General Internal Medicine Physicians
Health Science · Therapeutic Services
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $108,660; experienced workers reach $366,290. About 370 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +9.3%
- Openings a year
- 10
- Employed in 2024
- 292
Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree · Training: Internship/residency
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
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The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Reading Comprehension5.0
- Active Listening4.3
- Critical Thinking4.8
- Judgment and Decision Making4.3
- Writing4.1
- Speaking4.1
- Science4.0
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
What the work is
Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting.
- Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, or problems of the lung, brain, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract.
- Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.
- Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
- Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital.
- Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza or pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
- Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- Doctoral or professional100%
Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.
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