Salary Breakdown
Preventive Medicine Physicians
Average
$256,610
ANNUAL
$123.37
HOURLY
Entry Level
$100,070
ANNUAL
$48.11
HOURLY
Supporting Programs
Preventive Medicine Physicians
Projected Jobs
Preventive Medicine Physicians
7,660
Projected job openings through 2032
Top Expected Tasks
Preventive Medicine Physicians
01
Direct or manage prevention programs in specialty areas such as aerospace, occupational, infectious disease, and environmental medicine.
02
Document or review comprehensive patients' histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks.
03
Identify groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries.
04
Perform epidemiological investigations of acute and chronic diseases.
05
Supervise or coordinate the work of physicians, nurses, statisticians, or other professional staff members.
06
Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks.
07
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.
08
Evaluate the effectiveness of prescribed risk reduction measures or other interventions.
09
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.
10
Teach or train medical staff regarding preventive medicine issues.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Preventive Medicine Physicians
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
Medicine and Dentistry
KNOWLEDGE
Biology
KNOWLEDGE
English Language
KNOWLEDGE
Education and Training
KNOWLEDGE
Public Safety and Security
SKILL
Reading Comprehension
SKILL
Active Listening
SKILL
Complex Problem Solving
SKILL
Critical Thinking
SKILL
Judgment and Decision Making
ABILITY
Deductive Reasoning
ABILITY
Inductive Reasoning
ABILITY
Oral Expression
ABILITY
Oral Comprehension
ABILITY
Problem Sensitivity
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