Details Report for:
29-1216.00 - General Internal Medicine Physicians
Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting.
The occupation code you requested, 29-1063.00 (Internists, General), is no longer in use. In the future, please use 29-1216.00 (General Internal Medicine Physicians) instead.
Sample of reported job titles: Attending Physician, Gastroenterologist, General Internist, Internal Medicine Doctor, Internal Medicine Physician (IM Physician), Internist, Medical Doctor (MD), Physician
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
Tasks Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Technology Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Accounting software — Billing software
- Calendar and scheduling software — Scheduling software
- Electronic mail software — Email software; Novell GroupWise
- Information retrieval or search software — Medical reference software
- Internet browser software — Microsoft Internet Explorer; Web browser software
- Medical software — Epic Systems
; MEDITECH software
; MedMath; Misys Healthcare Systems Mysis Tiger (see all 17 examples)
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Auditory function screening units — Auditory testing equipment
- Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles — Automated external defibrillators AED
- Binocular vision test sets or accessories — Vision screeners
- Blood collection syringes
- Colposcopes or vaginoscopes or accessories — Colposcopes
- Cryosurgery equipment or accessories — Cryosurgical units
- Desktop computers
- Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets — Angiocaths
- Dictation machines — Dictation equipment
- Electrocardiography EKG units — Electrocardiography EKG machines
- Electronic blood pressure units
- Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment — Electrosurgery units
- Eye charts or vision cards — Snellen eye charts
- Flexible endoscopes or accessories or related products — Flexible fiberoptic endoscopes
- Floor grade forceps or hemostats — Splinter forceps
- Glucose monitors or meters — Glucometers
- Intubation forceps — Adult Magill forceps
- Long term continuous electrocardiography EKG or holter monitoring systems — Holter monitors
- Medical acoustic stethoscope or accessory — Mechanical stethoscopes
- Medical exam or non surgical procedure gloves — Medical examination protective gloves
- Medical suction cannulas or tubes or accessories — Suction catheters
- Medical suction or vacuum appliances — Suction machines
- Medical tuning forks
- Medical ultrasound bone densitometers — Ultrasound bone density scanners
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or pulse echo or echography units for general diagnostic use — Ultrasound imaging scanners
- Mercury blood pressure units — Manual blood pressure units
- Microscope slides
- Nasogastric tubes
- Notebook computers — Laptop computers
- Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets — Ophthalmoscopes; Otoscopes
- Orthopedic splint systems — Orthopedic splints
- Otological instruments or accessories — Ear curettes
- Personal computers
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers — Personal digital assistants PDA
- Pulse oximeter units — Pulse oximeters
- Reflex hammers or mallets — Neurological hammers
- Resuscitation masks or accessories — Valve mask resuscitators
- Specimen collection container — Laboratory specimen containers
- Spirometers or its accessories or its supplies — Spirometers
- Surgical clamps or clips or forceps or accessories — Dressing forceps; Ear forceps; Mosquito clamps; Suture forceps
- Surgical curettes or loops — Dermal curettes
- Surgical lasers or accessories — Medical lasers
- Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines or accessories — Surgical scalpels
- Surgical scissors — Operating scissors
- Suture removers — Suture scissors
- Tablet computers
- Vaginal exam specula
Knowledge Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Abilities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Detailed Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Treat chronic diseases or disorders.
- Administer non-intravenous medications.
- Prescribe medications.
- Prescribe treatments or therapies.
- Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members.
- Treat acute illnesses, infections, or injuries.
- Diagnose medical conditions.
- Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
- Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
- Record patient medical histories.
- Advise communities or institutions regarding health or safety issues.
- Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
- Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.
- Immunize patients.
- Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
- Advise medical personnel regarding healthcare issues.
- Supervise patient care personnel.
- Operate on patients to treat conditions.
- Design public or employee health programs.
- Direct healthcare delivery programs.
- Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
- Prepare official health documents or records.
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Work Context Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Job Zone Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Title | Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed |
Education | Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). |
Related Experience | Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job. |
Job Training | Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training. |
Job Zone Examples | These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, neurologists, and veterinarians. |
SVP Range | (8.0 and above) |
Education
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Post-doctoral training |
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Doctoral degree |
Interests Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. ![]() |
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Work Styles Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Related Occupations Save Table (XLS/CSV)
25-1071.00 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary ![]() |
29-1051.00 | Pharmacists |
29-1071.00 | Physician Assistants ![]() |
29-1141.04 | Clinical Nurse Specialists ![]() |
29-1161.00 | Nurse Midwives ![]() |
29-1171.00 | Nurse Practitioners ![]() |
29-1215.00 | Family Medicine Physicians ![]() |
29-1221.00 | Pediatricians, General |
29-1229.02 | Hospitalists |
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages (2019) | $96.92 hourly, $201,590 annual |
State wages | |
Local wages | |
Employment (2019) | 49,500 employees |
Projected growth (2019-2029) | ![]() |
Projected job openings (2019-2029) | 1,300 |
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Top industries (2019) | Health Care and Social Assistance (84% employed in this sector)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data
and 2019-2029 employment projections
.
"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2019-2029). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
- AMDA The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American College of Cardiology
- American College of Chest Physicians
- American College of Gastroenterology
- American College of Physicians
- American Diabetes Association
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Geriatrics Society
- American Medical Association
- American Osteopathic Association
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- American Thoracic Society
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Physicians and surgeons
- Society of Hospital Medicine