Pediatricians, General
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries in children. May refer patients to specialists for further diagnosis or treatment, as needed.
Also called: Developmental Pediatrician · Emergency Room Pediatrician (ER Pediatrician) · General Pediatrician · Group Practice Pediatrician · Medical Doctor (MD) · Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
Median pay (national)
$210,130
$96,240–$239,200+ (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
42,960
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+0.8%
~1,200 openings/yr
Typical entry
Doctoral or professional degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for pediatricians, general shows a broad range: the top 10% earn $239,200+ versus $96,240 at the bottom 10% — 2.5x. The median of $210,130 leaves roughly 14% 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 +0.8% from 2024 to 2034 — slower than the 3% all-occupation average. Even so, BLS projects about 1,200 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 49 states with released data, California pays the most for this role (median $239,200, +14% vs the national median), while Arkansas sits lowest at $74,890 — a 219% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension 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.
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Science
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- 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 in infants and children.
- Examine children regularly to assess their growth and development.
- Treat children who have minor illnesses, acute and chronic health problems, and growth and development concerns.
- Examine patients or order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition and determine diagnosis.
- Advise patients, parents or guardians, and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
- Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients and parents or guardians.
- Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.
- Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
- Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.
- Plan and execute medical care programs to aid in the mental and physical growth and development of children and adolescents.
Tools & technology
- Epic Systems
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- MEDITECH software
- Advanced Data Systems MedicsDocAssistant for Pediatrics
- Allscripts Professional EHR
- ChartWare EMR
- Drug reference software
- e-MDs software
- e-MedRecords CompuKID
- EMR Experts Pediatric EMR
- Epic Systems software
- MedcomSoft Record
- Medical information databases
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software
- Scheduling software
- SOAPware EMR
Knowledge areas
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Therapy and Counseling
- Biology
- Psychology
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Education and Training