Occupation AtlasRadiologists
O*NET · 29-1224.00
Radiologists
Diagnose and treat diseases and injuries using medical imaging techniques, such as x rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, and ultrasounds. May perform minimally invasive medical procedures and tests.
Also called Attending Physician · Attending Radiologist · Breast Imaging Radiologist · Diagnostic Radiologist · General Radiologist · Interventional Neuroradiologist · Interventional Radiologist · Interventional Radiology Physician
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IR Technician · IR Technician (Interventional Radiology Technician) · IR Travel Technician · IR Travel Technician (Interventional Radiology Travel Technician) · Mammographer · MSK Radiologist · MSK Specialty Radiologist · Musculoskeletal Radiologist (MSK Radiologist) · Musculoskeletal Specialty Radiologist (MSK Specialty Radiologist) · Neuroradiologist · Nuclear Medicine MD · Nuclear Medicine MD (Nuclear Medicine Medical Doctor) · Nuclear Medicine Officer · Nuclear Medicine Physician · Nuclear Medicine Specialist · Nuclear Physician · Nuclear Radiologist · Pediatric Radiologist · Physician · Radiologist · Radiologist Physician · Radiology Physician · Teleradiologist · Therapeutic Radiologist · Vascular Radiologist · Veterinary Radiologist
Compare with another occupationCompare with Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative6.62
- R Realistic4.89
- C Conventional4.47
- S Social3.85
- E Enterprising2.17
- A Artistic1.37
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (66%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Up to and including 1 month (31%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years (35%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.3Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Read a scientific journal article describing surgical procedures
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.3Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- SpeakingbasicImportance 4.3Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- WritingbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.1Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- MonitoringbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- SciencebasicImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
- Service OrientationImportance 3.6Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
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- Time ManagementImportance 3.5Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- InstructingImportance 3.4Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- CoordinationImportance 3.3Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- Operations MonitoringImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Monitor machine functions on an automated production line
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
- MathematicsbasicImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
- Operation and ControlImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
- PersuasionImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
- NegotiationImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- TroubleshootingImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 1.8Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
- Operations AnalysisImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
- Technology DesignImportance 1.5Level 0.8
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- RepairingImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- ProgrammingImportance 1.4Level 0.5
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
15 core · 2 supplemental · 13 not yet ratedWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.Importance 5.0
- Document the performance, interpretation, or outcomes of all procedures performed.Importance 4.9
- Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families.Importance 4.9
- Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.Importance 4.9
- Review or transmit images and information using picture archiving or communications systems.Importance 4.8
- Recognize or treat complications during and after procedures, including blood pressure problems, pain, oversedation, or bleeding.Importance 4.8
- Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians.Importance 4.8
- Confer with medical professionals regarding image-based diagnoses.Importance 4.8
- Develop or monitor procedures to ensure adequate quality control of images.Importance 4.6
- Establish or enforce standards for protection of patients or personnel.Importance 4.5
- Provide counseling to radiologic patients to explain the processes, risks, benefits, or alternative treatments.Importance 4.5
- Instruct radiologic staff in desired techniques, positions, or projections.Importance 4.4
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- Coordinate radiological services with other medical activities.Importance 4.4
- Participate in continuing education activities to maintain and develop expertise.Importance 4.3
- Participate in quality improvement activities including discussions of areas where risk of error is high.Importance 4.1
- Perform interventional procedures such as image-guided biopsy, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, transhepatic biliary drainage, or nephrostomy catheter placement.Importance 4.7
- Develop treatment plans for radiology patients.Importance 4.3
- Administer radioisotopes to clinical patients or research subjects.
- Advise other physicians of the clinical indications, limitations, assessments, or risks of diagnostic and therapeutic applications of radioactive materials.
- Calculate, measure, or prepare radioisotope dosages.
- Check and approve the quality of diagnostic images before patients are discharged.
- Compare nuclear medicine procedures with other types of procedures, such as computed tomography, ultrasonography, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography.
- Direct nuclear medicine technologists or technicians regarding desired dosages, techniques, positions, and projections.
- Establish and enforce radiation protection standards for patients and staff.
- Formulate plans and procedures for nuclear medicine departments.
- Monitor handling of radioactive materials to ensure that established procedures are followed.
- Prescribe radionuclides and dosages to be administered to individual patients.
- Review procedure requests and patients' medical histories to determine applicability of procedures and radioisotopes to be used.
- Teach nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, or other specialties at graduate educational level.
- Test dosage evaluation instruments and survey meters to ensure they are operating properly.
