Medical Illustrator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Medical illustrators produce resources such as photography and graphic images for medical professionals. The four type of medical illustrator areas there is are: clinical photography, graphic design, medical, art and videography. They are mostly employed in hospitals or medical schools. Depending on what type of medical illustrator you are the responsibilities may vary. Some may take pictures of patients, and others may videotape a surgery.

Salary:

The median pay for a medical illustrator is $62,000 and can range up to $100,000. As of 2013, those in supervisory or creative director positions earn approx. $85,00 to $175,000.

Education:

To be able to combine anatomy and physiology with artistic methods you need to earn a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a two year accredited medical illustration program.

Demand or Need for Profession:

According to the BLS there is a projected growth of two percent, in the industry of painting, sculpture, and anything with art.

Reflection:

Looking at the duties and responsibilities of a medical illustrator I believe I would not see myself doing this. That is because medical illustrators need to do an in depth illustration with great details of a certain part of the body. That takes someone with good sense of mind and creativity who can draw.