# Family Medicine Physicians

> Diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care to individuals and families across the lifespan. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 29-1215.00
- **Summary:** Diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care to individuals and families across the lifespan. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment.

## Aliases

- Family Physician
- Family Practice Physician (FP Physician)
- Medical Doctor (MD)
- Physician
- Board Certified Family Physician
- Family Medicine Physician
- Family Practice Medical Doctor (FP MD)
- Family Practitioner
- Medical Staff Physician
- Primary Care Physician
- DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician)
- Doctor

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury. | Core | 4.A.4.a.5.c |
| Order, perform, and interpret tests and analyze records, reports, and examination information to diagnose patients' condition. | Core | 4.A.2.a.4.f |
| Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.l |
| Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary. | Core | 4.A.1.a.2.e |
| Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients. | Core | 4.A.4.a.1.e |
| Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention. | Core | 4.A.4.b.6.a |
| Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.a |
| Refer patients to medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary. | Core | 4.A.4.a.5.a |
| Coordinate work with nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, pharmacists, psychologists, and other health care providers. | Core | 4.A.4.a.2.d |
| Plan, implement, or administer health programs or standards in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention or treatment of injury or illness. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.n |
| Prepare government or organizational reports which include birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or medical status of individuals. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.b.6.f |
| Train residents, medical students, and other health care professionals. | Core | 4.A.4.b.3.f |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Train medical providers. | 4.A.4.b.3.f |
| Prepare official health documents or records. | 4.A.3.b.6.f |
| Immunize patients. | 4.A.4.a.5.c |
| Prescribe treatments or therapies. | 4.A.4.c.3.f |
| Prescribe medications. | 4.A.4.c.3.f |
| Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment. | 4.A.2.a.4.f |
| Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests. | 4.A.4.c.3.b |
| Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments. | 4.A.1.a.2.e |
| Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals. | 4.A.1.a.1.l |
| Record patient medical histories. | 4.A.3.b.6.k |
| Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members. | 4.A.4.a.1.e |
| Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers. | 4.A.4.b.6.a |
| Advise communities or institutions regarding health or safety issues. | 4.A.4.b.6.f |
| Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources. | 4.A.4.a.5.a |
| Supervise patient care personnel. | 4.A.4.b.4.a |
| Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment. | 4.A.4.a.2.d |
| Design public or employee health programs. | 4.A.2.b.2.n |
| Direct healthcare delivery programs. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medicine and Dentistry | knowledge | 5 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 5 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4.88 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4.88 |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.67 |
| Therapy and Counseling | knowledge | 4.56 |
| Psychology | knowledge | 4.49 |
| Biology | knowledge | 4.46 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 4.38 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 4.25 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 4.25 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 4.25 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 4.25 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 4.12 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4.12 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 4.12 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 4 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 4 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 4 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 4 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 4 |
| Written Expression | ability | 4 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 4 |
| Science | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.88 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.88 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.66 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 3.4 |
| Instructing | transferable_skill | 3.38 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.29 |
| Learning Strategies | essential_skill | 3.25 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.25 |
| Flexibility of Closure | ability | 3.25 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3.25 |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 3.22 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | knowledge | 3.14 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.12 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Email Software | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Medical Software | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Epic Systems | Medical software | yes | yes |
| eClinicalWorks EHR software | Medical software | yes | no |
| MEDITECH software | Medical software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | no |
| Acrendo Medical Software Family Practice EMR | Medical software | no | no |
| Allscripts Professional EHR | Medical software | no | no |
| Billing software | Billing and invoicing software | no | no |
| Brickell Research Brickell Medical Office | Medical software | no | no |
| ChartWare EMR | Medical software | no | no |
| e-MDs software | Medical software | no | no |
| e-MDs topsE&M Coder | Medical software | no | no |
| Email software | Electronic mail software | no | no |
| Epocrates | Medical software | no | no |
| Greenway Health PrimeSuite | Medical software | no | no |
| Med Math | Medical software | no | no |
| MedcomSoft Record | Medical software | no | no |
| Medical procedure coding software | Medical software | no | no |
| Medical reference software | Information retrieval or search software | no | no |
| Misys Healthcare Systems Mysis Tiger | Medical software | no | no |
| Practice management software PMS | Medical software | no | no |
| Practice Partner Total Practice Partner | Medical software | no | no |
| Scheduling software | Calendar and scheduling software | no | no |
| SOAPware EMR | Medical software | no | no |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 5 |
| Contact With Others | 5 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 5 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 4.99 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.98 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.98 |
| Physical Proximity | 4.97 |
| Consequence of Error | 4.97 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.93 |
| Exposed to Disease or Infections | 4.78 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.76 |
| Time Pressure | 4.72 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.66 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 4.6 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.47 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 4.29 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 4.23 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 4.06 |
