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31100.03 – Pediatricians, general

Pediatricians, general diagnose, treat, and help prevent children's diseases and injuries.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Child specialist
  • Pediatric oncologist
  • Pediatrician

Core competencies

  • Critical Thinking, Decision Making and Problem Solving to evaluate complex medical information, weigh treatment options and make informed decisions
  • Social Perceptiveness to navigate the emotional and social dynamics within families, address parental concerns and promote adherence to treatment plans
  • Categorization Flexibility and Information Ordering to examine patients, order, perform and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition and determine most likely diagnosis
  • Problem Identification and Inductive Reasoning to monitor patients' conditions, reactions to medications and progress to reevaluate or stop treatments as necessary
  • Attention to Detail to collect, record and maintain accurate patient information, such as medical history, reports or examination results
  • Knowledge in Physical Health to understand normal growth or development, age-specific physiological variations, common childhood illnesses and the potential impact of medical interventions on children’s health

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Diagnose, treat, and help prevent children's diseases and injuries.

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

31100.03 – Pediatricians, general

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