My Hobbies 

1. playing soccer 
2. going hiking
3. playing basketball
4. playing with my sibling
5. playing volleyball 
6. going out with Maddy
7. hanging out with my family and friends 
8. going out to the park 
9. playing with my cats 
10. Spending time with my boyfriend 

Psychiatrist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Psychiatrists are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness. As physician, they are licensed to use a wide variety of treatments and may write prescriptions. Psychiatrists may work for the government, have their own private practice, or work in hospitals, clinics, or universities. Their duties include:

· Designing treatment programs

· Conducting psychotherapy sessions

· Prescribing potent mental illness drugs

· Supervising electrotherapy treatments

· Conducting research

· Leading a team of mental health care providers

Average Salary: $90,000 - $200,000

Educational Requirements: Bachelors, Masters. Ph.D. degrees

In addition to completing the requirements for a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychiatrist must complete an intensive three year residency in psychiatry.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I would like to be a 

Ophthalmologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Ophthalmologists are physicians who specialize in the treatment of eye disorders and diseases. They treat vision problems and write prescriptions for both pharmaceuticals and corrective eyeglass lenses. When necessary, they perform eye surgery. Most ophthalmologist are in private practice, however some are employed by hospitals or clinics, and others perform research.

Average Salary: $90,000 - $150,000

Educational Requirements:

Only physicians may study to become ophthalmologists. After completing medical school and internship, an ophthalmologist must then complete a three to five year residency in an approved ophthalmology program. After completing their residency program they must pass an examination to be certified

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I would like to be one because it looks like you learn new facts about the eye. I love helping people so with this job I’ll be able to help a lot of people who have problems with their eye 

Optician

Online Research

Duties and Responsibilities: An optician is a technical practitioner who designs, fits and dispenses corrective lenses for the vision of the person. Some opticians also design and fit special appliances to correct the following: cosmetic, traumatic, or anatomical defects. Other opticians are licensed to manufacture lenses to their own specific way and design other spectacle frames and other devises. Opticians may work in hospitals, joint practice, eye care centers, laboratories, and retail stores.

Salary: $26,000 - $54,000

Education: High school diploma, on-the-job programs, licensed, project job growth (2012 – 2022) equivalent at minimum; employers may prefer those with certificates or associate’s degrees.

 Reflection: Would you like to become an optician? Why?  Why not?

I wouldn’t like to be an optician because it seems really boring. Mostly all you do is design classes or lenses and that doesn’t seem fun at all. 

Acupuncture

Duties and Responsibilities:  Acupuncture is mostly used for pain reliefs also; it’s used for a wide range of conditions. Acupuncture is rarely used alone but they mostly use as an adjunct to other ways of treatment. TCM theory and practice are not only based on the scientific knowledge and acupuncture is known as some type of pseudoscience. They are eight conditions that are beneficial.

Salary: $35,970 - $72,710

Education: Bachelor's degrees in acupuncture are not typically available; therefore applicants to an acupuncture program at the master's level should ideally have an undergraduate degree in a related field. Students gain critical thinking skills and problem-solving abilities through clinical rotations in areas such as immune disorders, stress and chronic pain.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one?  Why? Why not?

I wouldn’t like to be one because I’m scared of needles. Mostly I wouldn’t be one because you have to poke people with needles and that looks painful and I think I’ll faint. Specially I don’t want to hurt people by poking them with needles. It looks really painful and I just dislike that. Finally it looks boring because all you’re doing is poking people with needles. 

Ambulance Dispatcher

Duties and responsibilities: they are also called 9-1-1 operators or public safety tele communicators, answer emergency and nonemergency calls. Ambulance dispatchers take all the information they need to know so they could send the right amount of units to where you are. These people work in an emergency communication centre, often called Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)

Salary: $33,000 - $36,300 per year  

Education: High school diploma; approved training program, certification.

Reflection: I wouldn’t like to be one of these. I wouldn’t like to be one of these because it looks stressful. Also because you have to take a lot of phone calls and you have to contact the units necessary for the people that need help.