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as medical history, reports, and examination results.
Advise patients, parents or guardians, and commu-
nity members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and
disease prevention. Treat children who have minor
illnesses, acute and chronic health problems, and
growth and development concerns. Explain pro-
cedures and discuss test results or prescribed treat-
ments with patients and parents or guardians.
Monitor patients’ condition and progress and re-eval-
uate treatments as necessary. Plan and execute medi-
cal care programs to aid in the mental and physical
growth and development of children and adolescents.
Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitio-
ner when necessary. Direct and coordinate activities
of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists,
and other medical staff. Provide consulting services
to other physicians. Plan, implement, or adminis-
ter health programs or standards in hospital, busi-
ness, or community for information, prevention, or
treatment of injury or illness. Operate on patients to
remove, repair, or improve functioning of diseased or
injured body parts and systems. Conduct research to
study anatomy and develop or test medications, treat-
ments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or
injury. Prepare reports for government or manage-
ment of birth, death, and disease statistics; workforce
evaluations; or medical status of individuals.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 08. Health Science.
Work Group: 08.02. Medicine and Surgery. Other
Jobs in! is Work Group: Anesthesiologists; Family
and General Practitioners; Internists, General; Med-
ical Assistants; Medical Transcriptionists; Obstetri-
cians and Gynecologists; Pharmacists; Pharmacy
Aides; Pharmacy Technicians; Physician Assistants;
Psychiatrists; Registered Nurses; Surgeons; Surgical
Te c h n o l o g i s t s.
Skills: Science; Social Perceptiveness; Active Learn-
ing; Reading Comprehension; Persuasion; Criti-
cal # inking; Management of Financial Resources;
Monitoring.
Education and Training Programs: Child/Pediat-
ric Neurology; Family Medicine; Neonatal-Perinatal
Medicine; Pediatric Cardiology; Pediatric Endo-
crinology; Pediatric Hemato-Oncology; PediatricSkills: Management of Financial Resources; Equip-
ment Selection; Management of Personnel Resources;
Management of Material Resources; Technology
Design; Judgment and Decision Making; Operations
Analysis; Service Orientation.
Education and Training Programs: Orthodontics/
Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD); Orthodontics
Specialty. Related Knowledge/Courses: Medicine
and Dentistry; Biology; Sales and Marketing; Eco-
nomics and Accounting; Personnel and Human
Resources; Customer and Personal Service.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; disease or infections;
sitting; using hands on objects, tools, or controls;
bending or twisting the body; repetitive motions.Pediatricians, General
! Personality Code: IS! Education/Training Required: First
professional degree
! Annual Earnings: $140,690
! Beginning Wage: $67,430
! Earnings Growth Potential: Very high
! Growth: 14.2%
! Annual Job Openings: 38,027
! Self-Employed: 14.7%
! Part-Time: 8.1%
! e job openings listed here are shared with
Anesthesiologists; Family and General Practitioners;
Internists, General; Obstetricians and Gynecologists;
Psychiatrists; and Surgeons.Diagnose, treat, and help prevent children’s dis-
eases and injuries. Examine patients or order,
perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain
information on medical condition and determine
diagnosis. Examine children regularly to assess their
growth and development. Prescribe or administer
treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and
other specialized medical care to treat or prevent ill-
ness, disease, or injury in infants and children. Col-
lect, record, and maintain patient information, such