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Also called attending emergency physician, attending physician, critical care intensivist physician and critical care physician.
$335,550
Median pay a year
32,880
People do this work
6
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Emergency Medicine Physician
1 certification
Summary
Emergency Medicine Physician making immediate medical decisions to stabilize critically ill patients, perform diagnostic procedures, and direct emergency medical staff in an emergency department
Experience
Emergency Medicine Physician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Performed emergency resuscitations on patients in critical condition
Stabilized patients in critical condition during emergency situations
Selected, requested, performed, or interpreted diagnostic procedures, including laboratory tests and radiographs
Evaluated patients' vital signs and laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs
Conducted primary patient assessments that included information from prior medical care
Collected and recorded patient information in electronic or handwritten medical records
Consulted with hospitalists and other professionals regarding patients' hospital admission and discharge
Skills
Core Skills
Analyzing patient data, Conferencing with other professionals, Collecting medical professionals, Monitoring patient progress, Monitoring activities, Evaluating health, Evaluating patient outcomes, Evaluating treatment options, Epic Systems, Treating medical emergencies, Conducting diagnostic tests
Tools and software
MEDITECH software
Education
Professional Degree (JD, MD, DDS) Your university, Year
Certifications & Licenses
State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Performed diagnostic procedures and testsEvaluated patients' vital signs and dataExecuted emergency resuscitations on patientsStabilized patients in critical conditionAnalyzed records and test results for diagnosesCoordinated activities of medical staff
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Performed diagnostic procedures and tests to assess patient conditions and determine necessary interventions
Executed emergency resuscitations on patients, stabilizing individuals in critical condition
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Performed diagnostic procedures and tests to assess patient conditions, leading to faster treatment decisions for critical patients
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Faster treatment decisions for critical patientsImproved patient outcomes through accurate diagnosticsEnhanced care coordination with timely assessments
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Executed emergency resuscitations on patients, stabilizing individuals in critical condition
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Led resuscitation efforts for multiple patientsTrained junior staff in resuscitation techniquesOversaw emergency response teams during critical cases
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Analyzing patient data
Conferencing with other professionals
Treating medical emergencies
Collecting medical professionals
Monitoring patient progress
Monitoring activities
Conducting diagnostic tests
Evaluating health
Evaluating patient outcomes
Evaluating treatment options
Analyzing test data or images
Diagnosing medical conditions
The work itself
What an Emergency Medicine Physician does
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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.
What it pays
How much does an Emergency Medicine Physician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$184,830
Median
$335,550
75th percentile
$418,890
About 32,880 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$181,000
$452,620
$471,630
CT
$117,240
$418,940
$514,660
DC
$236,340
$318,200
$318,200
FL
$204,990
$204,990
$398,540
GA
$134,990
$219,010
$345,550
IA
$368,480
$429,050
$472,710
ID
$126,440
$221,430
$320,600
IN
$284,420
$347,060
$448,080
KY
$148,180
$169,390
$272,980
MA
$319,420
$356,230
$483,750
MD
$333,730
$451,620
$479,180
MI
$335,660
$417,760
$465,750
MN
$336,340
$390,940
$474,960
MO
$270,640
$456,280
$496,370
MS
$174,990
$252,960
$424,740
NC
$321,320
$339,350
$390,030
ND
$333,370
$392,890
$623,420
NE
$273,450
$371,880
$497,170
NJ
$79,400
$315,340
$383,300
NM
$334,250
$405,130
$432,380
NY
$99,100
$301,690
$369,510
OH
$210,070
$377,480
$476,910
OK
$206,870
$348,540
$348,540
RI
$310,300
$512,730
$566,150
SC
$171,700
$341,960
$385,790
SD
$244,370
$393,870
$406,760
TX
$81,920
$316,830
$330,850
UT
$137,250
$140,370
$147,740
VT
$383,860
$430,820
$449,910
WA
$314,200
$380,870
$420,410
WV
$129,690
$491,230
$532,120
Other names
Other names for this job
attending emergency physician, attending physician, critical care intensivist physician, critical care physician, disaster medicine physician, ed physician, em physician, emergency department physician, emergency physician, emergency room physician, er physician, pediatric emergency medicine physician.
More names for this work
physician, pulmonary critical care physician, urgent care physician, wound care physician, critical care intensivist, ed doctor, emergency department doctor, emergency doctor, emergency md, emergency medicine doctor, emergency medicine specialist, emergency room doctor, er doctor, intensivist, medical doctor, MD, trauma doctor.
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Military jobs this work counts as
From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.
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This page is about the occupation Emergency Medicine Physicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.