Occupation AtlasEmergency Medicine Physicians
O*NET · 29-1214.00
Emergency Medicine Physicians
Make immediate medical decisions and act to prevent death or further disability. Provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of patients. May direct emergency medical staff in an emergency department.
Also called Attending Emergency Physician · Attending Physician · Critical Care Intensivist · Critical Care Intensivist Physician · Critical Care Physician · Disaster Medicine Physician · ED Doctor · ED Physician
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EM Physician · Emergency Department Doctor (ED Doctor) · Emergency Department Physician (ED Physician) · Emergency Doctor · Emergency MD · Emergency MD (Emergency Medicine Doctor) · Emergency Medicine Physician (EM Physician) · Emergency Medicine Specialist · Emergency Physician · ER Doctor · ER Doctor (Emergency Room Doctor) · ER Physician · ER Physician (Emergency Room Physician) · Intensivist · MD · MD (Medical Doctor) · Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician · Physician · Pulmonary Critical Care Physician · Trauma Doctor · Urgent Care Physician · Wound Care Physician
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
ISCInvestigative · Social · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative5.64
- S Social5.60
- C Conventional4.22
- R Realistic4.15
- E Enterprising2.68
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (52%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Up to and including 1 month (48%)
- On-the-job training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (41%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.4Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.4Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.3Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Read a scientific journal article describing surgical procedures
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.3Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- SpeakingbasicImportance 4.3Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.1Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 4.1Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- MonitoringbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Service OrientationImportance 4.1Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
- WritingbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Active LearningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- CoordinationImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
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- InstructingImportance 3.6Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- PersuasionImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.3Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- NegotiationImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
- Time ManagementImportance 3.3Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- SciencebasicImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
- MathematicsbasicImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
- Operations MonitoringImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- Operation and ControlImportance 2.4Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 1.9Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- ProgrammingImportance 1.8Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
- Operations AnalysisImportance 1.8Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.5Level 0.8
- Technology DesignImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
17 coreWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs and priority of treatment.Importance 5.0
- Perform emergency resuscitations on patients.Importance 5.0
- Perform such medical procedures as emergent cricothyrotomy, endotracheal intubation, and emergency thoracotomy.Importance 5.0
- Select, request, perform, or interpret diagnostic procedures, such as laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, emergency ultrasounds, and radiographs.Importance 5.0
- Stabilize patients in critical condition.Importance 5.0
- Analyze records, examination information, or test results to diagnose medical conditions.Importance 4.9
- Consult with hospitalists and other professionals, such as social workers, regarding patients' hospital admission, continued observation, transition of care, or discharge.Importance 4.9
- Communicate likely outcomes of medical diseases or traumatic conditions to patients or their representatives.Importance 4.8
- Conduct primary patient assessments that include information from prior medical care.Importance 4.8
- Monitor patients' conditions, and reevaluate treatments, as necessary.Importance 4.8
- Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, residents, and other medical staff.Importance 4.7
- Select and prescribe medications to address patient needs.Importance 4.7
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- Collect and record patient information, such as medical history or examination results, in electronic or handwritten medical records.Importance 4.6
- Discuss patients' treatment plans with physicians and other medical professionals.Importance 4.5
- Identify factors that may affect patient management, such as age, gender, barriers to communication, and underlying disease.Importance 4.5
- Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements.Importance 4.4
- Refer patients to specialists or other practitioners.Importance 4.4
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 5.0Level 6.5Level 7 looks like: Perform open heart surgery
- English LanguageImportance 4.8Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- BiologyImportance 4.5Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
- PsychologyImportance 4.4Level 6.3Level 7 looks like: Treat a person with a severe mental illness
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 4.0Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Provide job counseling to the unemployed
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.9Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- Education and TrainingImportance 3.7Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 3.3Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
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- ChemistryImportance 3.2Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
- MathematicsImportance 3.0Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 2.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
- Administration and ManagementImportance 2.7Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 2.7Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
- AdministrativeImportance 2.5Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- Foreign LanguageImportance 2.5Level 2.6
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.5Level 2.7
- PhysicsImportance 2.5Level 2.9
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.4Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.2Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 2.2Level 2.6
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 2.1Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
- Economics and AccountingImportance 1.9Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- MechanicalImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
- Production and ProcessingImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- GeographyImportance 1.6Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- TransportationImportance 1.6Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- Sales and MarketingImportance 1.4Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
- DesignImportance 1.3Level —
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.2Level —
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.1Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.1Level —
- Food ProductionImportance 1.1Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.6Level 5.3Level 6 looks like: Understand a lecture on advanced physics
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.6Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Explain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.6Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Understand an instruction book on repairing Artificial Intelligence systems
- Written ExpressionImportance 4.5Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.4Level 4.9Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.4Level 5.5Level 6 looks like: Diagnose a disease using results of many different lab tests
- Problem SensitivityImportance 4.4Level 5.4Level 6 looks like: Recognize an illness at an early stage of a disease when there are only a few symptoms
- Speech ClarityImportance 4.3Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
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- Speech RecognitionImportance 4.3Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Information OrderingImportance 4.1Level 4.6
- Near VisionImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- OriginalityImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
- Speed of ClosureImportance 3.5Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Make sense of messy handwriting
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 3.4Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Thread a needle
- MemorizationImportance 3.4Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Recite the first names of the five people you just met
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.4Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Read five pressure indicators in 10 seconds to make sure each is within safe limits
- Finger DexterityImportance 3.3Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Attach small dials to audio equipment on an assembly line
- Far VisionImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
- Manual DexterityImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Pack oranges in crates as quickly as possible
- Time SharingImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Operate a forklift truck in a warehouse
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 3.0Level 2.8
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 3 looks like: Carve roast beef in a cafeteria
- Control PrecisionImportance 2.9Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
- VisualizationImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.6Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Number FacilityImportance 2.6Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Trunk StrengthImportance 2.6Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Reaction TimeImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
- Response OrientationImportance 2.5Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 2.4Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 2.4Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.4Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Depth PerceptionImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Saw through a thin piece of wood
- StaminaImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
- Static StrengthImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
- Rate ControlImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
- Explosive StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Hit a nail with a hammer
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.4Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.4Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.1Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 4.9Level 6.5Level 7 looks like: Care for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.9Level 6.3Level 7 looks like: Make the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
- Getting InformationImportance 4.8Level 5.6
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.8Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.8Level 6.1Level 7 looks like: Learn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.7Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 4.7Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.6Level 5.6
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- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.5Level 5.6
- Processing InformationImportance 4.5Level 5.8
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.4Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.3Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.3Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 4.0Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.0Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 4.0Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.8Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.8Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.7Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.7Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.6Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.6Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.6Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.4Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.3Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.3Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 3.1Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 2.9Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 2.9Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 2.9Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 2.7Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 2.7Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 2.7Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.6Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.4Level 2.9
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.3Level 2.6
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.7Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.5Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.4Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
2 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (1)
- Epic Systemshot
Hot (1; 1 more marked hot above)
- MEDITECH software
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O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.
ESCO equivalents
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Average difference 0.2 points · Operation and Control −1.3, Operations Monitoring −0.5
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