Activities | Diagnose, treat, and help prevent children's diseases and injuries. |
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Outlook | Average job growth |
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Median Income | $138,100 per year in 2006 |
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Work Context & Conditions | Many physicians—primarily general and family practitioners, general internists, pediatricians, ob/gyns, and psychiatrists—work in small private offices or clinics, often assisted by a small staff of nurses and other administrative personnel. |
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Minimum Education Requirements | M.D.
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Skills | Social Perceptiveness, Learning Strategies, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Instructing, Active Listening, Writing, Service Orientation, Time Management, Mathematics, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Science |
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Abilities | Oral Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Problem Sensitivity, Written Comprehension, Inductive Reasoning, Written Expression, Oral Comprehension |
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Interviews | Lynne Haverkos |
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