Emergency Medicine Physicians
SOC Code: 29-1214
Emergency Medicine Physicianss select, request, perform, or interpret diagnostic procedures, such as laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, emergency ultrasounds, and radiographs. This career typically requires extensive preparation (4+ years). With an AI-proof score of 86.1/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness.
AI-Proof Score: 86.1 — Very High
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Median Salary
$73,250
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Job Growth
2.7%
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Training Time
Extensive preparation (4+ years)
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Job Zone
Zone 5 / 5
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Training Cost
~$80,000
Key Skills
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Critical Thinking
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Active Listening
- •Judgment and Decision Making
- •Active Learning
- •Complex Problem Solving
- •Service Orientation
Common Tasks
- ✓Select, request, perform, or interpret diagnostic procedures, such as laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, emergency ultrasounds, and radiographs.
- ✓Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs and priority of treatment.
- ✓Perform emergency resuscitations on patients.
- ✓Stabilize patients in critical condition.
- ✓Perform such medical procedures as emergent cricothyrotomy, endotracheal intubation, and emergency thoracotomy.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation