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The capabilities O*NET rates most important for this occupation — the human ground the work is built on.
See all skills →General Internal Medicine Physicians
Occupation · SOC 29-1216.00
Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting.
Also called: Internal Medicine Physician (IM Physician) · Internist · Medical Doctor (MD) · Physician · Doctor · Gastroenterologist · General Internal Medicine Physician · General Internist · Internal Medicine Doctor · Primary Care Physician · DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician) · Endocrinologist
Job family: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
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AI work map
A fast read on where AI already shows up in this occupation, where it stays a copilot, where humans remain in the loop, and what the labor market is doing. Built from observed Claude.ai conversations mapped to O*NET tasks and from published research — measures of usage and exposure, not advice or predictions that the job is going away.
Market signal
Independent published positions, read together — not a forecast.
- About average employment outlook (+3.3% by 2034)
- 2,100 openings/yr
- Moderate AI exposure
- Median pay $236,350/yr
68th-percentile task overlap — yet about 2,100 openings a year (+3.3% projected, BLS) . What exposure means →
AI & job outlook
What today's research says about this occupation's exposure to AI, how AI is actually being used in it, and where employment is headed. These are positions within published studies — measures of exposure and usage, not predictions that this job will disappear.
Exposure to current AI
Each study uses its own scale, so the raw scores are not comparable across rows — the percentile (this job's rank among all U.S. occupations with data) is the comparable figure, and sizes the bars.
| Measure | Rank vs all occupations | Percentile | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) High | 81st | 0.9 | |
| AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) Moderate | 55th | 0.2 |
OpenAI's exposure study scores tasks three ways: with a language model alone (α 0.0), with simple added tooling (β 0.5), and including AI-powered software (γ 0.9). Higher means more of the job's tasks could be done at least twice as fast — not that they will be automated away.
How AI is actually used in this job
Among measured AI assistant conversations mapped to this occupation (Anthropic Economic Index, 2026-01-15), these task types came up most. These are shares of observed AI conversations — not shares of the job, of worker time, or of what could be automated.
| Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient. | 2.5% | |
| Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients. | 1.6% | |
| Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention. | 0.9% | |
| Prepare government or organizational reports on birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or the medical status of individuals. | 0.4% | |
| Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary. | 0.3% | |
| Make diagnoses when different illnesses occur together or in situations where the diagnosis may be obscure. | 0.2% |
Job outlook
Independent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projection for 2024–2034 — a labor-market forecast, not an AI-impact forecast.
| Outlook | About average · +3.3% by 2034 |
| Projected annual openings | 2,100 |
| Employment 2024 → 2034 | 73,200 → 75,600 |
“Annual openings” counts new jobs plus replacements for workers who leave the occupation, so it can be large even when growth is modest.
Tasks
All 19 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, ordered by importance. Each links to its own page with AI-exposure and observed-use detail.
- Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient. Core · importance 4.5
- Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, or problems of the lung, brain, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract. Core · importance 4.5
- Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury. Core · importance 4.5
- Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza or pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Core · importance 4.5
- Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital. Core · importance 4.4
- Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients. Core · importance 4.4
- Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention. Core · importance 4.4
- Make diagnoses when different illnesses occur together or in situations where the diagnosis may be obscure. Core · importance 4.3
- Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary. Core · importance 4.3
- Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary. Core · importance 4.3
- Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results. Core · importance 4.2
- Provide consulting services to other doctors caring for patients with special or difficult problems. Core · importance 4.1
- Advise surgeon of a patient's risk status and recommend appropriate intervention to minimize risk. Core · importance 4.1
- Immunize patients to protect them from preventable diseases. Core · importance 4.0
- Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff. Core · importance 3.8
- Conduct research to develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or injury. Supplemental · importance 3.7
- Operate on patients to remove, repair, or improve functioning of diseased or injured body parts and systems. Supplemental · importance 3.7
- Plan, implement, or administer health programs in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention and treatment of injuries or illnesses. Supplemental · importance 3.2
- Prepare government or organizational reports on birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or the medical status of individuals. Core · importance 3.1
Work activities
- Treat chronic diseases or disorders.
- Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
- Administer non-intravenous medications.
- Prescribe treatments or therapies.
- Prescribe medications.
- Diagnose medical conditions.
- Treat acute illnesses, infections, or injuries.
- Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
- Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
- Record patient medical histories.
- Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members.
- Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.
- Advise communities or institutions regarding health or safety issues.
- Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
- Immunize patients.
- Advise medical personnel regarding healthcare issues.
- Supervise patient care personnel.
- Operate on patients to treat conditions.
- Design public or employee health programs.
- Direct healthcare delivery programs.
- Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
- Prepare official health documents or records.
Knowledge, skills & abilities
O*NET importance rating, from 1 (not important) to 5 (extremely important).
Knowledge
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4.9 | |
| Biology | 4.5 | |
| Therapy and Counseling | 4.4 | |
| Psychology | 4.3 | |
| Education and Training | 4.2 | |
| English Language | 4.2 | |
| Administration and Management | 3.9 | |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.9 | |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.9 | |
| Mathematics | 3.5 | |
| Chemistry | 3.4 | |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 3.3 |
Abilities
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.4 | |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.3 | |
| Oral Expression | 4.3 | |
| Inductive Reasoning | 4.3 | |
| Written Comprehension | 4.1 | |
| Deductive Reasoning | 4.1 | |
| Written Expression | 4.0 | |
| Information Ordering | 4.0 | |
| Category Flexibility | 4.0 | |
| Near Vision | 4.0 | |
| Speech Recognition | 3.9 | |
| Speech Clarity | 3.8 | |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.4 | |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.3 |
Essential skills
| Reading Comprehension | 4.1 | |
| Active Listening | 4.1 | |
| Writing | 4.0 | |
| Speaking | 4.0 | |
| Science | 4.0 | |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | |
| Active Learning | 3.9 | |
| Monitoring | 3.9 |
Transferable skills
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.0 | |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.0 | |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.0 | |
| Service Orientation | 3.8 | |
| Coordination | 3.3 | |
| Systems Analysis | 3.3 |
Skills in demand
Skills employers ask for in job postings for this occupation (Lightcast), with whether each is a common or specialized skill.
Tools & technology
Work context
How characteristic each condition is of the job, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale (higher = more present in day-to-day work). Each condition links to how it varies across all occupations.
How to get in
- Job zone
- Zone 5 — Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
- Typical entry-level education
- Doctoral or professional degree · BLS, the typical path — not a requirement
- Related experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Preparation level
- SVP (8.0 and above) — total schooling plus on-the-job experience.
What to study: Health Professions and Related Programs , Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs . Fields of study crosswalked to this occupation (NCES CIP–SOC), not a requirement.
Education of current workers
Share of people in this occupation at each level of education.
| Post-Doctoral Training | 53.0% | |
| Doctoral Degree | 47.0% |
Interests & work styles
The interests and personal qualities O*NET associates with people who do this work.
Work styles
| Intellectual Curiosity | 10.0 | |
| Cooperation | 9.0 | |
| Achievement Orientation | 8.0 | |
| Social Orientation | 7.0 | |
| Self-Control | 6.0 | |
| Stress Tolerance | 5.0 | |
| Empathy | 4.0 |
Interest areas
| Health Care Service | 6.8 | |
| Medical Science | 5.6 | |
| Life Science | 5.3 | |
| Social Service | 4.4 | |
| Professional Advising | 3.6 |
Career interests (Holland / RIASEC)
| Investigative | 6.8 | |
| Social | 6.1 | |
| Realistic | 4.4 | |
| Conventional | 3.6 |
Wages & employment
U.S. · annual wages (BLS OEWS)
| 10th percentile | $70,100 |
| 25th percentile | $135,240 |
| Median (50th) | $236,350 |
| 75th percentile | — |
| 90th percentile | — |
| People employed | 66,640 |
Industries that employ this occupation
Where these workers are employed, by number of jobs (national, BLS OEWS). Pay shown is the occupation's national median, not industry-specific.
| Industry | Workers | National median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance · Sector | 59,110 | — |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector | 200 | — |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Sector | 150 | $144,740 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers · National industry | 100 | $238,980 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities · National industry | 50 | $235,240 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) · Sector | 40 | $61,740 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services · Sector | — | — |
| Educational Services · Sector | — | $183,670 |
Where this work is most concentrated
Industries where this occupation is far more common than in the economy as a whole. The location quotient is how many times more concentrated it is here (a value of 5 means five times its economy-wide share).
| Industry | Concentration | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance · Sector | 5.92× | 59,110 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers · National industry | 0.75× | 100 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector | 0.16× | 200 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Sector | 0.03× | 150 |
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What you can do with this
Options the data surfaces for General Internal Medicine Physicians — not advice or a forecast. Each is a real cross-link you can follow into the evidence.
Skills that travel
Capabilities this work builds that are used across many other occupations.
Adjacent roles
Occupations O*NET rates as related — the nearby moves on the map.
Paths in
How people typically prepare for this work.
- Doctoral or professional degree · typical entry level
- Job zone 5 — Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed · preparation tier
- Health Professions and Related Programs · field of study
- Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs · field of study
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General Internal Medicine Physicians show 68th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 2,100 annual U.S. openings
- General Internal Medicine Physicians rank in the 68th percentile (High band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated.Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE
- The occupation is projected to see about 2,100 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
- BLS projects employment to be about average (+3.3%) from 2024 to 2034.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
- Median annual pay is $236,350, across about 66,640 U.S. workers.BLS OEWS (May 2024)
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General Internal Medicine Physicians show 68th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 2,100 annual U.S. openings • General Internal Medicine Physicians rank in the 68th percentile (High band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated. (Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE) • The occupation is projected to see about 2,100 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • BLS projects employment to be about average (+3.3%) from 2024 to 2034. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • Median annual pay is $236,350, across about 66,640 U.S. workers. (BLS OEWS (May 2024)) Source: Singulariki — "General Internal Medicine Physicians". https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1216-00 Note: AI task overlap measures what today's AI can attempt, not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
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Sources for this page
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- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
- Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai Microsoft Research
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
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Plain
Singulariki. "General Internal Medicine Physicians." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1216-00
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Singulariki. (2026). General Internal Medicine Physicians. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1216-00
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@misc{singulariki-role-29-1216-00,
title = {General Internal Medicine Physicians},
author = {{Singulariki}},
year = {2026},
note = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
url = {https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1216-00}
} Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.