After your initial survey, you might want to delve deeper into certain specialties.
In certain specialties, the income can be a good deal higher.
In urban areas and among certain specialties, however, the waits can be much longer.
Teachers who work in troubled schools or in certain specialties, like special education, could earn more money under the bill.
But it is also true that engineers with certain specialties, like software development, are hard to find.
"Except for certain specialties, we turn candidates away even from places like Harvard and Stanford," said Dr. Robert Pearl, a senior executive in the Kaiser physicians' group.
Certain specialties have been entirely closed to women, and it's possible that some will continue to be once the different branches figure out how to implement this.
Some researchers attributed the persistent issue to a "pipeline problem," insufficient numbers of senior level women in medicine, particularly in certain specialties like surgery.
Pressures are greatest in certain specialties, with higher surgical training, obstetrics and gynaecology and emergency medicine specialists reporting the worst work-life balance.
Most of these reserve forces would be assigned to guard sites like military installations, civilian power plants and airports, although some would be assigned to guard bases overseas and certain specialties would be required for the Iraqi offensive.
"It's very clear that if you're going to sustain the global war on terror, you're going to need to beef up certain specialties," he added, citing in particular military police and intelligence.
