Occupations/29-1221.00
Pediatricians, General
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries in children. May refer patients to specialists for further diagnosis or treatment, as needed.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
19%
More resilient
Human characteristics
80%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
36%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Examine patients or order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition and determine diagnosis.
- Mostly human
Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury in infants and children.
- Mostly human
Advise patients, parents or guardians, and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
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
- 01Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury in infants and children.
- 02Examine children regularly to assess their growth and development.
- 03Treat children who have minor illnesses, acute and chronic health problems, and growth and development concerns.
- 04Examine patients or order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition and determine diagnosis.
- 05Advise patients, parents or guardians, and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
- 06Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients and parents or guardians.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.68
- Degree of automation1.56
- Time sitting2.75
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations3.18
- Hands-on objects/tools3.58
- Outdoors / weather1.00
- Disease exposure4.99
- Decision freedom4.85
Top abilities
- Oral Comprehension5.00
- Oral Expression4.88
- Inductive Reasoning4.75
- Written Comprehension4.25
- Problem Sensitivity4.25
- Written Expression4.12
- Deductive Reasoning4.12
- Speech Recognition4.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.12
- Active Listening4.12
- Writing4.00
- Speaking4.25
- Mathematics2.38
- Science4.00
- Critical Thinking4.25
- Active Learning4.00
- Learning Strategies3.25
- Monitoring4.00
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 |