Medical Illustrator

Medical Illustrator

Duties and responsibilities:

• Sketches and draws anatomical structures, scientific procedures, and pathological lesions.
• Performs plastic embedding and sculpturing.
• Designs charts and graphs for reproduction from data.
• Designs and builds exhibits and other visual display.
• Prepares drawings, charts, and diagrams for publication in professional journals and for use in lectures and demonstrations.

Salary: $62,000

Education: The majority of medical illustrators in the profession have a master's degree from an accredited two-year graduate program in medical illustration.

Demand: Master's degree from an accredited two-year graduate program in medical illustration.

Picture:

Reflection: I wouldn't want to be a medical illustrator because i'd rather be the one doing surgery instead of drawing it.