Neurologists
see titles from the Air Force, Army, or Navy.
Emergency Services Physician; Emergency Services Physician, Emergency Medicine Specialist; Neurologist
Child Neurologist; Neurologist
Neurologist
What they do:
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and disorders of the nervous system.
On the job, you would:
- Interview patients to obtain information such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories.
- Examine patients to obtain information about functional status of areas such as vision, physical strength, coordination, reflexes, sensations, language skills, cognitive abilities, and mental status.
- Perform or interpret the outcomes of procedures or diagnostic tests such as lumbar punctures, electroencephalography, electromyography, and nerve conduction velocity tests.
Health
- medicine and dentistry
- therapy and counseling
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
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People interested in this work like activities that include
ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Concern for Others
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Stress Tolerance
- Cooperation
- Dependability
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Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
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doctoral/professional degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Air Force, Army, or Navy.