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 4.7Level 6.4Level 7 looks like: Perform open heart surgery
- BiologyImportance 4.5Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
- English LanguageImportance 4.3Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.9Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Education and TrainingImportance 3.7Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.6Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- PhysicsImportance 3.3Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Calculate the speed of a falling object
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.9Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
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- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.9Level 2.8
- Administration and ManagementImportance 2.7Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 2.7Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.7Level 2.6
- MathematicsImportance 2.7Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- AdministrativeImportance 2.6Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.4Level 2.8
- PsychologyImportance 2.4Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
- Sales and MarketingImportance 2.4Level 2.9
- ChemistryImportance 2.3Level 2.7
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.3Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- Economics and AccountingImportance 2.2Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 2.1Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.7Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.5Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- DesignImportance 1.4Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- MechanicalImportance 1.3Level 0.5Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.2Level —
- GeographyImportance 1.1Level —
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.1Level —
- TransportationImportance 1.1Level —
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.0Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.0Level —
- Food ProductionImportance 1.0Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.5Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Problem SensitivityImportance 4.5Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.4Level 4.6Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.4Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.4Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.4Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Understand an instruction book on repairing Artificial Intelligence systems
- Written ExpressionImportance 4.1Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Near VisionImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
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- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.9Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.8Level 4.1Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Information OrderingImportance 3.8Level 4.1
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.8Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.5Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Read five pressure indicators in 10 seconds to make sure each is within safe limits
- Far VisionImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 3.3Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Trace electrical circuits marked by various colored wires
- VisualizationImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
- Speed of ClosureImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Make sense of messy handwriting
- Finger DexterityImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- MemorizationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Recite the first names of the five people you just met
- Number FacilityImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- OriginalityImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
- Control PrecisionImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
- Time SharingImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.5Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Manual DexterityImportance 2.5Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.4Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Reaction TimeImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
- Trunk StrengthImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
- Depth PerceptionImportance 2.0Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
- Rate ControlImportance 1.9Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.8Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
- StaminaImportance 1.8Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
- Static StrengthImportance 1.8Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.6Level 0.6
- Response OrientationImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.3Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 4.9Level 6.3Level 7 looks like: Care for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.7Level 6.4Level 7 looks like: Learn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.6Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Getting InformationImportance 4.6Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.6Level 5.9
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.5Level 5.8
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.5Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.4Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
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- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.4Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.4Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Processing InformationImportance 4.4Level 5.7
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.2Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 4.2Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 4.1Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 4.1Level 5.7
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.1Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.9Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.9Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 3.7Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.7Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.4Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.4Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.3Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.3Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 3.2Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.2Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 3.1Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 2.9Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 2.8Level 2.6
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 2.6Level 2.7
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.5Level 2.8
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 2.4Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.4Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Work as a server responsible for keeping track of utensils
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 2.3Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 2.2Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.0Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
56 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (1)
- Epic Systemshot
Hot (4; 1 more marked hot above)
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Other tools (51)
- ACOM Solutions RAPID EMR
- Advanced Data Systems MedicsRis
- Allscripts PM
- Allscripts Professional EHR
- Alteer Office
- athenahealth athenaCollector
- Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR
- Avreo Radiology Workflow Solutions
- Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR
- Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
- CareCloud Central
- Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management
- Computer aided image analysis software
- Digital image processing software
- Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM medical imaging software
- Email software
- Epic Practice Management
- Fujifilm Synapse
- GalacTek ECLIPSE
- GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
- GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution
- GE Healthcare ViewPoint for Radiology
- Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE
- HealthFusion MediTouch
- Hosted PACS Solutions
- Infinite Radiology Opal-RAD
- IOS Health Systems Medios EHR
- Kareo Practice Management
- Maplewood Software StaffReady
- McKesson Practice Plus
- McKesson Radiology Manager
- medQ Q/ris
- Merge Healthcare Merge RIS
- MIM Software MIMcardiac
- MIM Software MIMfusion
- MIM Software MIMneuro
- Modernizing Medicine Practice Management
- Motion correction software
- mPlexus DICOM RadiX
- NextGen Healthcare Information Systems EMR
- NextGen Healthcare NextGen Practice Management
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software
- Patient management software
- Radiopharmacy inventory databases
- RamSoft PowerServer RIS/PACS
- Scheduling software
- simplifyMD
- SOAPware EMR
- Vitera Healthcare Solutions Vitera Intergy
- Web browser software
- WRSHealth EMR
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →Other O*NET occupations whose importance ratings on the 35 skills both rate are nearest to this one's, with the biggest differences named. A plain rule, not a hidden score.
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
Average difference 0.2 points · Persuasion +0.7, Coordination +0.5
O*NET · Zone 5 · Compare
Urologists
Average difference 0.2 points · Operation and Control −0.6, Quality Control Analysis −0.6
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Anesthesiologists
Average difference 0.2 points · Operations Analysis +1.0, Critical Thinking +0.5
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Acute Care Nurses
Average difference 0.2 points · Science −0.8, Coordination +0.7
O*NET · Zone 4 · Compare
Nurse Anesthetists
Average difference 0.3 points · Equipment Selection +1.2, Operations Analysis +1.0
O*NET · Zone 5 · Compare
General Internal Medicine Physicians
Average difference 0.3 points · Operation and Control −1.4, Operations Analysis +1.2
O*NET · Zone 5 · Compare
Registered Nurses
Average difference 0.3 points · Science −0.9, Coordination +0.7
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Average difference 0.3 points · Operations Analysis +1.4, Operation and Control −1.1
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