Family Medicine Physician job description: duties, skills and qualifications.

Core duties

11

O*NET task statements

Preparation

Job Zone 5 of 5

extensive preparation

Typical entry education

Doctoral or professional degree

BLS 2025–35

Median pay

$244,180

BLS May 2025

1. Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury. importance 5.0 of 5
2. Order, perform, and interpret tests and analyze records, reports, and examination information to diagnose patients' condition. importance 5.0 of 5
3. Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results. importance 5.0 of 5
4. Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary. importance 5.0 of 5
5. Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients. importance 5.0 of 5
6. Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention. importance 4.8 of 5
7. Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff. importance 4.7 of 5
8. Refer patients to medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary. importance 4.6 of 5
9. Coordinate work with nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, pharmacists, psychologists, and other health care providers. importance 4.5 of 5
10. Plan, implement, or administer health programs or standards in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention or treatment of injury or illness. importance 3.9 of 5
11. Train residents, medical students, and other health care professionals. importance 3.1 of 5

Work activities O*NET rates most important here: Assisting and Caring for Others, Documenting/Recording Information, Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge, Getting Information and Working with Computers.

Also part of the job

Supplemental tasks O*NET lists for this occupation: less central than the core duties above, and not done in every job.

• Prepare government or organizational reports which include birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or medical status of individuals.

Knowledge areas: Medicine and Dentistry, English Language, Therapy and Counseling, Psychology and Biology.

Software O*NET lists for this occupation: Epic Systems, MEDITECH software, eClinicalWorks EHR software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Acrendo Medical Software Family Practice EMR. These are examples O*NET records for the job, not a list of tools every employer uses or a checklist of what you must know.

• Education: BLS lists a doctoral or professional degree as the typical entry-level education.
• Experience: BLS lists no work experience in a related occupation as typical to enter.
• Training on the job: BLS lists internship/residency as typical once hired.
• Preparation: O*NET places the job in Job Zone 5 of 5 (extensive preparation). Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations.
• Licenses and certifications: not listed here. A license is a legal requirement set by a state; a certification is a credential from a private or professional body. Rules vary by state and employer, and a missing entry on this page does not mean none is required: check with your state's licensing board and see how to become a family medicine physician.

Job title: Family Medicine Physician
[Company] · [City, State] · [Full-time or part-time] · [Pay range, where your state requires one]

About the role
[Company] is hiring a Family Medicine Physician to diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care to individuals and families across the lifespan.
[One sentence on your team and why this role matters.]

What you will do
- Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
- Order, perform, and interpret tests and analyze records, reports, and examination information to diagnose patients' condition.
- Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.
- Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
- Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
- Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
- Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.
- Refer patients to medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary.

What we are looking for
- [Education: BLS lists a doctoral or professional degree as typical for this occupation; set the level this role truly needs]
- [Experience: BLS lists no related work experience as typical to enter; set what this role needs]
- Strength in critical thinking, reading comprehension and active listening
- Working knowledge of Medicine and Dentistry and English Language
- [Software your team uses, e.g. Epic Systems or MEDITECH software]
- [Any license or certification your state or company requires]

[Schedule, benefits and how to apply]

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The median annual wage was $244,180 in May 2025. The median hourly wage was $117.39. BLS estimates about 107,510 jobs in this occupation in the U.S.

BLS projects employment of family medicine physicians to grow 3.3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,900 openings a year over that period, including openings to replace workers who leave.

See the full family medicine physician salary breakdown by percentile, state and metro.

• Read a real family medicine physician posting next to the core duties above. Duties it repeats, such as “Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination…”, tell you what that employer weighs most; anything it adds is specific to that team.
• Tailor your resume to the posting, not to this page: describe only family medicine physician work you have actually done, with your own results.
• Prepare a story for each of the top-rated skills (critical thinking and reading comprehension).