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31100.09 – Dermatologists

Dermatologists diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases or other conditions of the skin.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Dermatologist
  • Skin disease specialist
  • Skin specialist

Core competencies

  • Critical Thinking, Decision Making and Problem Solving to analyze patient concerns, diagnoses or patient histories and select the appropriate medications or medical interventions to treat skin conditions
  • Instructing to instruct patients on medication usage, recommended lifestyle changes and how to recognize potential skin changes or symptoms
  • Categorization Flexibility and Information Ordering to organize symptoms of patients' skin conditions into reasonable diagnoses and develop effective treatment plans
  • Problem Identification and Inductive Reasoning to diagnose skin conditions through analyzing diagnostic test results, patients' medical histories and physical examination findings
  • Attention to Detail to perform skin surgeries such as excision or removal of moles, warts or any skin defects, to control and prevent diseases like skin cancer
  • Knowledge in Physical Health to understand systemic health factors to diagnose skin disorders and develop treatment plans, such as immune function, hormonal imbalances and nutritional deficiencies

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases or other conditions of the skin.

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

31100.09 – Dermatologists

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