Activities | Create material designed to facilitate the recording and dissemination of medical and scientific knowledge through visual communication media. |
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Outlook | Average job growth |
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Median Income | $41,970 per year in 2006 |
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Work Context & Conditions | Medical illustrators usually work indoors and work regular hours. They use their hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls. |
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Minimum Education Requirements | Bachelor's Degree
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Skills | Quality Control Analysis, Equipment Selection, Judgment and Decision Making, Operations Analysis, Speaking |
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Abilities | Visualization, Originality, Visual Color Discrimination |
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Interviews | Don Bliss |
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