Medical Illustrator

Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Medical Illustrator produces medical drawings or illustrations on different clients. They publicize journals, informational materials, books, reports, exhibits and various presentations.   

·         They create and design three-dimensional medical artwork by using art techniques.

·         Medical Illustrators conduct graphic computers, lettering equipment, computer and drafting equipment.

·         They observe and sketch surgical procedures.

·         Also, they work with clients to discuss the different stages of medical illustration from sketches to the finish drawings.

Salary: $63,000 - $77,000

Education:

Most of the medical illustrators in their career they profession to have a master’s degree from an accredited a two-year graduate program in medical illustration. Each program accepts 16 or fewer students each year. High school students contemplating medical illustrator as a career should take a college preparatory program with as much emphasis on art and science as possible.

 Reflection: Yes, I think I would like to be a medical illustrator because it looks like an interesting career to do.