5 Utterly Disgusting Medical Jobs
It takes a stomach of steel to be aâ¦
1. Medical Waste Biohazard Cooker
â Speciality: Disposing of medical waste
â Biohazard Cookers steam bags of medical waste, producing a malodorous aroma
â The cooking process is steaming bags of bio waste at 260 °F for 30 minutes
â Biohazard bags may contain needles, urine, blood, teeth, semen and other bodily fluids
â Cookers wear protective gear, but can become contaminated if the gear is punctured
â The scent of "cooking" is described as a combination of burning rubber, BO and smelly feet
â Average Salary: $16.28/hour
2. Urologist
â Specialty: Urinary tract and male reproductive organs
â Urologists must be educated in internal medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, male infertility and erectile dysfunction, and other specialties
â They categorized as surgical sub-specialists
â Urologists treat a variety of things including:
â STDs
â Chronic prostatitis (treatment involves prostate gland massage)
â Male infertility
â Kidney stones
â Hematuria (blood in the urine)
â Incontinence
â Average Salary: about $461,000
3. Proctologist
â Specialty: the rectum
â Proctologists examine the anus both visually and manually
â Often referred to as a colorectal surgeon
â General practitioners will refer patients to a proctologists when they require surgery for issues related to the colon and rectum
â They treat constipation, incontinence, fistulas, hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse (the rectum has turned inside out)
â Average Salary: about $407,273
4. Forensic Pathologist
â Specialty: Diagnosing the deceased
â Forensic pathologists examine those who have had a violent or sudden, unexpected death
â They determine when, how and why a person has died
â They may need to be educated not only in medicine, but in
â Trace evidence
â DNA technology
â Firearms
â Toxicology
â Blood analysis
â FPs spend large amounts of time examining tissue samples and performing autopsies
â Constant exposure to death and violence may have a negative effect on a FPs emotional wellbeing
â Salary: Up to $500,000
5. CTS Decon (Crime and Trauma Scene Decontamination)
â Specialty: Cleaning up after a crime scene
â This may include the aftermath of murder, suicide, rape, etc.
â Clean up may include coming in contact with
â Blood
â Urine
â Feces
â Other body fluids
â Decomposing bodies
â Brain matter and more
â CTS Decon also involves cleanup of chemical contamination
â Meth labs
â Anthrax affected sites
â CTS Decon technicians generally have previous experience in unsavory jobs
â Often ER nurses or EMTs
â Salary: $40K – $50K
Do you have what it takes?
Sources:
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-a-proctologist.htm
http://work.chron.com/pay-scale-proctologist-7413.html
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/07/20/the-best-and-worst-paying-jobs-for-doctors-2/
http://www.healthcommunities.com/urinary-system-tests/what-is-a-urologist.shtml
http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/129/Forensic_Pathologist
http://science.howstuffworks.com/crime-scene-clean-up2.htm