Pediatricians, General
Also called: Pediatrician, General Pediatrician, Medical Doctor (MD), Physician
In the military: see titles from the Air Force, Army, or Navy.
What they do:
Physicians who diagnose, treat, and help prevent children's diseases and injuries.
On the job, you would:
- Examine patients or order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition and determine diagnosis.
- 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.
Health
Math and Science
Arts and Humanities
Business
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
People and Technology Systems
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Verbal
Ideas and Logic
Attention
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People interested in this work like activities that include
ideas, thinking, and figuring things out. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Medical software
Information retrieval or search software
Electronic mail software
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