Family Medicine Physicians
Diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care to individuals and families across the lifespan. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment.
Also called: Board Certified Family Physician · Family Medicine Physician · Family Physician · Family Practice Medical Doctor (FP MD) · Family Practice Physician (FP Physician) · Family Practitioner
Median pay (national)
$238,380
$81,330–$239,200+ (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
107,950
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+2.7%
~3,300 openings/yr
Typical entry
Doctoral or professional degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for family medicine physicians shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $239,200+ versus $81,330 at the bottom 10% — 2.9x. The median of $238,380 leaves roughly 0% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +2.7% from 2024 to 2034 — about as fast as the 3% all-occupation average. Even so, BLS projects about 3,300 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 51 states with released data, California pays the most for this role (median $239,200, 0% vs the national median), while Arkansas sits lowest at $62,360 — a 284% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Epic Systems as in-demand technologies for this role.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Science
- Learning Strategies
- Mathematics
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
- Order, perform, and interpret tests and analyze records, reports, and examination information to diagnose patients' condition.
- Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.
- Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
- Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
- Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
- Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.
- Refer patients to medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary.
- Coordinate work with nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, pharmacists, psychologists, and other health care providers.
- Plan, implement, or administer health programs or standards in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention or treatment of injury or illness.
Tools & technology
- Epic Systems
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- MEDITECH software
- Acrendo Medical Software Family Practice EMR
- Allscripts Professional EHR
- Billing software
- Brickell Research Brickell Medical Office
- ChartWare EMR
- e-MDs software
- e-MDs topsE&M Coder
- Epocrates
- Greenway Health PrimeSuite
- Med Math
- MedcomSoft Record
- Medical procedure coding software
- Medical reference software
Knowledge areas
- Medicine and Dentistry
- English Language
- Therapy and Counseling
- Psychology
- Biology
- Customer and Personal Service
- Computers and Electronics
- Mathematics