Career fit quiz

Is Pediatric Surgeon the Right Career for You?

A quick, free 8-question quiz to see how well the pediatric surgeon career fits your personality, preferences and goals.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How this quiz works

Rate how much you agree with each statement. The quiz compares your answers with the realities of the pediatric surgeon job and gives you an honest fit score in under two minutes. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.

Statement 1 of 8I want to operate on children
Statement 2 of 8I stay calm in emergencies
Statement 3 of 8I can comfort worried families
Statement 4 of 8I can commit to very long training
Statement 5 of 8I want a highly specialized career
Statement 6 of 8I have great stamina
Statement 7 of 8I’m willing to spend about 15+ years after high school training for this career
Statement 8 of 8A typical salary around $559,030 a year would meet my needs

What this career really involves

Pediatric surgeons are physicians who perform surgery on newborns, children and adolescents, treating birth defects, injuries, tumors and other conditions.

  • Evaluate children for surgery
  • Repair congenital defects
  • Perform appendectomies and hernia repairs
  • Operate on newborns
  • Treat childhood tumors

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