help.. my life depends on it!!?? :)?

Question

i want to be a (remmeber im 13 and speelin t out how it sounds)SA-KI-A-DRISSED like a perosn who helps people with their prmblems like a theripist any suggestions im only 13 but want to know this:
1. how much they make (per year average)
2. benefits (percent of meddical insurence something like that etc.)????
3. good job?
4. what it takes, masters, doctors degree? college preferred to go to to be one?? how many years of schooling to do so??
pleez im onlky 13 but im planning my future plezz help?!

Answer 1

It is a psychiatrist, and at 13 you are old enough to pick up a dictionary. I do not know how much a psychiatrist makes but it is a doctoral degree, so plan on going to school for at least 8 years. A good website for any career that a student is considering is www.princetonreview.com. Sign up for a free account and the website will tell you how much a someone in that career makes at one year, five years, and ten years. It will describe the job and it will give a list of colleges that offer related majors.

I just realized the description that you gave sounds like a psychologist, not a psychiatrist. A psychologist counsels people through their problems. A psychiatrist's main job is to prescribe medication for the mentally ill. The psychiatrist gives the patient the meds and he or she is sent to a separate psychologist for counseling.

Answer 2

As others have mentioned, a psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in mental health. To become a psychiatrist, one must attend college (4 years), medical school (4 years) and complete an internship/residency (3-8 years). The average income for a psychiatrist is $180,000/yr (2004).

Another related occupation is psychologist. The primary difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist is that a psychiatrist has an M.D. (medical degree) while a psychologist does not. Typically, a psychologist must have a Ph.D. which takes 5-7 years of schooling after a four-year degree. Some psychologists have "only" a master's degree (typically three years beyond a four-year degree). The average salary for a psychologist is $54,950 (2004).

In both professions, you will deal with individuals who have problems and need help. Although it can be rewarding work, it can also be stressful--particularly if your clients/patients have serious problems or horrible experiences.

For more information see www.bls.gov/oco/ocos074.htm (psychiatrist) and www.bls.gov/oco/ocos056.htm (psychologist). There are also many other professions you can explore on that same web site.

Answer 3

I must say I am impressed with you at age 13, already asking about your career choices, and what it will take of you to get that career.
But I see the first question you have asked is the one about their yearly income. You are interested in the medical field and want to educate yourself to become a doctor of the specialty of physcology. To be a good doctor of any type you must be filled with the need to help people who are in pain, to feel better. This should be the number one desire on your mind when you choose this career, not how much money you will make. If you are not filled with a burning desire to heal, and that is number one on the list of why you are choosing this for a career, you need to choose a different field. Doctors are born not made.

The education you will need is very expensive and lenghty. Expect to go to school for at least 8 years and spend another 2 years or so in an internship at a hospital that is a teaching hospital. This time is called your residency, and the hours and workload are grueling on a human being. The pay at this point is not very good, especially when you are paying back the student loans you took out to get through college and medical school. The education will cost way over a 150,000 dollars, and it is rising all the time.

The best schools are all of the world and you have to make that choice based on a lot of factors in your personal likes, dislikes, and most importantly the financial factor and if you can get invited to study there. If you have received scholarships from various schools because of your ACT scores this will help you ultimately make a choice. I would go to the google search bar and type in medical schools and then whatever the location you are in. The amount of web sites it will give you will be very big, and provide a lot of information for your choices.

It is not a job, like digging a ditch , or cooking in a restaurant, or working on an assembly line. You are going to be a professional. This means you are not just working at a job, it means you will become a doctor. It is not what you do, it is what you become. You become a professional when you receive a degree. This simply means that the school you are receiving your degree in, is saying you have learned all of the knowledge of a certain subject that there is to learn. You know it all! So you don't just work at a career, you are the career.

I takes a masters degree in medicine and a degree in specialized medicine, to get the title of doctor of a special field like physcology.

