Jobs / Healthcare / 29-1215.00
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.
- US jobs
- 107,510
- Median wage
- $244,180 a year
- Job family
- Healthcare
Can agents do the work of family medicine physicians?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Healthcare: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: MedAgentBench, 69.7% of tasks completed.
15% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 10%Monitor health conditions of humans or animalsNot measured
- 10%Explain medical information to patients or family membersNot measured
- 9%Assist others to access additional services or resourcesNot measured
- 9%Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient careNot measured
- 7%Supervise personnel activitiesNot measured
- 5%Collect information about patients or clientsMeasured
- 5%Maintain health or medical recordsNot measured
- 5%Administer basic health care or medical treatmentsNot measured
Benchmarks for this occupation
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Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in healthcare, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Train residents, medical students, and other health care professionals.
- Prepare government or organizational reports which include birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or medical status of individuals.
Other job titles for this occupation (23)
Board Certified Family Physician · Family Medicine Physician · Family Physician · Family Practice Medical Doctor (FP MD) · Family Practice Physician (FP Physician) · Family Practitioner · Medical Doctor (MD) · Medical Staff Physician · Physician · Primary Care Physician · DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician) · Doctor · Family Medicine PCP (Family Medicine Primary Care Physician) · Family Practice Physician Traditional Practitioner · Family Practice Practitioner · General Physician · General Practice Doctor (GP Doctor) · General Practitioner · Geriatric Physician · Geriatrician · Occupational Physician · Outpatient Family Medicine Physician · Public Health Physician