Dermatologists

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Calculated automation risk

11% (Minimal Risk)

Minimal Risk (0-20%): This occupation appears difficult to replace end-to-end with current or near-future automation, including AI software and robotics. Roles in this range usually depend on human judgement, creativity, care, leadership, specialist expertise, or adapting to messy real-world situations. AI and machines may still change parts of the work, but the occupation is likely to remain a distinct human role.

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Human strengths important in this job

These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.

Assisting and caring for others

Very important
Why this matters
Provide hands-on help, emotional support, or personal care to people—work that depends on empathy, trust, and responding to individual needs in the moment.
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Decision-making and problem solving

Very important
Why this matters
Analyze information, weigh tradeoffs, and choose the best solution—especially when situations are ambiguous, high-stakes, or have real-world consequences.
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Social perceptiveness

Quite important
Why this matters
Noticing others’ emotions and reactions in the moment and adjusting what you say or do based on why they’re responding that way.
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Working directly with the public

Quite important
Why this matters
The job involves face-to-face interaction with customers, clients, or guests—answering questions, handling requests, and managing service situations in real time. Roles with frequent public interaction are harder to replace end-to-end because they rely on trust, communication, and adapting to unpredictable human needs.
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Persuasion

Quite important
Why this matters
Influencing people to change their minds or behavior through conversation, trust, and negotiation.
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Originality

Quite important
Why this matters
Coming up with novel ideas and creative solutions when there isn’t an obvious playbook to follow.
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Coordinating others’ work

Quite important
Why this matters
Bringing people together, assigning tasks, and keeping a group aligned so work gets done.
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Developing objectives and strategies

Quite important
Why this matters
Sets long-term goals and chooses strategies and actions to reach them, weighing tradeoffs and adapting plans as conditions change.
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Active learning

Quite important
Why this matters
Keeps learning from new information and applying it to make better decisions now and in the future, especially when situations change.
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Education and training expertise

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Designing and delivering instruction—adapting lessons to different learners and measuring whether training actually works.
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What users think

Based on 194 votes

35% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 11% chance of automation.

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Pay & outlook

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In Unknown, the mean annual wage for Dermatologists was Unknown (Unknown per hour).

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Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Dermatologists' job openings is expected to rise 6.4% by 2034

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Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Volume

Significantly lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 10,080 people employed as 'Dermatologists' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 15 thousand people are employed as 'Dermatologists'.

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What people are saying (2)

Anonymous (Highly likely)
14 Feb 2025 20:45
90% of the job is image processing with their eyes looking for a rash or melanoma. The other is removal and some more image processing of the biopsy...
Dr Zamambo Mkhize(Specialist Dermatologist) (No chance)
02 Mar 2023 13:01
There are many nuances in diagnosing dermatology conditions. Things may look the same to an untrained eye. An annular erythema could range from something as benign as a fungal infection to something as life-threatening as a paraneoplastic syndrome signalling underlying cancer.

Proper history taking and thorough physical examination are key. "Looks" can be very deceiving in dermatology. There are other factors like systemic involvement, drug history, and ethnicity which can influence how lesions appear.

Additionally, one diagnosis may have various variants but also a lot of mimickers, for example, secondary syphilis, which itself is also a great mimicker. Dermatologists can also get duped and need to perform a biopsy or even collaborate with colleagues in order to arrive at a correct diagnosis.
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Job description

Diagnose and treat diseases relating to the skin, hair, and nails. May perform both medical and dermatological surgery functions.

O*NET-SOC code: 29-1213.00