| E-Mail | 3.98 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 3.84 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 3.71 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 3.64 |
| Conflict Situations | 3.57 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 3.43 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 3.05 |
| Spend Time Standing | 2.92 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 2.77 |
| Degree of Automation | 2.33 |
| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | 2.3 |
| Level of Competition | 2.16 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 1.99 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | 1.96 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 1.71 |
| Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People | 1.67 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 1.51 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 1.5 |
| Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | 1.4 |
| Public Speaking | 1.26 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 1.21 |
| Exposed to Radiation | 1.18 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 5
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- **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).
- **Experience:** Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- **Svp Range:** (8.0 and above)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Post-Doctoral Training | 28.89 |
| Master's Degree | 9.48 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 2.25 |
| Some College Courses | 0.31 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Intellectual Curiosity | work_style | 10 |
| Cooperation | work_style | 9 |
| Achievement Orientation | work_style | 8 |
| Social Orientation | work_style | 7 |
| Health Care Service | specific_interest_area | 6.96 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 6.21 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 6.08 |
| Professional Advising | specific_interest_area | 6 |
| Self-Control | work_style | 6 |
| Social Service | specific_interest_area | 5.73 |
| Medical Science | specific_interest_area | 5.27 |
| Teaching/Education | specific_interest_area | 5 |
| Stress Tolerance | work_style | 5 |
| Life Science | specific_interest_area | 4.75 |
| Empathy | work_style | 4 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 3.95 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 29-1214.00 | role-29-1214-00 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | Primary-Short |
| 29-1221.00 | role-29-1221-00 | Pediatricians, General | Primary-Short |
| 29-1216.00 | role-29-1216-00 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | Primary-Short |
| 29-1218.00 | role-29-1218-00 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | Primary-Short |
| 29-1243.00 | role-29-1243-00 | Pediatric Surgeons | Primary-Short |
| 29-1071.00 | role-29-1071-00 | Physician Assistants | Primary-Long |
| 29-1223.00 | role-29-1223-00 | Psychiatrists | Primary-Long |
| 29-1212.00 | role-29-1212-00 | Cardiologists | Primary-Long |
| 29-1141.02 | role-29-1141-02 | Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses | Primary-Long |
| 29-1229.02 | role-29-1229-02 | Hospitalists | Primary-Long |
| 29-1171.00 | role-29-1171-00 | Nurse Practitioners | Supplemental |
| 29-1217.00 | role-29-1217-00 | Neurologists | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Healthcare & Human Services | healthcare-human-services |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Doctoral or professional degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Health Professions and Related Programs | health-professions-and-related-programs |
| Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs | medical-residency-fellowship-programs |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 238380
- **Mean Wage:** 256830
- **Pct10Wage:** 81330
- **Pct25Wage:** 167580
- **Employment:** 107950
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq | Median Wage |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 102520 | 6.34 |  |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 1490 | 0.16 | 145350 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 1290 | 0.66 | 223870 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 380 | 0.06 | 209850 |
| 621420 | 621420 | Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | National industry | 270 | 1.25 |  |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 250 | 0.03 |  |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 220 | 0.12 | 200450 |
| 621310 | 621310 | Offices of Chiropractors | National industry | 110 | 1.08 |  |
| 621340 | 621340 | Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | National industry | 110 | 0.33 |  |
| 624120 | 624120 | Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | National industry | 50 |  | 236230 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 30 |  |  |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector |  |  | 167560 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 102520 | 6.34 |
| 621420 | 621420 | Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | National industry | 270 | 1.25 |
| 621310 | 621310 | Offices of Chiropractors | National industry | 110 | 1.08 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 1290 | 0.66 |
| 621340 | 621340 | Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | National industry | 110 | 0.33 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 1490 | 0.16 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 220 | 0.12 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 380 | 0.06 |
- **Count:** 13

## Ai Signals


## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 66
- **Percentile:** 66
- **Band:** Moderate
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 75 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 56 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 2

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.875 | 75 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.16535273902198305 | 56 | Moderate | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0
- **Beta:** 0.4375
- **Gamma:** 0.875

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients. | 0.01602241494768065 | 4.96 |
| Prepare government or organizational reports which include birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or medical status of individuals. | 0.012735765727643594 | 3.64 |
| Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention. | 0.009346408719480382 | 4.76 |
| Plan, implement, or administer health programs or standards in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention or treatment of injury or illness. | 0.006265175075695639 | 3.86 |
| Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary. | 0.0033893570081632153 | 4.97 |
| Refer patients to medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary. | 0.0019514479743970028 | 4.64 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 2.7
- **Growth Percentile:** 49
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 3.3
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 39
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 116
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 119.1

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 12
- **Skills:** 34
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 25
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 11c767c46f0c88ad