As far as benefits go, you get whatever the hospital or clinic you practice in provides for their doctors. You also have to purchase a kind of insurance called mal-practice insurance. This protects you from someone sueing you for mistakes they claim you made due to incompetence on your part. And they have been permanently damaged by your decisions. This is something that is essential for any doctor to have as they sometimes are held responsible and the complaining patient gets awarded compensation upwards in the millions of dollars.

Answer 4

A Psychiatrist is a full blown doctor who has to go to pre med and then medical school. You have to be willing to go through 8-10 years of college and you have to want to truly help people - not just make a big pay check. My advice is concentrate on school now and look into grants and scholarships and see what they require. You may be able to start working towards some of that now. You should also search yourself and see why it is a 13 year old is so concerned with making a lot of money. It isn't going to mean anything if you aren't doing something you love for the rest of your life. You have time. Give it some thought. Good luck!

Answer 5

If you are in fact 13 years old and a native English speaker, your limited language skills exhibited here will be an enormous focus for you before you think of pursuing this desired career path.

What you are asking about is called being a psychiatrist. It requires not only an MD but additional specialized training in psychiatry. Study your maths and sciences and your language skills in English as well as Latin if it is available. These will all be helpful. You will need exceptional talent, skill, drive, grades and hopefully family support to reach your goal. It is a worthy goal if it is appropriate to your talents.


Don't worry about the benefits and pay yet. Those are likely to vary dramatically over time and between situations and if they are the reason for your focus, then you are not the right person for this work.

The determination of whether this is a "good" job depends primarily on whether it is a good fit for you, not on what someone else thinks of it.

Answer 6

I think you are referring to a psychiatrist. That is a medical doctor who works with mental conditions. According to Yahoo Hot Jobs, they make an average of $186,448 a year. It takes a considerable amount of schooling. It takes first a bachelors degree (3-4 years). Then you need to go to medical school and get a doctors degree (also 3-4 years). Finally you need to get a PhD (another 3 years) or so. Depending on whether you work in a private clinic, you will probably pay for your own medical insurance, or in a hospital, they will probably provide medical insurance. I imagine it is a good job. A similiar, but slightly less school intensive profession is Psychology. A clinical psychologist, who also helps people with their problems, and deals with mental disease but is not a medical doctor and therefore cannot perscribe medication, requires less schooling, but makes less money. They all sound like good jobs. I hope I helped.

Answer 7

In life if you have a goal and try hard enough you will always reach it. One of the best tips i can give you is to not get a career because of salary, why? because at the end you might be earning good money but not liking your job and waking up every day not wanting to go, but if you really like helping people that's great and they do make money an average of $145,000 to $190,000 but it depends on were you live. On the benefit part you get lots of things but i can't tell you specifically because that also varies. You can be in that career with a PHD which is about 12 years. I hope you reach your goal and be part of a career you love.

Answer 8

First, it's psychiatrist. "Psych" refers to the "psyche" or mind. This job is similar to "psychologist" only "psychiatrist" is an actual Medical Doctor and the "psychologist" is not. These both tend to be a six figure salary which means you can pretty much provide your own insurance. Also, if you own your own practice you can set your own hours and choose your own patients. For "psychiatrist" you will need a doctorate. For psychologist you will need a Masters.

Just stay in school, and work really hard. But I bet you'll change your mind before you graduate ;) I did.

Answer 9

There are a lot of long hard years to become a psychiatrist. First you need your undergraduate degree, most likely in science. Then on to Medical school and after you become a doctor then on to Psychiatry. They make a lot, but they have to sacrifice a lot to get there. As for benefits, they are they're own business, so they have to provide their own benefits. Also, ask your school guidance councilor for help and advice.

Answer 10

you mean "psychiatrist". maybe this will help you get some information you are looking for. i would think it would take atleast 4 years of college and some internships. You would more than likely have your insurance paid for considering whoever you work for. You would probably have great benefits and make pretty good pay depending on how many clients/ patients you have coming in.