Pediatricians, General
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Treats illness and injury in infants and children and watches growth and development over regular exams. Care ranges from vaccines and minor infections to chronic problems and concerns about how a child is growing. Tests are ordered or read to reach a diagnosis, then results and plans are explained to both the child and a parent or guardian. Advice also covers diet, activity, hygiene, and preventing disease; specialists are used when a problem needs a narrower look. Those who like working with children and parents or guardians together, and tracking development as treatment changes, are a closer fit.
Typical education: Post-Doctoral Training
Annual Median Wage in Field (2025)
$210'040
Median Wage Market Position
$210'040
What you might do
- Treat illnesses and injuries in infants and children
- Check children's growth and development over time
- Give vaccines and other preventive medical care
- Examine children and interpret diagnostic tests
- Advise parents on diet, hygiene, and prevention
- Walk parents through results and treatment plans
Skills that matter
- Talking with children and their parents
- Choosing treatments, vaccines, and referrals
- Reading growth charts and lab results
- Hearing parents describe symptoms
- Recording visits, histories, and vaccines
- Diagnosing illness in infants and children
AI & the future of this role
In-person exams, developmental judgment, and trust with families tend to keep this role grounded. AI might help with charting or suggesting differentials, yet counseling caregivers and examining children still require a human clinician.
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