Occupations/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.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
25%
More resilient
Human characteristics
79%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
53%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital.
- Mostly human
Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.
- Mostly human
Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.
- 02Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, or problems of the lung, brain, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract.
- 03Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
- 04Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza or pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
- 05Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital.
- 06Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.64
- Degree of automation2.22
- Time sitting2.92
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations2.76
- Hands-on objects/tools3.95
- Outdoors / weather1.00
- Disease exposure5.00
- Decision freedom4.84
Top abilities
- Problem Sensitivity4.38
- Oral Expression4.25
- Oral Comprehension4.25
- Inductive Reasoning4.25
- Written Comprehension4.12
- Deductive Reasoning4.12
- Written Expression4.00
- Near Vision4.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.12
- Active Listening4.12
- Writing4.00
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.88
- Science4.00
- Critical Thinking4.00
- Active Learning3.88
- Learning Strategies3.12
- Monitoring3.88
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 43 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Medicine 51.1201 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $70,680 2 yr $67,748 Professional · CIP 51.12 |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public | Medicine 51.1201 | $19,600 | 55% | 86% | 1 yr $66,681 2 yr $62,241 Master's · CIP 51.12 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Medicine 51.1201 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $65,035 2 yr $65,454 Professional · CIP 51.12 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Medicine 51.1201 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr — 2 yr $64,990 Professional · CIP 51.12 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Medicine 51.1201 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $64,290 2 yr $65,974 Professional · CIP 51.12 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Medicine 51.1201 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $62,012 2 yr — Professional · CIP 51.12 |
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit | Medicine 51.1201 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $61,660 2 yr $60,262 Professional · CIP 51.12 |
Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Medicine 51.1201 | $65,200 | 14% | 89% | 1 yr $61,380 2 yr $61,734 Professional · CIP 51.12 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Medicine 51.1201 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $60,800 2 yr $60,409 Professional · CIP 51.12 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Medicine 51.1201 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $60,783 2 yr $57,931 Professional · CIP 51.12 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Medicine 51.1201 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $59,722 2 yr $59,350 Professional · CIP 51.12 |
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit | Medicine 51.1201 | $60,800 | 11% | 91% | 1 yr $59,398 2 yr $59,232 Professional · CIP 51.12 |