Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.Details
29-1069.05
0.027710.6
0.01515.9
Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.Details
29-1069.10
0.027710.6
0.01515.9
Educate patients about diagnoses, prognoses, or treatments.Details
29-1069.01
0.027410.5
0.00341.3
Diagnose diseases or study medical conditions using techniques such as gross pathology, histology, cytology, cytopathology, clinical chemistry, immunology, flow cytometry, and molecular biology.Details
29-1069.07
0.02188.3
0.026110.2
Develop individualized treatment plans for patients, considering patient preferences, clinical data, or the risks and benefits of therapies.Details
29-1069.01
0.02108.1
0.025710.0
Educate patients about maintenance and promotion of healthy vision.Details
29-1069.06
0.02098.0
—0
Interpret diagnostic test results to make appropriate differential diagnoses.Details
29-1069.01
0.02037.8
—0
Analyze and interpret results from tests such as microbial or parasite tests, urine analyses, hormonal assays, fine needle aspirations (FNAs), and polymerase chain reactions (PCRs).Details
29-1069.07
0.01606.1
0.110643.1
Conduct research and present scientific findings.Details
29-1069.07
0.01515.8
0.00552.1
Examine microscopic samples to identify diseases or other abnormalities.Details
29-1069.07
0.01074.1
0.00763.0
Interpret imaging data and confer with other medical specialists to formulate diagnoses.Details
29-1069.05
0.00522.0
0.00582.3
Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.Details
29-1069.10
0.00522.0
0.00371.4
Provide education and counseling on illness and injury prevention.Details
29-1069.11
0.00481.8
—0
Consult with patients following radiation treatments to provide information and assess outcomes or to recommend further consultation or treatments as appropriate.Details
29-1069.05
0.00401.5
—0
Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families.Details
29-1069.10
0.00401.5
—0
Diagnose or treat injuries, disorders, or diseases of the eye and eye structures including the cornea, sclera, conjunctiva, or eyelids.Details
29-1069.06
0.00261.0
—0
Recommend diagnostic tests based on patients' histories and physical examination findings.Details
29-1069.02
0.00251.0
—0
Provide information about potential health hazards and possible interventions to the media, the public, other health care professionals, or local, state, and federal health authorities.Details
29-1069.09
0.00251.0
—0
Serve as an offsite teleradiologist for facilities that do not have on-site radiologists.Details
29-1069.10
0.00240.9
—0
Develop and prescribe exercise programs such as off-season conditioning regimens.Details
29-1069.11
0.00240.9
—0
Document the performance, interpretation, or outcomes of all procedures performed.Details
29-1069.10
0.00220.8
0.033012.9
Refer patients to other health care practitioners as necessary.Details
29-1069.04
0.00220.8
—0
Develop treatment plans based on patients' histories and goals, the nature and severity of disorders, and treatment risks and benefits.Details
29-1069.06
0.00220.8
—0
Document or review comprehensive patients' histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks.Details
29-1069.09
0.00210.8
—0
Develop treatment plans based on diagnoses and on evaluation of factors such as age and general health, or procedural risks and costs.Details
29-1069.04
0.00190.7
—0
Provide ophthalmic consultation to other medical professionals.Details
29-1069.06
0.00190.7
—0
Evaluate medical information to determine patients' risk factors, such as allergies to contrast agents, or to make decisions regarding the appropriateness of procedures.Details
29-1069.10
0.00170.6
0.00251.0
Interpret the results of neuroimaging studies such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans.Details
29-1069.04
0.00160.6
—0
Advise other physicians on the treatment of neurological problems.Details
29-1069.04
0.00160.6
—0
Interview patients to obtain information such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories.Details
—0
0.00240.9
Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index: see full notices on the Credits page
Occupation information
ILO occupational description
Specialist Medical Practitioners
Specialist medical practitioners (medical doctors) diagnose, treat and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans, using specialized testing, diagnostic, medical, surgical, physical and psychiatric techniques, through application of the principles and procedures of modern medicine. They specialize in certain disease categories, types of patient or methods of treatment and may conduct medical education and research in their chosen areas of specialization.
Tasks
(a) conducting physical examinations of patients and interviewing them and their families to determine their health status;
(b) considering medical information provided by a referring doctor or other health care provider;
(c) ordering specialized diagnostic tests to determine the nature of disorders or illnesses;
(d) prescribing, administering and monitoring patients' responses to treatments, medications, anaesthetics, psychotherapies, physical rehabilitation programmes and other preventive and curative measures;
(e) performing surgery of a general or specialized nature;
(f) managing complications before, during and after childbirth;
(g) recording patients' medical information and exchanging information with other health professionals to ensure the provision of comprehensive care;
(h) reporting births, deaths and notifiable diseases to government authorities to meet legal and professional requirements;
(i) providing information to patients and families and communities about preventive measures, treatment and care for specific ailments;
(j) performing autopsies to determine cause of death;
(k) conducting research into specific human disorders and illnesses and preventive or curative methods and disseminating the findings such as through scientific reports;
(l) planning and participating in programmes designed to prevent the occurrence and spread of specific diseases.
Example occupations
Anaesthetist · Cardiologist · Emergency medicine specialist · Gynaecologist · Obstetrician · Ophthalmologist · Paediatrician · Pathologist · Preventive medicine specialist · Psychiatrist · Radiation oncologist · Radiologist · Resident medical officer in specialist training · Specialist medical practitioner (public health) · Specialist physician (internal medicine) · Specialist physician (nuclear medicine) · Surgeon
Indirect mapping — this occupation is linked to the ISCO unit group by a rule-based fallback.
ESCO reuse terms and the modification notice are in Credits.
Shown in the original Korean. This dataset is published under KOGL Type 4, which prohibits derivative works including translation, so the text is reproduced unaltered.
사람 파악(97) · 정교한 동작(96) · 듣고 이해하기(96) · 서비스 지향(96) · 기억력(95)
Knowledge
의료(99) · 상담(93) · 생물(89) · 심리(89) · 인사(85)
Work environment
이미지/평판/재정에 미치는 영향력(100) · 의사결정 가능성(100) · 의사결정 권한(99) · 질병 혹은 감염 위험 노출(99) · 건강 및 안전에 대한 책임(99)
Related occupations
전문의사 · 치과의사 · 일반의사
The KNOW occupations and KECO codes listed here were linked to this page's occupation by this site; this is not a correspondence defined by the Korea Employment Information Service or the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
