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Also called aerospace medicine physician, environmental health physician, occupational health physician and OHP.
$265,930
Median pay a year
342,720
People do this work
6
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Preventive Medicine Physician
1 certification
Summary
Preventive Medicine Physician applying knowledge of public health to promote health care and reduce disease risk, directing prevention programs, performing epidemiological investigations, and coordinating community health resources
Experience
Preventive Medicine Physician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Directed prevention programs in specialty areas such as aerospace and occupational medicine
Documented comprehensive patients' histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks
Identified groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries
Performed epidemiological investigations of acute and chronic diseases
Supervised the work of physicians, nurses, and other professional staff members
Designed surveillance tools, such as screening and lab reports, to identify health risks
Coordinated resources of health care institutions and social service agencies to improve community health
Skills
Designing health programs, Managing healthcare operations, Gathering medical histories, Researching diseases or parasites, Conducting research, Analyzing data, Analyzing quantitative data, Developing non-medical treatment plans, Developing health assessment methods, Planning programs
Education
Professional Degree (JD, MD, DDS) Your university, Year
Certifications & Licenses
State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Directed prevention programs in specialty areasDocumented comprehensive patients' historiesIdentified groups at risk for diseasesPerformed epidemiological investigations of diseasesSupervised work of medical staff membersDesigned surveillance tools to identify health risks
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Directed prevention programs in specialty areas, enhancing community health outcomes
Identified groups at risk for diseases, implementing targeted interventions
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Directed several prevention programs each year, enhancing community health outcomes
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Identified groups at risk for diseases, implementing targeted interventions
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Reduced disease incidence in the communityImproved health awareness among at-risk groupsIncreased participation in health programs
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Designing health programs
Managing healthcare operations
Gathering medical histories
Researching diseases or parasites
Conducting research
Analyzing data
Analyzing quantitative data
Developing non-medical treatment plans
Developing health assessment methods
Planning programs
Presenting medical reports
Recording medical histories
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What a Preventive Medicine Physician does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Preventive 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
$102,930
Median
$265,930
75th percentile
$378,770
About 342,720 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$239,720
$355,100
$426,050
AL
$139,280
$272,610
$357,010
AR
$64,330
$136,880
$319,180
AZ
$172,540
$312,490
$432,340
CA
$98,870
$281,590
$340,730
CO
$229,920
$298,320
$357,470
CT
$98,840
$214,990
$373,210
DC
$77,430
$77,430
$253,380
DE
$89,130
$297,470
$326,400
FL
$168,060
$262,180
$364,750
GA
$142,420
$266,880
$392,740
HI
$248,960
$339,290
$427,560
IA
$160,440
$295,190
$350,480
ID
$114,030
$299,340
$387,810
IL
$81,360
$132,540
$372,880
IN
$213,350
$366,190
$428,230
KS
$70,520
$221,540
$382,360
KY
$218,540
$327,390
$452,650
LA
$209,810
$350,920
$419,840
MA
$85,550
$236,580
$384,490
MD
$144,890
$212,080
$317,140
ME
$312,930
$419,410
$442,790
MI
$66,870
$155,480
$318,630
MN
$214,230
$367,320
$392,360
MO
$83,340
$227,980
$361,400
MS
$61,960
$228,130
$359,250
MT
$326,580
$438,850
$438,850
NC
$77,810
$260,330
$361,250
ND
$287,540
$454,550
$564,000
NE
$224,030
$290,470
$379,790
NH
$236,820
$361,300
$362,850
NJ
$115,930
$285,010
$361,100
NM
$228,720
$327,670
$397,140
NV
$141,800
$252,120
$327,770
NY
$122,260
$242,500
$352,190
OH
$104,800
$297,440
$432,890
OK
$65,200
$259,220
$351,780
OR
$273,940
$347,180
$381,480
PA
$78,710
$217,310
$370,140
PR
$60,420
$172,230
$284,960
RI
$169,860
$228,590
$320,690
SC
$163,900
$274,480
$427,760
TN
$181,200
$301,290
$426,850
TX
$108,990
$269,800
$370,990
UT
$82,330
$228,060
$362,440
VA
$183,190
$278,530
$350,550
VT
$247,520
$343,050
$400,490
WA
$215,640
$307,170
$363,470
WI
$280,990
$391,740
$448,470
WV
$63,950
$258,020
$326,230
WY
$256,180
$342,800
$377,870
Other names
Other names for this job
aerospace medicine physician, environmental health physician, occupational health physician, OHP, occupational medicine physician, occupational physician, physician, public health physician, occupational medicine officer, preventive medicine officer, preventive medicine specialist, primary clinician.
More names for this work
public health officer.
If you served
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.
60C Preventive Medicine Officer
44B1 Preventive Medicine Physician
0163 Preventive Medicine Officer (Aerospace)
0166 Preventive Medicine Officer (Occupational)
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