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An Orthopedic Surgeon- profile and job description for individuals interested in a career in orthopedic surgery:  Orthopedic Surgery (or sometimes spelled Orthopaedic) is a great career.  An orthopedic surgeon or orthopedist can specialize in hip or knee joint replacements, sports injuries, hand, foot & ankle, spine problems and surgery.  An Orthopaedic Surgeon typically works long hours but the work can be very rewarding as they are actively a part of the healing process of a person.  The minimum educational training for an orthopedic surgeon is a four-year bachelors degree, usually in a science, four years of medical school, and up to eight years of internship and residency, and many do further training with a fellowship in a particular aspect of orthopedic surgery.  The salary for an orthopedic surgeon is between $220,000 and $500,000+ with the average falling in somewhere in the lower 300Ks a year.   A few orthopedists choose to work in various locations in orthopaedic locum tenens jobs.  Please visit JobProfiles.org, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and Wikipedia – the free encyclopedia  for more job, career and clinical information about Orthopedic surgery.