Occupations/29-1223.00
Psychiatrists
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent mental disorders.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
25%
More resilient
Human characteristics
76%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
23%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Collaborate with physicians, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress.
- Mostly human
Analyze and evaluate patient data or test findings to diagnose nature or extent of mental disorder.
- Mostly human
Examine or conduct laboratory or diagnostic tests on patients to provide information on general physical condition or mental disorder.
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, direct, or administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
- 02Gather and maintain patient information and records, including social or medical history obtained from patients, relatives, or other professionals.
- 03Design individualized care plans, using a variety of treatments.
- 04Collaborate with physicians, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress.
- 05Analyze and evaluate patient data or test findings to diagnose nature or extent of mental disorder.
- 06Examine or conduct laboratory or diagnostic tests on patients to provide information on general physical condition or mental disorder.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.41
- Degree of automation1.64
- Time sitting4.08
- Originality (ability)3.25
- Conflict situations3.89
- Hands-on objects/tools1.30
- Outdoors / weather1.04
- Disease exposure3.81
- Decision freedom4.87
Top abilities
- Oral Comprehension4.50
- Oral Expression4.38
- Written Comprehension4.25
- Written Expression4.12
- Inductive Reasoning4.12
- Deductive Reasoning4.12
- Speech Recognition4.00
- Speech Clarity4.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.12
- Active Listening4.62
- Writing4.12
- Speaking4.25
- Mathematics2.50
- Science3.88
- Critical Thinking4.25
- Active Learning4.00
- Learning Strategies3.75
- 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 |