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31100.01 – Anesthesiologists

Anesthesiologists administer anesthetics prior to, during, or after surgery or other medical procedures.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Anesthetist

Core competencies

  • Critical Thinking, Decision Making and Problem Solving to evaluate complex medical information, anticipate potential complications and make informed decisions to adjust anesthesia levels
  • Monitoring to adjust anesthesia levels based on patient vital signs
  • Problem Identification and Inductive Reasoning to monitor patients before, during and after anesthesia to counteract adverse reactions or complications based on observed symptoms
  • Selective Attention to closely examine patients, obtain medical history and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during medical procedures in distracting environments
  • Attention to Detail to record the type and amount of anesthesia administered, and observe changes in patient condition throughout procedure
  • Knowledge in Physical Health to understand human physiology and physical health dynamics to assess patient fitness for anesthesia and predict physiological responses

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Administer anesthetics prior to, during, or after surgery or other medical procedures.

Additional information

  • Progression to management positions, such as director of laboratory medicine is possible with experience.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • General practitioners and family physicians (31102)
  • Managers in health care (30010)
  • Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating (31209)
  • Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals (31303)
  • Specialists in surgery (31101)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

3 – Health occupations

TEER

1 – Occupations usually require a university degree

Major group

31 – Professional occupations in health

Sub-major group

311 – Health treating and consultation services professionals

Minor group

3110 – Physicians and veterinarians

Unit group

31100 – Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine

Occupational profile

31100.01 – Anesthesiologists

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