Emergency Medicine Physicians
Make immediate medical decisions and act to prevent death or further disability. Provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of patients. May direct emergency medical staff in an emergency department.
- O*NET-SOC code
29-1214.00 - Preparation Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$335,550
Employment, U.S.32,880
Median hourly wage$161.32
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $103,610 | $184,830 | $335,550 | $418,890 | $495,910 |
By state (47)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 90 | Not published (very high) | 0.19 |
| Alaska | 190 | $452,620 | 2.76 |
| Arizona | Not published (very high) | ||
| Arkansas | 60 | Not published (very high) | 0.22 |
| California | 4,420 | Not available | 1.15 |
| Colorado | 780 | Not published (very high) | 1.28 |
| Connecticut | 470 | $418,940 | 1.30 |
| District of Columbia | 120 | $318,200 | 0.80 |
| Florida | 2,060 | $204,990 | 0.98 |
| Georgia | $219,010 | ||
| Hawaii | 110 | Not published (very high) | 0.80 |
| Idaho | 380 | $221,430 | 2.09 |
| Illinois | 1,220 | Not published (very high) | 0.94 |
| Indiana | 1,170 | $347,060 | 1.73 |
| Iowa | 290 | $429,050 | 0.89 |
| Kentucky | 620 | $169,390 | 1.48 |
| Louisiana | 470 | Not published (very high) | 1.16 |
| Maine | 280 | Not published (very high) | 2.08 |
| Maryland | 550 | $451,620 | 0.95 |
| Massachusetts | 890 | $356,230 | 1.15 |
| Michigan | 910 | $417,760 | 0.98 |
| Minnesota | 990 | $390,940 | 1.59 |
| Mississippi | 450 | $252,960 | 1.83 |
| Missouri | $456,280 | ||
| Montana | 140 | Not published (very high) | 1.28 |
| Nebraska | 390 | $371,880 | 1.79 |
| New Hampshire | 310 | Not published (very high) | 2.11 |
| New Jersey | 500 | $315,340 | 0.56 |
| New Mexico | 340 | $405,130 | 1.85 |
| New York | 3,980 | $301,690 | 1.94 |
| North Carolina | 710 | $339,350 | 0.68 |
| North Dakota | 150 | $392,890 | 1.62 |
| Ohio | 1,170 | $377,480 | 0.99 |
| Oklahoma | 60 | $348,540 | 0.16 |
| Oregon | 890 | Not published (very high) | 2.15 |
| Pennsylvania | 570 | Not published (very high) | 0.45 |
| Rhode Island | 290 | $512,730 | 2.74 |
| South Carolina | 80 | $341,960 | 0.16 |
| South Dakota | 170 | $393,870 | 1.71 |
| Texas | 780 | $316,830 | 0.26 |
| Utah | 140 | $140,370 | 0.38 |
| Vermont | 130 | $430,820 | 1.95 |
| Virginia | 920 | Not published (very high) | 1.06 |
| Washington | $380,870 | ||
| West Virginia | 300 | $491,230 | 2.04 |
| Wisconsin | 1,260 | Not published (very high) | 2.03 |
| Wyoming | Not published (very high) |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sports Medicine Physicians | 5 | 0.981 |
| 2 | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians | 5 | 0.981 |
| 3 | Hospitalists | 5 | 0.979 |
| 4 | Nurse Midwives | 5 | 0.976 |
| 5 | Critical Care Nurses | 4 | 0.975 |
| 6 | Acute Care Nurses | 4 | 0.975 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | 5 | 0.975 |
| 8 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 5 | 0.973 |
| 9 | Exercise Physiologists | 4 | 0.971 |
| 10 | Physician Assistants | 5 | 0.970 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Emergency Medicine Physicians, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Medicine Physicians | Science | 3.75 | 0.981 |
| Hospitalists | Science | 3.50 | 0.979 |
| Critical Care Nurses | Science | 3.12 | 0.975 |
| Acute Care Nurses | Science | 3.00 | 0.975 |
| Physician Assistants | Science | 3.88 | 0.970 |
| Urologists | Science | 3.88 | 0.969 |
| Orthoptists | Science | 3.62 | 0.963 |
| Dermatologists | Science | 3.75 | 0.962 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | Science | 4.00 | 0.962 |
| Pediatricians, General | Science | 4.12 | 0.959 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Emergency Medicine Physicians, excluding software Emergency Medicine Physicians already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| eClinicalWorks EHR software | 15 of 20 | 14.4x |
| Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR | 10 of 20 | 25.6x |
| ChartWare EMR | 8 of 20 | 33.6x |
| Allscripts Professional EHR | 8 of 20 | 30.8x |
| e-MDs software | 8 of 20 | 30.8x |
| SOAPware EMR | 7 of 20 | 24.9x |
| Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE | 6 of 20 | 25.2x |
| Amkai AmkaiCharts | 5 of 20 | 33.0x |
| Medscribbler Enterprise | 5 of 20 | 33.0x |
| StatCom Patient Flow Logistics Enterprise Suite | 5 of 20 | 33.0x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 4.38 | 4.75 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.38 | 4.62 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.25 | 5.12 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 4.25 | 4.75 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.25 | 4.25 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 4.12 | 4.50 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 4.12 | 4.38 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.38 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 4.12 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.62 | 4.00 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 4.00 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.50 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Science | Essential skill | 3.00 | not rated |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.12 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.75 | 3.00 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.25 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.62 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.75 | not rated |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.75 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5.00 | 6.48 |
