Surgical scissors: Surgical scissors; Thoracic scissors; Tonsil scissors; Uterine scissors; Enterotomy scissors; Strabismus scissors;

Surgical smoke evacuators: Operating room smoke evacuators;

Surgical speculas: Surgical speculas;

Surgical spreaders: Rib spreaders;

Surgical suction machine or vacuum extractor or ultrasonic surgical aspirator: Wells Johnson aspirators; Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirators CUSA; Surgical aspirators; Suction machines;

Surgical taps: Surgical taps;

Surgical trocars for general use: Surgical trocars;

Suture needles: Surgical suture needles;

Urological surgical instrument sets: Optical urethrotomes;

Uterine devices: Hysteroscopes;

Vascular occluder or ligator: Vascular occluders;

Vascular sequential compression devices or tubing: Sequential compression devices;

Vein harvest kits or systems: Endoscope vein harvesting equipment;


Technology

Graphics or photo imaging software: Computer imaging software;

Human resources software: Human resources management system HRMS;

Medical software: Image-guided surgery software; Integra Radionics NeuroSight Arc; Medical laser control software; MEDITECH software; Electronic medical record EMR software; Epic Systems; Practice management software PMS; Robotic surgery software; Three-dimensional 3D virtual surgery software;

Operating system software: Microsoft Windows;


Related O*NET occupational titles for Pediatric Surgeons include:
  • 29-1211.00 Anesthesiologists
  • 29-1212.00 Cardiologists
  • 29-1213.00 Dermatologists
  • 29-1214.00 Emergency Medicine Physicians
  • 29-1216.00 General Internal Medicine Physicians
  • 29-1217.00 Neurologists
  • 29-1241.00 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
  • 29-1022.00 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
  • 29-1242.00 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
  • 29-1229.03 Urologists


Sources of Additional Information
  • For more information about physicians and surgeons, visit: American Medical Association
  • American Osteopathic Association
  • For more information about various medical specialties, visit: American Academy of Family Physicians
  • American Board of Medical Specialties
  • American Board of Physician Specialties
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • American College of Physicians
  • American College of Surgeons
  • For a list of medical schools and residency programs, as well as for general information on premedical education, financial aid, and medicine as a career, visit: Association of American Medical Colleges
  • American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
  • For information about licensing, visit: Federation of State Medical Boards
  • National Board of Medical Examiners
  • National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners
  • United States Medical Licensing Examination
  • CareerOneStop

  • For a career video on anesthesiologists and other medical specialties, visit: Anesthesiologists
  • For a career video on family medicine physicians, visit: Family Medicine Physicians
  • For a career video on general internal medicine physicians, visit: General Internal Medicine Physicians
  • For a career video on obstetricians and gynecologists, visit: Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • For a career video on orthopedic and other surgeons, visit: Orthopedic Surgeons
  • For a career video on pediatricians, visit: Pediatricians, General
  • Allergists and Immunologists
  • Anesthesiologists
  • Cardiologists
  • Dermatologists
  • Emergency Medicine Physicians
  • Family Medicine Physicians
  • General Internal Medicine Physicians
  • Hospitalists
  • Neurologists
  • Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
  • Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
  • Pediatric Surgeons
  • Pediatricians, General
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
  • Physicians, All Other
  • Physicians, Pathologists
  • Preventive Medicine Physicians
  • Psychiatrists
  • Radiologists
  • Sports Medicine Physicians
  • Surgeons, All Other
  • Urologists

  • Contact Texas Workforce Commission
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    ** The information in this report may be derived from many sources like O*NET, BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook), and Career One Stop.