Pediatricians, General
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries in children. May refer patients to specialists for further diagnosis or treatment, as needed.
- O*NET-SOC code
29-1221.00 - Preparation Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$210,040
Employment, U.S.39,390
Median hourly wage$100.98
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $91,470 | $138,290 | $210,040 | $273,700 | $338,500 |
By state (50)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $209,490 | ||
| Alaska | 60 | $267,390 | 0.68 |
| Arizona | 1,230 | $233,950 | 1.50 |
| Arkansas | 100 | $160,440 | 0.31 |
| California | 6,680 | $214,140 | 1.45 |
| Colorado | 570 | $196,440 | 0.79 |
| Connecticut | 1,310 | $216,830 | 3.06 |
| Delaware | 180 | $219,190 | 1.47 |
| District of Columbia | $79,240 | ||
| Florida | 700 | $182,010 | 0.28 |
| Georgia | $149,990 | ||
| Hawaii | 470 | $197,090 | 2.97 |
| Idaho | 60 | $297,680 | 0.29 |
| Illinois | 1,180 | $196,760 | 0.76 |
| Indiana | 1,080 | $177,300 | 1.34 |
| Iowa | 230 | $262,440 | 0.59 |
| Kansas | 110 | $209,840 | 0.31 |
| Kentucky | 380 | $175,690 | 0.74 |
| Louisiana | 40 | $502,720 | 0.08 |
| Maine | 130 | $245,920 | 0.82 |
| Maryland | 580 | $181,640 | 0.83 |
| Massachusetts | 2,310 | $221,170 | 2.51 |
| Michigan | 1,340 | $204,690 | 1.20 |
| Minnesota | 890 | $226,660 | 1.19 |
| Mississippi | 40 | $183,650 | 0.15 |
| Missouri | 500 | $223,910 | 0.67 |
| Montana | 50 | $273,260 | 0.39 |
| Nebraska | 290 | $175,990 | 1.11 |
| New Hampshire | 210 | $273,410 | 1.21 |
| New Jersey | 1,280 | $201,560 | 1.18 |
| New Mexico | 270 | $202,390 | 1.21 |
| New York | 4,570 | $212,150 | 1.86 |
| North Carolina | 740 | $183,550 | 0.59 |
| North Dakota | 90 | $234,950 | 0.79 |
| Ohio | 2,110 | $217,970 | 1.50 |
| Oklahoma | 280 | $236,780 | 0.65 |
| Oregon | 620 | $224,690 | 1.24 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,120 | $226,440 | 0.73 |
| Rhode Island | 180 | $218,080 | 1.42 |
| South Carolina | 420 | $217,120 | 0.71 |
| South Dakota | 80 | $257,610 | 0.73 |
| Tennessee | 740 | $176,210 | 0.90 |
| Texas | 2,740 | $173,360 | 0.77 |
| Utah | 310 | $210,360 | 0.70 |
| Vermont | 130 | $215,350 | 1.65 |
| Virginia | 750 | $195,940 | 0.72 |
| Washington | 480 | $169,540 | 0.54 |
| West Virginia | 140 | $158,470 | 0.76 |
| Wisconsin | 350 | $269,790 | 0.46 |
| Wyoming | 100 | Not available | 1.41 |
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 | Family Medicine Physicians | 5 | 0.985 |
| 2 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | 5 | 0.980 |
| 3 | Hospitalists | 5 | 0.979 |
| 4 | Sports Medicine Physicians | 5 | 0.978 |
| 5 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 5 | 0.978 |
| 6 | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians | 5 | 0.976 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | 5 | 0.976 |
| 8 | Physician Assistants | 5 | 0.976 |
| 9 | Psychiatrists | 5 | 0.975 |
| 10 | Nurse Midwives | 5 | 0.972 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Pediatricians, General, 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 | Learning Strategies | 1.00 | 0.972 |
| Midwives | Social Perceptiveness | 0.88 | 0.965 |
| Acute Care Nurses | Operations Monitoring | 1.74 | 0.965 |
| Clinical Neuropsychologists | Social Perceptiveness | 0.88 | 0.960 |
| Podiatrists | Active Learning | 0.76 | 0.960 |
| Urologists | Operations Monitoring | 1.62 | 0.960 |
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | Learning Strategies | 0.87 | 0.958 |
| Critical Care Nurses | Operations Monitoring | 1.74 | 0.949 |
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | Operations Monitoring | 1.12 | 0.944 |
| Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors | Social Perceptiveness | 1.00 | 0.944 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Pediatricians, General, excluding software Pediatricians, General 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 | 7 of 20 | 29.4x |
| Texas Medical Software SpringCharts EMR | 5 of 20 | 28.8x |
| Allscripts PM | 5 of 20 | 25.6x |
| Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR | 5 of 20 | 25.6x |
| Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR | 5 of 20 | 25.6x |
| CareCloud Central | 5 of 20 | 25.6x |
| Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management | 5 of 20 | 25.6x |
| Epic Practice Management | 5 of 20 | 25.6x |
| GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution | 5 of 20 | 25.6x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 4.25 | 4.50 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 4.25 | 4.38 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.25 | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.12 | 5.00 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.12 | 4.38 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Science | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.88 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.75 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.62 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.38 | 2.88 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 1.12 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.00 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.75 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Operation and Control | 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 | 5.68 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 4.49 | 6.02 |
