MEDICAL ILLUSTRATOR duties and responsibilities: medical illustrators prepare illustrations that aid in research about or creation of artificial body parts. At times, they are called upon to use modeling skills to create artificial body parts, such as ears, and noses, for patients that are deformed or have undergone some surgeries. SALARY:: $35,000 - $50,000 EDUCATION::: The majority of medical illustrators in the profession have a master's degree from an accredited two-year graduate program in medical illustration. I WOULD LIKE TO WORK AS A MEDICAL ILLUSTRATOR BECAUSE I THINK ITS A EASY JOB YOU WONT HAVE TO PUT ALOT OF EFFOR INTO IT.