| English Language | 4.76 | 5.21 |
| Biology | 4.45 | 5.24 |
| Psychology | 4.43 | 6.25 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 4.00 | 5.52 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.93 | 5.21 |
| Education and Training | 3.69 | 4.86 |
| Public Safety and Security | 3.31 | 3.21 |
| Chemistry | 3.19 | 4.00 |
| Mathematics | 3.03 | 3.69 |
| Computers and Electronics | 2.90 | 3.52 |
| Law and Government | 2.90 | 3.00 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 2.72 | 3.28 |
| Administration and Management | 2.70 | 3.73 |
| Administrative | 2.50 | 3.57 |
| Physics | 2.48 | 2.86 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.48 | 2.69 |
| Foreign Language | 2.45 | 2.55 |
| Telecommunications | 2.39 | 1.55 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.24 | 2.59 |
| Communications and Media | 2.24 | 2.31 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 2.07 | 2.38 |
| Economics and Accounting | 1.90 | 1.87 |
| Mechanical | 1.90 | 1.83 |
| Production and Processing | 1.86 | 1.62 |
| Transportation | 1.59 | 1.28 |
| Geography | 1.55 | 1.45 |
| Sales and Marketing | 1.43 | 0.97 |
| Design | 1.31 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.24 | not rated |
| Building and Construction | 1.10 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.10 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.07 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Comprehension | 4.62 | 5.25 |
| Oral Expression | 4.62 | 5.12 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.62 | 5.12 |
| Written Expression | 4.50 | 4.50 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 4.38 | 5.50 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.38 | 5.38 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 4.38 | 4.88 |
| Speech Clarity | 4.25 | 4.38 |
| Speech Recognition | 4.25 | 4.12 |
| Information Ordering | 4.12 | 4.62 |
| Near Vision | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Originality | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Selective Attention | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Speed of Closure | 3.50 | 4.00 |
| Memorization | 3.38 | 3.62 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| Perceptual Speed | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| Finger Dexterity | 3.25 | 3.50 |
| Far Vision | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Manual Dexterity | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Time Sharing | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 3.00 | 2.75 |
| Visualization | 2.88 | 3.12 |
| Control Precision | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.62 | 3.00 |
| Number Facility | 2.62 | 3.00 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.62 | 2.38 |
| Reaction Time | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Response Orientation | 2.50 | 2.38 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.38 | 2.25 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 2.38 | 2.00 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 2.38 | 2.00 |
| Depth Perception | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Extent Flexibility | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Static Strength | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Stamina | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Dynamic Strength | 2.12 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 2.12 | 1.75 |
| Explosive Strength | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.88 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.38 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.38 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.12 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Epic Systems in demand
- MEDITECH software hot
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester, MN | 140 | 5.39 | $462,850 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 500 | 2.87 | Not available |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 160 | 2.71 | $148,180 |
| Syracuse, NY | 170 | 2.71 | $181,980 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 200 | 2.55 | $454,760 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 140 | 2.49 | $190,430 |
| Worcester, MA | 170 | 2.26 | $319,420 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 490 | 2.08 | $284,930 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 180 | 2.06 | $405,130 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 250 | 2.00 | $418,940 |