| Biology | 4.41 | 4.10 |
| Psychology | 4.34 | 5.36 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 4.25 | 5.62 |
| English Language | 3.77 | 4.11 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 3.37 | 3.44 |
| Education and Training | 3.26 | 4.16 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 3.23 | 4.29 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.14 | 3.66 |
| Mathematics | 3.14 | 3.09 |
| Administration and Management | 2.93 | 3.41 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.85 | 2.89 |
| Chemistry | 2.83 | 3.36 |
| Law and Government | 2.75 | 2.45 |
| Communications and Media | 2.72 | 2.62 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.54 | 2.46 |
| Administrative | 2.47 | 2.97 |
| Foreign Language | 2.40 | 2.61 |
| Telecommunications | 2.03 | 1.37 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.97 | 2.58 |
| Sales and Marketing | 1.89 | 1.89 |
| Transportation | 1.80 | 1.64 |
| Production and Processing | 1.77 | 1.33 |
| Physics | 1.72 | 1.57 |
| Mechanical | 1.71 | 1.33 |
| Engineering and Technology | 1.58 | 1.19 |
| Geography | 1.40 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.31 | 0.90 |
| Building and Construction | 1.16 | not rated |
| Design | 1.01 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.01 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.01 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Comprehension | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Oral Expression | 4.88 | 5.00 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 4.75 | 5.25 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.25 | 5.12 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.25 | 5.00 |
| Written Expression | 4.12 | 4.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 4.12 | 4.50 |
| Speech Recognition | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speech Clarity | 4.00 | 3.50 |
| Near Vision | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Information Ordering | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Selective Attention | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.00 | 3.38 |
| Originality | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Perceptual Speed | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Time Sharing | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Memorization | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Far Vision | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Number Facility | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.50 | 2.88 |
| Finger Dexterity | 2.50 | 2.62 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.50 | 2.25 |
| Visualization | 2.25 | 2.38 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.12 | 2.25 |
| Control Precision | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Manual Dexterity | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Depth Perception | 1.75 | 1.12 |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Stamina | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.25 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.12 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.12 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.12 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.00 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 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
- Microsoft Access hot
- eClinicalWorks EHR software hot
- Advanced Data Systems MedicsDocAssistant for Pediatrics
- Allscripts Professional EHR
- ChartWare EMR
- Drug reference software
- EMR Experts Pediatric EMR
- Email software
- Epic Systems software
- MedcomSoft Record
- Medical information databases
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software
- SOAPware EMR
- Scheduling software
- StatCoder.com STAT E&M Coder
- Web browser software
- e-MDs software
- e-MedRecords CompuKID
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 140 | 4.32 | $219,350 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 150 | 3.70 | $222,950 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 370 | 3.60 | $220,030 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 250 | 3.47 | $165,300 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 190 | 3.36 | $81,550 |
| Fresno, CA | 410 | 3.36 | $289,290 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 380 | 3.34 | $217,280 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 920 | 3.30 | $170,020 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 470 | 3.12 | $211,230 |
| El Paso, TX | 240 | 2.74 | $176,710 |