Family Medicine Physicians

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JOB SCORE
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- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Risk & user votes

Calculated automation risk

12% (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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Psychology knowledge

Very important
Why this matters
Understanding human behavior, motivation, and individual differences to assess needs, respond appropriately, and support behavior change or mental health.
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Active learning

Very 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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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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Managing and developing people

Quite important
Why this matters
Motivate, coach, and direct others, and make hiring and staffing decisions. These people-focused responsibilities rely on judgment, trust, and interpersonal skill and are harder to replace end-to-end with automation.
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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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Instructing

Quite important
Why this matters
Teaching or coaching others—explaining steps, giving feedback, and adapting to different learners so they can do the work safely and correctly.
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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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What users think

Based on 223 votes

29% 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 12% chance of automation.

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What is the likelihood that Family Medicine Physicians will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

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Pay & outlook

Wages

Very high paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for Family Medicine Physicians was $238,380 ($115 per hour).

The median annual wage for Family Medicine Physicians was 381.6% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.

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Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Family Medicine Physicians' job openings is expected to rise 2.7% 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

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 107,950 people employed as 'Family Medicine Physicians' within the United States.

This represents around 0.07% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Family Medicine Physicians'.

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What people are saying (5)

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Anders (Highly likely)
10 Nov 2025 19:25
Its very important to note that a lot of our job is to look up diseases and prescribe medicines. All this can be done effeciently from a data base.
DR. JANAK PRAJAPATI (Low)
16 Aug 2023 04:09
The way physician can diagnosis the problem & consult the patient accordiing to his/her problem(i'm talking just superficially bt there is toooo much deep meaning), robots or AI have lessor chance to enter in this field of consultancy. & if robot will take over this than it will not be consider as actual like physician's consultation.
Manjunath (No chance)
09 Aug 2023 01:44
Because it can help us for better cure but cannot replace us to treatment to the patient.
Dr mark (Low)
13 May 2023 19:04
Undifferentiated presentation of symptoms along with high level of interpersonal skills needed to manage patient expectation and wishes. I Suspect AI would lead to unnecessary investigation, over diagnosis with the increase risk of finding incidentalomas in the cohort of patients dealt with in the community.
ChatGPT-3.5
10 Apr 2023 18:59
There are several ways in which AI could potentially replace family doctors in the future. Here are some convincing arguments:

Improved accuracy: AI systems can process and analyze vast amounts of medical data much more quickly and accurately than humans. This means that they can potentially diagnose illnesses with higher accuracy and specificity than family doctors.

Cost-effective: As AI technology continues to advance, it is becoming increasingly cost-effective to deploy AI-powered medical systems. This means that it may be more financially viable to use AI systems to provide medical advice and diagnosis than to employ a large number of human doctors.

Availability: Many people in remote or underserved areas may not have access to a family doctor. AI-powered medical systems can potentially provide medical advice and diagnosis to these populations, increasing access to healthcare.

Personalized care: AI systems can leverage large amounts of data to provide personalized medical advice to individuals. This means that patients could potentially receive more tailored and effective treatments than they would from a human doctor who may not have access to the same level of data.

24/7 availability: AI-powered medical systems can potentially provide medical advice and diagnosis 24/7, which may be particularly beneficial in emergency situations.

It is important to note, however, that the replacement of family doctors by AI systems is not without its challenges. One of the biggest challenges is the ethical considerations surrounding the use of AI in healthcare, particularly with regards to data privacy and informed consent. Additionally, there may be concerns around the accuracy and reliability of AI-powered medical systems, particularly if they are not properly tested and validated. Nonetheless, as AI technology continues to advance, it is likely that we will see increased use of AI-powered medical systems to complement or even replace human doctors in certain situations.
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Job description

Diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care to individuals and families across the lifespan. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment.

O*NET-SOC code: 29-1215.00