Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Does not pass

• Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.

  physical work, outside the screen · 14.3% of the role's time · $2.5B

• Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 12.8% of the role's time · $2.2B

• Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings to the scientific audience and general public.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 11.5% of the role's time · $2.0B

• Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.

  physical work, outside the screen · 11.0% of the role's time · $1.9B

• Study animal and human health and physiological processes.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 9.5% of the role's time · $1.7B

• Prepare and analyze organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure.

  physical work, outside the screen · 9.0% of the role's time · $1.6B

• Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 6.7% of the role's time · $1.2B

• Investigate cause, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission of diseases or parasites.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 5.3% of the role's time · $931M

• Write and publish articles in scientific journals.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked · 4.7% of the role's time · $817M

• Use equipment such as atomic absorption spectrometers, electron microscopes, flow cytometers, or chromatography systems.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.4% of the role's time · $763M

• Write applications for research grants.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.8% of the role's time · $655M

• Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.0% of the role's time · $523M

• Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, and others regarding medical applications of physics, biology, and chemistry.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.7% of the role's time · $476M

• Confer with health departments, industry personnel, physicians, and others to develop health safety standards and public health improvement programs.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 1.2% of the role's time · $201M