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Family Medicine Physicians

Diagnoses and treats illness and injury.

Typical education to startDoctoral or professional degree
Job outlook2025–2035: +3%
Median pay$244,180 a year (2025)
Interest codeSI Social, Investigative

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Doctors examine patients, order tests, find out what's wrong and decide on treatment. Some see patients in an office; others work in hospitals, operating rooms or research labs.

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Family Medicine Physicians on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.