Psychiatric aide – technician

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.  

Salary:  $90,000 - $200,000

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