Occupations/29-1229.05
Preventive Medicine Physicians
Apply knowledge of general preventive medicine and public health issues to promote health care to groups or individuals, and aid in the prevention or reduction of risk of disease, injury, disability, or death. May practice population-based medicine or diagnose and treat patients in the context of clinical health promotion and disease prevention.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
28%
More resilient
Human characteristics
76%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
30%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Supervise or coordinate the work of physicians, nurses, statisticians, or other professional staff members.
- Mostly routine
Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks.
- Mostly human
Document or review comprehensive patients' histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Direct or manage prevention programs in specialty areas such as aerospace, occupational, infectious disease, and environmental medicine.
- 02Document or review comprehensive patients' histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks.
- 03Identify groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries.
- 04Perform epidemiological investigations of acute and chronic diseases.
- 05Supervise or coordinate the work of physicians, nurses, statisticians, or other professional staff members.
- 06Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.33
- Degree of automation1.89
- Time sitting4.00
- Originality (ability)3.62
- Conflict situations3.32
- Hands-on objects/tools2.22
- Outdoors / weather1.82
- Disease exposure2.83
- Decision freedom4.63
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.38
- Inductive Reasoning4.38
- Deductive Reasoning4.38
- Oral Comprehension4.25
- Written Comprehension4.12
- Speech Clarity4.12
- Problem Sensitivity4.12
- Written Expression4.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.38
- Active Listening4.25
- Writing4.12
- Speaking4.25
- Mathematics3.12
- Science3.75
- Critical Thinking4.25
- Active Learning4.00
- Learning Strategies3.75
- Monitoring4.12
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 44 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 |