Description
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.
Interests
- Investigative
- Social
Work Values
- Recognition
- Achievement
- Independence
Work Styles
- Integrity
- Concern for Others
- Analytical Thinking
- Achievement/Effort
- Attention to Detail
Tasks
- 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.
Work Activities
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Getting Information
- Analyzing Data or Information
- Processing Information
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Detailed Work Activities
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Technology Skills
- Analytical or scientific software
- Presentation software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Spreadsheet software
- Medical software
Abilities
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Problem Sensitivity
Skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
Knowledge
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Biology
- English Language
- Education and Training
- Public Safety and Security
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certifying Organization
American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certification in Aerospace MedicineCertifying Organization
American Board of Preventive Medicine
Type
Specialty
Certifying Organization
American Board of Preventive Medicine
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Pain MedicineCertifying Organization
American Board of Emergency Medicine
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certification in Medical Toxicology SubspecialtyCertifying Organization
American Board of Preventive Medicine
Type
Specialty
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $139,322 |
| Median (50%) | $237,545 |
| High (90%) | $338,771 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | N/A |
| Mid Level | N/A |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 337,000 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 350,100 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 4%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 4%
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