Psychiatrist

Duties and Responsibilities: Psychiatrists are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness. As physicians, they are licensed to use a very wide variety of treatment and may write prescriptions. Psychiatrists may work for the government, have their own private practice, or work in hospitals, clinics, or universities.

Salary: $90,000-$200,000

Education: In addition to completing the requirements for a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychiatrists, must complete an insensitive three year residency in psychiatry.