Occupation AtlasPreventive Medicine Physicians
O*NET · 29-1229.05
Preventive Medicine Physicians
Apply knowledge of general preventive medicine and public health issues to promote health care to groups or individuals, and aid in the prevention or reduction of risk of disease, injury, disability, or death. May practice population-based medicine or diagnose and treat patients in the context of clinical health promotion and disease prevention.
Also called Aerospace Medicine Physician · Environmental Health Physician · Occupational Health Physician (OHP) · Occupational Medicine Officer · Occupational Medicine Physician · Occupational Physician · OHP · Physician
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Preventive Medicine Officer · Preventive Medicine Physician · Preventive Medicine Specialist · Primary Clinician · Public Health Officer · Public Health Physician
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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 Investigative6.70
- S Social5.43
- C Conventional3.39
- R Realistic3.37
- E Enterprising2.37
- A Artistic1.88
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 (32%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (26%)
- On-the-job training
- None or short demonstration (21%)
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.
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.4Level 5.5Level 6 looks like: Read a scientific journal article describing surgical procedures
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.3Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Write legal brief challenging a federal law
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 4.3Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.3Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- SpeakingbasicImportance 4.3Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.3Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- WritingbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- MonitoringbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Active LearningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- CoordinationImportance 4.0Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
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- InstructingImportance 3.8Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- SciencebasicImportance 3.8Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
- Service OrientationImportance 3.8Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.8Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.8Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.8Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- PersuasionImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
- Time ManagementImportance 3.5Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- MathematicsbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
- NegotiationImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
- Operations AnalysisImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Suggest changes in software to make a system more user friendly
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.4Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Operations MonitoringImportance 1.6Level 0.9
- Technology DesignImportance 1.6Level 0.6
- ProgrammingImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Operation and ControlImportance 1.3Level —
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
15 coreWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Direct or manage prevention programs in specialty areas such as aerospace, occupational, infectious disease, and environmental medicine.Importance 4.6
- Document or review comprehensive patients' histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks.Importance 4.3
- Supervise or coordinate the work of physicians, nurses, statisticians, or other professional staff members.Importance 4.2
- Evaluate the effectiveness of prescribed risk reduction measures or other interventions.Importance 4.2
- Identify groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries.Importance 4.2
- Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks.Importance 4.2
- Direct public health education programs dealing with topics such as preventable diseases, injuries, nutrition, food service sanitation, water supply safety, sewage and waste disposal, insect control, and immunizations.Importance 4.2
- Perform epidemiological investigations of acute and chronic diseases.Importance 4.2
- Teach or train medical staff regarding preventive medicine issues.Importance 4.1
- Provide information about potential health hazards and possible interventions to the media, the public, other health care professionals, or local, state, and federal health authorities.Importance 4.1
- Prepare preventive health reports, including problem descriptions, analyses, alternative solutions, and recommendations.Importance 3.9
- Coordinate or integrate the resources of health care institutions, social service agencies, public safety workers, or other organizations to improve community health.Importance 3.9
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- Design, implement, or evaluate health service delivery systems to improve the health of targeted populations.Importance 3.8
- Deliver presentations to lay or professional audiences.Importance 3.6
- Develop or implement interventions to address behavioral causes of diseases.Importance 3.6
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 4.7Level 5.8
- BiologyImportance 4.4Level 5.7
- English LanguageImportance 4.3Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Education and TrainingImportance 4.0Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 3.9Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
- Law and GovernmentImportance 3.8Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
- PsychologyImportance 3.8Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.6Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
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- MathematicsImportance 3.5Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 3.5Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Provide job counseling to the unemployed
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 3.4Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.3Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.1Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- ChemistryImportance 3.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 2.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
- AdministrativeImportance 2.8Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.8Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
- Economics and AccountingImportance 2.6Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Develop financial investment programs for individual clients
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.4Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 2.3Level 2.6
- GeographyImportance 2.3Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Find a specific country on a world map
- Sales and MarketingImportance 2.3Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
- TransportationImportance 2.2Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 2.1Level 2.7
- PhysicsImportance 2.1Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.1Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- DesignImportance 2.0Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- MechanicalImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.7Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.7Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- Food ProductionImportance 1.6Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Grow herbs in the kitchen
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.6Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.4Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.4Level 5.1Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.4Level 5.6Level 6 looks like: Diagnose a disease using results of many different lab tests
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.4Level 5.4Level 6 looks like: Explain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.3Level 5.4Level 6 looks like: Understand a lecture on advanced physics
- Problem SensitivityImportance 4.1Level 5.5Level 6 looks like: Recognize an illness at an early stage of a disease when there are only a few symptoms
- Speech ClarityImportance 4.1Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.1Level 5.3Level 6 looks like: Understand an instruction book on repairing Artificial Intelligence systems
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
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- Speech RecognitionImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Written ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.9Level 4.5Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Information OrderingImportance 3.9Level 4.3
- Near VisionImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
- OriginalityImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.3Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
- MemorizationImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Recite the first names of the five people you just met
- Number FacilityImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Speed of ClosureImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- VisualizationImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Far VisionImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- Time SharingImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- Depth PerceptionImportance 1.9Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Auditory AttentionImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Finger DexterityImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.3Level —
- Control PrecisionImportance 1.3Level —
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.3Level —
- Manual DexterityImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
- Response OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
- StaminaImportance 1.0Level —
- Static StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Getting InformationImportance 4.7Level 5.8
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.7Level 5.6
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.6Level 5.6
- Processing InformationImportance 4.5Level 5.9
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.4Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.4Level 5.9
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.3Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.3Level 5.7
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- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 4.2Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 4.2Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 4.2Level 5.8
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 4.1Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.1Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 4.1Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.1Level 5.7
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 4.0Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.9Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 3.8Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.7Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.7Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.7Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 3.7Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.7Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.7Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.6Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 3.6Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.5Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.3Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 3.2Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 3.1Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 3.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 2.5Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.6Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 1.5Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.5Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.4Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.3Level —
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
29 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.
Hot (8)
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- R
- SAS
- The MathWorks MATLAB
Other tools (21)
- Biostatistical software
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epi Info
- Database software
- Email software
- Epidemiological software
- Insightful S-PLUS
- Medical surveillance software
- NCSS
- NCSS Power Analysis and Sample Size PASS
- NetEpi
- OpenEpi
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software
- SAS JMP
- Scheduling software
- StataCorp Stata
- STATISTICA
- Statistical Solutions BMDP
- Tidepool Scientific Software Comprehensive Environmental Toxicity Information System CETIS
- Tidepool Scientific Software ToxCalc
- Web browser software
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
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