O*NET-SOC 29-1229.04

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians

Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 5 – Extensive preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresExtensive skill, knowledge, or experience is needed
Broad occupation in O*NETFalse (No)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a4.1207/2012
Active Listening2.A.1.b4.007/2012
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a4.007/2012
Social Perceptiveness2.B.1.a4.007/2012
Speaking2.A.1.d4.007/2012
Judgment and Decision Making2.B.4.e3.8807/2012

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.44.1207/2012
Inductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.54.1207/2012
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.34.1207/2012
Problem Sensitivity1.A.1.b.34.1207/2012
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.14.007/2012
Written Comprehension1.A.1.a.24.007/2012

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Document examination results, treatment plans, and patients' outcomes.Core6707/2012
Examine patients to assess mobility, strength, communication, or cognition.Core6707/2012
Assess characteristics of patients' pain, such as intensity, location, or duration, using standardized clinical measures.Core6707/2012
Provide inpatient or outpatient medical management of neuromuscular disorders, musculoskeletal trauma, acute and chronic pain, deformity or amputation, cardiac or pulmonary disease, or other disabling conditions.Core6707/2012
Monitor effectiveness of pain management interventions, such as medication or spinal injections.Core6707/2012

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Investigative6.3611/2023
Social5.9711/2023
Realistic4.5511/2023
Conventional2.9811/2023
Artistic2.0211/2023
Enterprising1.7111/2023

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Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.