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.
- O*NET-SOC code
29-1216.00 - Preparation Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$256,560
Employment, U.S.67,150
Median hourly wage$123.35
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $73,570 | $124,470 | $256,560 | $374,850 | $475,430 |
By state (46)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 310 | $311,180 | 0.34 |
| Alaska | 110 | $366,080 | 0.80 |
| Arizona | 2,570 | $259,320 | 1.84 |
| Arkansas | 290 | $233,130 | 0.52 |
| California | 6,370 | $313,890 | 0.81 |
| Colorado | 450 | $299,990 | 0.36 |
| Connecticut | 980 | $208,000 | 1.34 |
| District of Columbia | 490 | $223,250 | 1.60 |
| Florida | 2,390 | $222,600 | 0.56 |
| Georgia | 5,440 | $425,460 | 2.58 |
| Hawaii | 220 | Not published (very high) | 0.82 |
| Idaho | 130 | $355,390 | 0.34 |
| Illinois | 1,130 | $140,680 | 0.43 |
| Indiana | 2,380 | $314,390 | 1.72 |
| Iowa | 380 | $122,920 | 0.56 |
| Kentucky | 1,060 | $241,530 | 1.22 |
| Louisiana | $210,390 | ||
| Maine | 270 | $316,880 | 0.97 |
| Maryland | 3,250 | $260,410 | 2.73 |
| Massachusetts | 1,590 | $285,250 | 1.01 |
| Michigan | 2,060 | $149,990 | 1.08 |
| Minnesota | 2,270 | $373,700 | 1.78 |
| Mississippi | 390 | $325,610 | 0.78 |
| Missouri | 160 | $216,570 | 0.13 |
| Nebraska | 900 | $221,360 | 2.04 |
| Nevada | 390 | $114,090 | 0.59 |
| New Hampshire | 450 | $229,210 | 1.51 |
| New Jersey | 2,920 | $89,990 | 1.58 |
| New York | 10,000 | $183,460 | 2.39 |
| North Carolina | 1,700 | $289,780 | 0.79 |
| North Dakota | 200 | $338,400 | 1.07 |
| Ohio | 1,540 | $249,990 | 0.64 |
| Oklahoma | 490 | $216,570 | 0.66 |
| Oregon | 230 | $268,570 | 0.27 |
| Pennsylvania | 990 | $213,310 | 0.38 |
| Rhode Island | 300 | $379,490 | 1.39 |
| South Carolina | 1,260 | $359,500 | 1.27 |
| South Dakota | 160 | $280,520 | 0.79 |
| Tennessee | 1,370 | $232,220 | 0.97 |
| Texas | 3,850 | $269,110 | 0.63 |
| Utah | 210 | $331,720 | 0.27 |
| Vermont | 180 | $228,670 | 1.39 |
| Virginia | 860 | Not available | 0.48 |
| Washington | 1,100 | $340,010 | 0.72 |
| West Virginia | 630 | $72,680 | 2.08 |
| Wisconsin | 1,450 | $367,160 | 1.14 |
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 | Physician Assistants | 5 | 0.984 |
| 2 | Hospitalists | 5 | 0.982 |
| 3 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 5 | 0.981 |
| 4 | Naturopathic Physicians | 5 | 0.981 |
| 5 | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians | 5 | 0.981 |
| 6 | Neurologists | 5 | 0.980 |
| 7 | Urologists | 5 | 0.980 |
| 8 | Pediatricians, General | 5 | 0.980 |
| 9 | Nurse Practitioners | 5 | 0.980 |
| 10 | Sports Medicine Physicians | 5 | 0.980 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to General Internal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neurologists | Instructing | 1.00 | 0.980 |
| Urologists | Operations Monitoring | 1.12 | 0.980 |
| Podiatrists | Active Learning | 0.88 | 0.967 |
| Acute Care Nurses | Operations Monitoring | 1.24 | 0.966 |
| Clinical Neuropsychologists | Social Perceptiveness | 0.88 | 0.960 |
| Neuropsychologists | Social Perceptiveness | 0.88 | 0.959 |
| Midwives | Social Perceptiveness | 0.88 | 0.956 |
| Critical Care Nurses | Operations Monitoring | 1.24 | 0.954 |
| Radiologists | Operations Monitoring | 1.50 | 0.950 |
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | Instructing | 1.00 | 0.948 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to General Internal Medicine Physicians, excluding software General Internal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR | 10 of 20 | 25.6x |
| Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE | 8 of 20 | 33.6x |
| Allscripts PM | 6 of 20 | 30.8x |
| Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR | 6 of 20 | 30.8x |
| Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR | 6 of 20 | 30.8x |
| CareCloud Central | 6 of 20 | 30.8x |
| Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management | 6 of 20 | 30.8x |
| Epic Practice Management | 6 of 20 | 30.8x |
| GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution | 6 of 20 | 30.8x |
| HealthFusion MediTouch | 6 of 20 | 30.8x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.12 | 5.00 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.75 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Science | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.50 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.62 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.62 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.62 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.62 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.38 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 3.25 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.25 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.25 | not rated |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.12 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.12 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4.91 | 6.27 |
