# General Internal Medicine Physicians

> Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physicians
- SOC code: 29-1216.00
- Career family: Healthcare practitioners
- Median annual pay: $256,560 (10th percentile $73,570, 90th percentile $475,430)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +4.0%
- Openings a year: 1,900
- Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code ISR)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 57 |
| Investigative (I) | 97 |
| Artistic (A) | 7 |
| Social (S) | 85 |
| Enterprising (E) | 18 |
| Conventional (C) | 44 |

## What you'd do

- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 98/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 95/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 94/100)
- Analyzing Data or Information (importance 87/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 87/100)
- Getting Information (importance 86/100)
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others (importance 82/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 81/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 81/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 81/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Science, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Writing, Active Learning

## Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry, Biology, Therapy and Counseling, Psychology, Education and Training, English Language, Administration and Management, Computers and Electronics, Customer and Personal Service, Mathematics

## Also called

DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician), Doctor, Endocrinologist, Endocrinology Physician, Gastroenterologist, Gastroenterology Physician, General Internal Medicine Doctor, General Internal Medicine Physician, General Internist, Hematologist

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Medicine](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5112) (CIP 5112, 133 colleges)

## Related careers

- [Pediatric Surgeons](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/pediatric-surgeons): $559,030 median pay
- [Cardiologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cardiologists): $496,010 median pay
- [Obstetricians and Gynecologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/obstetricians-and-gynecologists): $292,910 median pay
- [Pediatricians, General](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/pediatricians-general): $210,040 median pay
- [Emergency Medicine Physicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/emergency-medicine-physicians): $335,550 median pay
- [Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/orthopedic-surgeons-except-pediatric): $358,550 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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