Pediatricians, General

Median salary

$210,040

Average salary

$212,110

Employment

39,390

Projected growth

0.8% growth

Annual openings

1,200

Typical entry education

Doctoral or professional degree

What Pediatricians, General Do

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries in children. May refer patients to specialists for further diagnosis or treatment, as needed.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Internship/residency
Self-employed: 4.6%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 5 of 5

Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed

Experience: Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience.
Education: Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Job training: Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Medicine and Dentistryimportance 5.0/5
Therapy and Counselingimportance 4.5/5
Biologyimportance 4.4/5
Psychologyimportance 4.3/5
Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.3/5
English Languageimportance 3.8/5
Sociology and Anthropologyimportance 3.4/5
Education and Trainingimportance 3.3/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

Exposed to Disease or Infections5.0/5
Contact With Others5.0/5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.9/5
Freedom to Make Decisions4.8/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.7/5
Frequency of Decision Making4.7/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

General Internal Medicine Physicians98% skill match
Neurologists98% skill match
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary97% skill match
Psychiatrists97% skill match
History Teachers, Postsecondary97% skill match
Physician Assistants97% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 4.3/5
Social Perceptivenessimportance 4.0/5
Complex Problem Solvingimportance 4.0/5
Service Orientationimportance 3.9/5
Coordinationimportance 3.4/5
Instructingimportance 3.4/5
Persuasionimportance 3.3/5
Negotiationimportance 3.0/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

Other Software Used

Advanced Data Systems MedicsDocAssistant for Pediatrics
Allscripts Professional EHR
ChartWare EMR
Drug reference software
EMR Experts Pediatric EMR
Email software
Epic Systems software
MedcomSoft Record

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Dependability
Attention to Detail
Empathy
Cooperation
Cautiousness
Integrity
Optimism

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

SocialHigh
InvestigativeHigh
RealisticMedium
ConventionalMedium
EnterprisingLow
ArtisticLow

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