Occupations · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

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.

O*NET 30.3 Database (USDOL/ETA) · occupation code 29-1229.05

What people in this job actually do

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Direct or manage prevention programs in specialty areas such as aerospace, occupational, infectious disease, and environmental medicine.
Document or review comprehensive patients' histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks.
Identify groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries.
Perform epidemiological investigations of acute and chronic diseases.
Supervise or coordinate the work of physicians, nurses, statisticians, or other professional staff members.
Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks.
Direct public health education programs dealing with topics such as preventable diseases, injuries, nutrition, food service sanitation, water supply safety, sewage and waste disposal, insect control, and immunizations.
Evaluate the effectiveness of prescribed risk reduction measures or other interventions.
Provide information about potential health hazards and possible interventions to the media, the public, other health care professionals, or local, state, and federal health authorities.
Teach or train medical staff regarding preventive medicine issues.
Coordinate or integrate the resources of health care institutions, social service agencies, public safety workers, or other organizations to improve community health.
Prepare preventive health reports, including problem descriptions, analyses, alternative solutions, and recommendations.

O*NET 30.3 task ratings, importance scale

Skills that matter most

Importance, rated 1 to 5.

Reading Comprehension4.4

Critical Thinking4.2

Speaking4.2

Active Listening4.2

Monitoring4.1

Writing4.1

Active Learning4.0

Learning Strategies3.8

Science3.8

Mathematics3.1

O*NET 30.3 skills, importance scale

Software and tools

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Microsoft Access●Microsoft Excel●Microsoft Office software●Microsoft PowerPoint●Microsoft Word●R●SAS●The MathWorks MATLAB●Biostatistical softwareCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Epi InfoDatabase softwareEmail softwareEpidemiological softwareInsightful S-PLUSMedical surveillance softwareNCSSNCSS Power Analysis and Sample Size PASSNetEpiOpenEpiPatient electronic medical record EMR softwareSAS JMPSTATISTICAScheduling softwareStataCorp StataStatistical Solutions BMDPTidepool Scientific Software Comprehensive Environmental Toxicity Information System CETISTidepool Scientific Software ToxCalcWeb browser software

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What this work is actually like

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5 / 5Extensive preparation — graduate school, and often a licence on top.

O*NET 30.3 Job Zones

Working conditions that stand out

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable−1.1 below average

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls−1.1 below average

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions−1.0 below average

Exposed to Disease or Infections+1.0 above average

E-Mail+1.0 above average

Written Letters and Memos+1.0 above average

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks−0.9 below average

O*NET 30.3 work context, frequency scale · observed 2023-08

How people actually get in

Share of workers by the education they hold.

Post-Doctoral Training74%

Doctoral Degree26%

O*NET 30.2 education, training and experience · observed 2023-08

What kind of person the work suits

Occupational interest profile, rated 1 to 7.

Investigative6.7

Social5.4

Conventional3.4

O*NET 30.2 occupational interests (RIASEC)

What you take with you

Skills rated for how well they transfer into other occupations.

Complex Problem Solving4.2

Judgment and Decision Making4.2

Social Perceptiveness4.0

Coordination4.0

Systems Evaluation3.8

Management of Personnel Resources3.8

Systems Analysis3.8

Instructing3.8

O*NET 30.3 transferable skills, importance scale

Knowledge the work draws on

Medicine and DentistryBiologyEnglish LanguageEducation and TrainingPublic Safety and SecurityPsychology

Abilities it leans on

Inductive ReasoningOral ExpressionDeductive ReasoningOral ComprehensionSpeech ClarityWritten Comprehension

O*NET 30.3 abilities and knowledge, importance scale

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PhysicianPrimary ClinicianPublic Health OfficerOccupational PhysicianPublic Health PhysicianPreventive Medicine OfficerAerospace Medicine PhysicianOccupational Medicine OfficerPreventive Medicine PhysicianEnvironmental Health PhysicianPreventive Medicine SpecialistOccupational Medicine PhysicianOccupational Health Physician (OHP)

O*NET 30.3 job titles reported for this occupation

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O*NET 30.3 related occupations

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PhysicianPrimary ClinicianPublic Health OfficerOccupational PhysicianPublic Health PhysicianPreventive Medicine OfficerAerospace Medicine PhysicianOccupational Health PhysicianOccupational Medicine OfficerPreventive Medicine PhysicianEnvironmental Health PhysicianPreventive Medicine Specialist

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The same work in Europe

ESCO occupation	ISCO	Match
general practitioner	2211.1	close
specialised doctor	2212.1	broader

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