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Preventive Medicine Physicians — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$265,930
United States, 2025
Employment
342,720
United States, 2025
Typical education
Post-Doctoral Training
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
Apply knowledge of general preventive medicine and public health issues to promote health care to groups or individuals, and aid in the prevention or reduction of risk of disease, injury, disability, or death. May practice population-based medicine or diagnose and treat patients in the context of clinical health promotion and disease prevention.
- O*NET code
- 29-1229.05
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Direct or manage prevention programs in specialty areas such as aerospace, occupational, infectious disease, and environmental medicine.
- Document or review comprehensive patients' histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks.
- Identify groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries.
- Perform epidemiological investigations of acute and chronic diseases.
- Supervise or coordinate the work of physicians, nurses, statisticians, or other professional staff members.
- Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks.
- Direct public health education programs dealing with topics such as preventable diseases, injuries, nutrition, food service sanitation, water supply safety, sewage and waste disposal, insect control, and immunizations.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of prescribed risk reduction measures or other interventions.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$69,170
25th percentile
$102,930
75th percentile
$378,770
90th percentile
$452,360
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension4.4
- Complex Problem Solving4.3
- Speaking4.3
- Judgment and Decision Making4.3
- Active Listening4.3
- Critical Thinking4.3
- Monitoring4.1
- Writing4.1
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
- Active Learning4.0
- Coordination4.0
- Management of Personnel Resources3.8
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Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 22 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
22
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.4 | 5.5 | Not selected | 5.5 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.3 | 5.1 | Not selected | 5.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.3 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.3 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Speaking | 4.3 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Writing | 4.1 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.0 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Active Learning | 4.0 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Active Listening | 4.3 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Monitoring | 4.1 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Coordination | 4.0 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.8 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Science | 3.8 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Instructing | 3.8 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Service Orientation | 3.8 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.8 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.8 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.8 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Persuasion | 3.6 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Time Management | 3.5 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Mathematics | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Negotiation | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Preventive Medicine PhysiciansHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington, VT | $517,900 | 150 | 2025 |
| Texarkana, TX | $516,930 | 90 | 2025 |
| Mansfield, OH | $478,020 | 170 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $460,430 | 40 | 2025 |
| ND | $454,550 | 740 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | $454,550 | 120 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $453,460 | 110 | 2025 |
| Topeka, KS | $451,910 | 500 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | $442,790 | 690 | 2025 |
| MT | $438,850 | 580 | 2025 |
| Muncie, IN | $436,300 | 90 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | $435,420 | 430 | 2025 |
| Lawrence, KS | $432,860 | 80 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $429,900 | 330 | 2025 |
| Decatur, IL | $429,340 | — | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | $423,260 | 480 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | $421,630 | 80 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $421,490 | 270 | 2025 |
| ME | $419,410 | 1,340 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | $418,980 | 330 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.