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Anesthesiologists
Administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery.
What an anesthesiologist does
Become an anesthesiologist
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good anesthesiologist
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $249 per hour with an average salary of $420,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $169 and $299 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $143,800 and $568,600 per year.
- 49% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $302 per hour with an average salary of $304,500 per year.
Anesthesiologist job outlook
- There are 1,603 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 57 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 11% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.