Occupation AtlasAnesthesiologists
O*NET · 29-1211.00
Anesthesiologists
Administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery.
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Cardiac Anesthesiologist · Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist · Critical Care Anesthesiologist · DO Physician · DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician) · Doctor · General Anesthesiologist · MD · Medical Doctor (MD) · Obstetrical Anesthesiologist · Pediatric Anesthesiologist · Physician · Physician Anesthesiologist
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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
ISRInvestigative · Social · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative5.73
- S Social5.25
- R Realistic5.18
- C Conventional3.69
- E Enterprising2.50
- A Artistic1.17
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 10 years (35%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- None (34%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years (36%)
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 4.6Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.3Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.1Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- MonitoringbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- SciencebasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- SpeakingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- WritingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Time ManagementImportance 3.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
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- Operations MonitoringImportance 3.6Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Monitor machine functions on an automated production line
- InstructingImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Service OrientationImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.4Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- CoordinationImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.1Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- MathematicsbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
- PersuasionImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
- Operation and ControlImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Adjust the speed of assembly line equipment based on the product being assembled
- NegotiationImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- Operations AnalysisImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- TroubleshootingImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
- Technology DesignImportance 1.8Level 0.8
- ProgrammingImportance 1.4Level 0.5
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.3Level —
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
19 core · 1 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.Importance 5.0
- Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.Importance 4.9
- Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.Importance 4.9
- Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.Importance 4.9
- Decide when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery.Importance 4.9
- Coordinate administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation.Importance 4.9
- Position patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility.Importance 4.8
- Coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians, and other health care providers.Importance 4.8
- Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.Importance 4.7
- Confer with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain.Importance 4.6
- Order laboratory tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic procedures.Importance 4.6
- Manage anesthesiological services, coordinating them with other medical activities and formulating plans and procedures.Importance 4.6
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- Place invasive intravascular monitors into patients.Importance 4.6
- Inform students and staff of types and methods of anesthesia administration, signs of complications, and emergency methods to counteract reactions.Importance 4.5
- Diagnose illnesses, using examinations, tests, and reports.Importance 4.4
- Teach anesthesiology principles to residents.Importance 4.3
- Provide medical care and consultation in many settings, prescribing medication and treatment and referring patients for surgery.Importance 4.0
- Instruct individuals and groups on ways to preserve health and prevent disease.Importance 3.9
- Conduct medical research to aid in controlling and curing disease, to investigate new medications, and to develop and test new medical techniques.Importance 3.5
- Schedule and maintain use of surgical suite, including operating, wash-up, waiting rooms, or anesthetic and sterilizing equipment.Importance 3.8
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 5.0Level 6.7Level 7 looks like: Perform open heart surgery
- English LanguageImportance 4.8Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- BiologyImportance 4.7Level 6.1Level 7 looks like: Isolate and identify a new virus
- PsychologyImportance 4.7Level 6.1Level 7 looks like: Treat a person with a severe mental illness
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 4.5Level 6.2Level 7 looks like: Respond to a citizen's request for assistance after a major disaster
- MathematicsImportance 4.5Level 5.8
- ChemistryImportance 4.4Level 6.0Level 7 looks like: Develop a safe commercial cleaner
- Education and TrainingImportance 4.3Level 6.3Level 7 looks like: Design a training program for new employees
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- PhysicsImportance 4.3Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Calculate the speed of a falling object
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 4.3Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Provide job counseling to the unemployed
- Law and GovernmentImportance 4.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 3.9Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.8Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- MechanicalImportance 3.6Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Replace a valve on a steam pipe
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 3.6Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 3.5Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.4Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- Production and ProcessingImportance 3.4Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
- DesignImportance 3.1Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Design plans for remodeling a kitchen
- Foreign LanguageImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Ask directions in a foreign city
- AdministrativeImportance 2.8Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Direct phone calls to the appropriate staff member
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.8Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.7Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 2.7Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
- Economics and AccountingImportance 2.6Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 2.5Level 2.8
- Sales and MarketingImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.8Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
- GeographyImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.5Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
- TransportationImportance 1.3Level 0.4Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- Food ProductionImportance 1.2Level —
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.1Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Problem SensitivityImportance 5.0Level 5.5Level 6 looks like: Recognize an illness at an early stage of a disease when there are only a few symptoms
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.9Level 5.0Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.8Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.5Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.4Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.1Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Explain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
- Information OrderingImportance 4.0Level 4.1
- Near VisionImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
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- Written ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Thread a needle
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Read five pressure indicators in 10 seconds to make sure each is within safe limits
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.3Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Control PrecisionImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
- Far VisionImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- Auditory AttentionImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Finger DexterityImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Attach small dials to audio equipment on an assembly line
- Manual DexterityImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Pack oranges in crates as quickly as possible
- OriginalityImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Time SharingImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Number FacilityImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Response OrientationImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 2.8Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.8Level 2.9
- VisualizationImportance 2.6Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- MemorizationImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
- Reaction TimeImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
- Trunk StrengthImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
- Static StrengthImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
- Depth PerceptionImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 2.0Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 2.0Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
- Rate ControlImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
- StaminaImportance 2.0Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 4.9Level 6.8Level 7 looks like: Care for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.9Level 6.1Level 7 looks like: Make the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.8Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.8Level 5.6
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.7Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.7Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Getting InformationImportance 4.7Level 5.7
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 4.6Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
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- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.6Level 6.1Level 7 looks like: Determine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 4.6Level 6.6Level 7 looks like: Check the status of a patient in critical medical care
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 4.6Level 5.8
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 4.5Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.5Level 6.1Level 7 looks like: Learn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 4.4Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Processing InformationImportance 4.4Level 6.2Level 7 looks like: Compile data for a complex scientific report
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.4Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 4.3Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 4.2Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 4.2Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.2Level 5.7
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 4.2Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 4.1Level 5.7
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.1Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 4.1Level 6.0Level 7 looks like: Establish the value of a recently discovered ancient artwork
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 4.0Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.8Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.8Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.8Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 3.8Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.7Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 3.6Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.4Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.2Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 3.2Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.7Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 2.5Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.9Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.8Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.8Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.7Level 2.2Level 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
18 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 (6; 1 more marked hot above)
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
Other tools (11)
- AetherPalm InfusiCalc
- Anesthesia machine software
- AtStaff Physician Scheduler
- Drug database software
- EDImis Anesthesia Manager
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Healthpac Medical Billing
- Medical calculator software
- Skyscape 5-Minute Clinical Consult
- Skyscape AnesthesiaDrugs
- Web browser software
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ESCO equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →Other O*NET occupations whose importance ratings on the 35 skills both rate are nearest to this one's, with the biggest differences named. A plain rule, not a hidden score.
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Average difference 0.2 points · Operations Analysis −1.3, Operation and Control −0.6
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Average difference 0.2 points · Operations Analysis −0.6, Operations Monitoring −0.6
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Average difference 0.2 points · Operations Analysis −1.0, Critical Thinking −0.5
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Average difference 0.2 points · Science −1.0, Coordination +0.6
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Average difference 0.2 points · Operations Monitoring −1.5, Operation and Control −0.9
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Average difference 0.2 points · Operations Monitoring −1.5, Operation and Control −1.1
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Average difference 0.2 points · Operation and Control −1.9, Operations Monitoring −1.3
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