| Biology | 4.53 | 5.63 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 4.36 | 6.00 |
| Psychology | 4.34 | 5.75 |
| Education and Training | 4.22 | 5.08 |
| English Language | 4.21 | 4.85 |
| Administration and Management | 3.94 | 4.07 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.91 | 4.87 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.91 | 4.73 |
| Mathematics | 3.46 | 4.42 |
| Chemistry | 3.43 | 4.23 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 3.29 | 3.60 |
| Public Safety and Security | 3.17 | 3.45 |
| Administrative | 3.10 | 4.27 |
| Economics and Accounting | 3.05 | 3.51 |
| Law and Government | 2.95 | 3.24 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 2.94 | 3.07 |
| Communications and Media | 2.64 | 2.79 |
| Physics | 2.59 | 2.99 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 2.58 | 3.14 |
| Sales and Marketing | 2.56 | 2.59 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.50 | 2.57 |
| Telecommunications | 2.44 | 1.96 |
| Foreign Language | 2.31 | 2.47 |
| Production and Processing | 2.06 | 1.86 |
| Geography | 2.03 | 2.45 |
| Transportation | 1.94 | 1.29 |
| Design | 1.61 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.52 | 1.13 |
| Mechanical | 1.42 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.41 | 0.93 |
| Building and Construction | 1.19 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.09 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.38 | 5.62 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 4.25 | 5.38 |
| Oral Expression | 4.25 | 5.00 |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.25 | 4.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 4.12 | 5.00 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.12 | 5.00 |
| Written Expression | 4.00 | 4.75 |
| Information Ordering | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Near Vision | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Category Flexibility | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.38 | 3.88 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.25 | 3.88 |
| Perceptual Speed | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Selective Attention | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Originality | 3.00 | 3.62 |
| Far Vision | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Memorization | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Number Facility | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Finger Dexterity | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Time Sharing | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Visualization | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 2.38 | 2.75 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.38 | 2.62 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.38 | 2.50 |
| Manual Dexterity | 2.12 | 2.25 |
| Control Precision | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Stamina | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Depth Perception | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.50 | 0.88 |
| Explosive Strength | 1.50 | 0.75 |
| Static Strength | 1.50 | 0.75 |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Rate Control | 1.25 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.25 | not rated |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.25 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 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 hot
- MEDITECH software hot
- Microsoft Excel hot
- Microsoft Office software hot
- eClinicalWorks EHR software hot
- Allscripts Professional EHR
- Billing software
- Brickell Research Brickell Medical Office
- ChartWare EMR
- Email software
- Epocrates
- GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
- Greenway Health PrimeSuite
- Med Math
- MedcomSoft Record
- Medical reference software
- MicroFocus GroupWise
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Misys Healthcare Systems Mysis Tiger
- Practice Partner Total Practice Partner
- Practice management software PMS
- SOAPware EMR
- Scheduling software
- Web browser software
- e-MDs software
- e-MDs topsE&M Coder
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 | 630 | 11.94 | Not available |
| Charleston, WV | 330 | 7.41 | $63,540 |
| Ithaca, NY | 120 | 5.71 | $370,320 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 170 | 5.29 | $68,870 |
| Jackson, TN | 160 | 4.36 | $412,460 |
| Asheville, NC | 340 | 4.31 | $225,830 |
| Johnson City, TN | 140 | 4.08 | $73,290 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 470 | 3.79 | $180,790 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 2,100 | 3.58 | $322,890 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 740 | 3.45 | $185,110 |