Career profile · live from the Careermash careers engine
Career profile

Cardiologist, A

In the galaxy of medicine, a career as a cardiologist, rewarding and challenging it is. With an aging population and a focus on heart health, more needed are cardiologists than ever. Save lives, you will, and work in a dynamic environment, new technologies and treatments to introduce. At the forefront of medical innovation, you will stand.
Degree usually required
AI impact: low££££ payUni route
0
AI impact
how much AI is reshaping it
Robin · your guide
Curious about being a cardiologist, a? Here's the honest picture - what you'd really do, what you'd earn, and every way in. No need to decide anything yet.

What you'd actually do

As a cardiologist, responsible for diagnosing and treating heart diseases, you are. Collaborate with other specialists, you will, performing tests like EKGs and echocardiograms. Individual treatment plans, you will develop. Participate in clinical trials, you may, to advance the field of cardiology. High demand for cardiologists, there is, and attractive incentives many clinics offer.
1Conduct heart examinations and diagnoses, you will
2Develop treatment plans for patients, you will
3Collaborate with a team of specialists, you will

Career progression & pay

01
Getting in

Junior Cardiologist, a

£60,000
Degree, a
After completing your medical studies, start your journey as a resident in a cardiology department, you will.
02
Building up

Cardiology Specialist, a

£90,000
Specialisation, a
After completing your training, take on more responsibilities, you will.
03
At the top

Senior Cardiologist, a

£120,000
Experience, a
Lead a team of doctors, you will, and responsible for strategic planning of the department, you will be.

Degrees that lead here via Medicine and Dentistry

Apprenticeships that lead here

No apprenticeship standard maps directly yet - the university or college route is the main way in.

Who hires - top UK employers

NHS
The national health service offers many opportunities for cardiologists.
Barts Health NHS Trust
One of the largest NHS trusts in England, known for its cardiology programmes.
Royal Papworth Hospital
Specialised in heart and lung diseases, offers innovative treatments.

How to get in - your routes

Careermash · your kind of work, the careers in it, and every route in - all in one place.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

© 2026 Careermash. A concept for secondary schools.