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Occupational physician skills for your resume and career

Updated January 8, 2025

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Quoted experts

Dr. Stephen Weeks,

John Colclough

Below we've compiled a list of the most critical occupational physician skills. We ranked the top skills for occupational physicians based on the percentage of resumes they appeared on. For example, 43.3% of occupational physician resumes contained occupational medicine as a skill. Continue reading to find out what skills an occupational physician needs to be successful in the workplace.

6 occupational physician skills for your resume and career

1. Occupational Medicine

Here's how occupational physicians use occupational medicine:

Provided occupational medicine services for companies contracted by the hospital.
Provided clinical occupational medicine services to a variety of employees in both the public and private sector.

2. DOT

Here's how occupational physicians use dot:

Performed Department of Transportation (DOT) evaluations and certifications resulting in the determination of appropriateness to perform a job.
Performed Department of Transportation (DOT) examinations.

3. Medical Care

Here's how occupational physicians use medical care:

Provided medical care to workers in the Oil Industry
Provide medical care to outcome the patients.

4. Health Programs

Here's how occupational physicians use health programs:

Administered health programs and planned treatment strategies.

5. EKG

Here's how occupational physicians use ekg:

Provide and perform x-rays and EKG upon doctor's request.
Interpret EKG results; Referral management.

6. Diagnosis

Here's how occupational physicians use diagnosis:

Entered patient data into the database, performed diagnosis, prescribed medications, ordered the needed laboratory procedure for comprehensive diagnosis.
Performed clinical evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of outpatients * Supervised administration of immunization of children and adults

What skills help Occupational Physicians find jobs?

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What skills stand out on occupational physician resumes?

Dr. Stephen Weeks

Professor, Chair of Biology, The University of Akron

Generally, employers like to see "hands-on" skills for graduates. So, lab-based classes, internships, volunteer work (e.g., in hospitals or other health care settings), and experience in research labs look great on resumes. Because biology is such a diverse field, I cannot point to specific skills for the entire range of biology. Generally, however, having good writing skills will almost certainly be helpful for any biology career.

What occupational physician skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?

John Colclough

Professor, Marshall University

This is a great question, and if I wish I had the answer. I do know this however, performers need to have a skill set that can subsidize their careers. The restaurant/bar industry, more than any other has answered this call. Unfortunately Covid-19 has impacted the restaurant/bar industry more than any other. So challenging on so many levels. What to do? Practical skills that correlate to an individual's unique interests seem like a good place to start. How can the performer utilize known skills to garner a paycheck? Everything from handyman/construction for those who excelled in their technical theatre classes, to personal assistants for those who have a flair for logistics could offer avenues for success if developed. With technology taking more of a central role in the industry, it's possible to enhance those skills during a gap year-this may not help with your monthly bottom line (financially speaking) but would make you better prepared once the year is over. Gap years are a perfect time to hone those skills that need a bit of TLC, for instance: dance classes, voice classes, picking up a second language or a musical instrument-anything that might add another skill set to the resume is worth the time and effort.

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List of occupational physician skills to add to your resume

The most important skills for an occupational physician resume and required skills for an occupational physician to have include:

Occupational Medicine
DOT

Medical Care
Health Programs

EKG
Diagnosis

Updated January 8, 2025

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The Zippia Research Team has spent countless hours reviewing resumes, job postings, and government data to determine what goes into getting a job in each phase of life. Professional writers and data scientists comprise the Zippia Research Team.

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