Pediatricians, General
Health ScienceO*NET 29-1221.00United States
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries in children. May refer patients to specialists for further diagnosis or treatment, as needed.
- Median annual earnings
- $210,025
- Projected change
- +5.6%
- Typical education
- Doctoral degree or more
- Employment
- 44.66K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
98.7% of the workforce
Growing to 47.18K by 2035
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The work
What pediatricians, general do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Examine children regularly to assess their growth and development.
- Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury in infants and children.
- Treat children who have minor illnesses, acute and chronic health problems, and growth and development concerns.
- Examine patients or order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition and determine diagnosis.
- Advise patients, parents or guardians, and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
- Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients and parents or guardians.
- Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.
- Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
- Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.
- Plan and execute medical care programs to aid in the mental and physical growth and development of children and adolescents.
- Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary.
- Teach residents or medical students about pediatric topics.
- Provide consulting services to other physicians.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $87,836
- 25th percentile
- $135,454
- 50th percentile
- $210,025
- 75th percentile
- $277,193
- 90th percentile
- $350,351
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $210,025 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+5.6%average or slower
202544,656 jobs
2035 projected47,175 jobs
2,519 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Doctoral degree or more
- 98.7%
- Master's or Professional degree
- 1.3%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Science
- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Negotiation
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Operations Analysis
- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Pediatricians7,931 postings
- 02Pediatric Physicians6,521 postings
- 03Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Physicians3,411 postings
- 04Pediatric Hospitalists Physician1,888 postings
- 05Locum Tenens Pediatricians1,509 postings
- 06Locum Tenens Pediatrics Physicians986 postings
- 07Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Physicians827 postings
- 08DO Physicians686 postings
- 09Locum Tenens Pediatric Hospitalists599 postings
- 10Pediatric Physician Assistants574 postings
- 11Pediatric Pulmonologists511 postings
- 12Pediatric Nephrologists497 postings
- 13Hematologists/Oncologists383 postings
- 14Pediatric Gastroenterologists370 postings
- 15Child/Adolescent Psychiatrists355 postings
- 16Anesthesiology Physicians342 postings
- 17Pediatric Radiologists337 postings
- 18Anesthesiologists332 postings
- 19Urgent Care Physicians332 postings
- 20Endocrinology Physicians311 postings
Top employers
- 01CompHealth2,802 postings
- 02FCS Psychiatric Recruitment1,626 postings
- 03Hayman Daugherty Associates1,586 postings
- 04Weatherby Healthcare1,435 postings
- 05AMN Healthcare820 postings
- 06Britt Medical Search819 postings
- 07Enterprise Medical Recruiting727 postings
- 08Physician Empire679 postings
- 09The Curare Group565 postings
- 10Surgical Information Systems521 postings
- 11Archway Physician Recruitment478 postings
- 12The Inline Group470 postings
- 13GO Staffing423 postings
- 14Pacific Companies412 postings
- 15Medicorp372 postings
- 16All Star HealthCare352 postings
- 17Provider Healthcare330 postings
- 18Integrity Healthcare323 postings
- 19Jackson Physician Search322 postings
- 20International Medical Placement, Ltd.302 postings
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