Career information and college search tools for general practitioners and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Career information and college search tools for general practitioners and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Below are the skills needed to be general practitioners according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Critical Thinking | 4.38 | 4.38 |
Active Listening | 4.25 | 4.75 |
Judgment and Decision Making | 4.25 | 4.62 |
Reading Comprehension | 4.12 | 4.75 |
Writing | 4.12 | 4.25 |
Below are the abilities needed to be general practitioners according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Problem Sensitivity | 5 | 5.38 |
Oral Expression | 4.75 | 5 |
Oral Comprehension | 4.62 | 5 |
Inductive Reasoning | 4.25 | 5.12 |
Written Comprehension | 4.25 | 4.88 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be general practitioners according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 6.31 |
Psychology | 4.65 | 6.16 |
Customer and Personal Service | 4.45 | 6.05 |
Biology | 4.41 | 4.83 |
Therapy and Counseling | 4.31 | 5.61 |
Below are the work activities involved in being general practitioners according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Documenting/Recording Information | 4.8 | 4.54 |
Getting Information | 4.61 | 4.99 |
Making Decisions and Solving Problems | 4.57 | 5.36 |
Assisting and Caring for Others | 4.44 | 5.58 |
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | 4.32 | 5.32 |
Below are the work styles involved in being general practitioners according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Concern for Others | 4.9 | |
Attention to Detail | 4.8 | |
Integrity | 4.78 | |
Dependability | 4.77 | |
Self Control | 4.62 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in General Practitioners jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale | 3,020 | $229,320 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach | 2,920 | $209,710 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 2,880 | $152,040 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 2,410 | $213,390 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 1,980 | $218,660 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | 1,720 | $213,960 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | 1,620 | $191,830 |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson | 1,540 | $240,460 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | 1,520 | $229,420 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | 1,340 | $219,870 |
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Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org