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Emergency Medicine Physicians

SOC 29-1214 · 2024-2034

Make immediate medical decisions and act to prevent death or further disability. Provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of patients. May direct emergency medical staff in an emergency department.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

What California expects of this job

Typical pay in California

Not reported

Projected openings

1,730

Projected change

+10.9%

Usually needs

Doctoral or professional degree

Skills this work uses most

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1. Critical Thinking
2. Active Listening
3. Social Perceptiveness
4. Reading Comprehension
5. Speaking
6. Writing

Pay by region

What the pay actually ranges across

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Similar work

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