General Internal Medicine Physician

O*NET: General Internal Medicine Physicians·29-1216.00

The Verdict:Core work centers on hands-on patient exams, complex multi-system diagnosis, and personalized long-term treatment requiring clinical trust. AI aids records and routine analysis but cannot replicate physical assessments or therapeutic relationships. Licensure ensures the role endures with augmentation.

Resilience Score

/100

Highly Resilient

Score tiers

Highly Resilient81–100

Resilient61–80

Moderate Risk41–60

High Risk21–40

Critical Risk0–20

How is this scored?

Task Resilience

How much of this role's daily work remains beyond AI and robotic automation.

30% of score

Physical Presence

The degree to which this job needs a human present — hands-on, in the field, or in the room.

20% of score

Human Necessity

How important the unique human edge is — for trust, accountability, or judgment.

15% of score

Regulatory Shield

How strong the legal requirement is for a human in this job (by law, licensing, or credentials).

13% of score

Technological Maturity

How far AI remains from performing this role's core functions.

10% of score

Displacement Evidence

The volume of jobs in this field being eliminated by AI or automation right now.

12% of score

Score last updated: February 2026Full methodology

Avg Salary

Median annual wage from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 release.

$236k

Job Growth (10yr)

Projected change in total number of jobs (not salary) from 2024–2034. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections.

+3.3%

AI Exposure

Percentage of this role's analyzed tasks that AI can handle autonomously or nearly so. 1 of 19 tasks are classified as AI-exposed.

Low exposure

Task Analysis

This role's core work is hard to automate.
11 of 19 tasks require human judgment, presence, or trust. The 37% that are AI-leverage offer an edge — professionals who learn these tools will outperform those who don't.

1exposed

7AI leverage

11human-essential

View all 19 tasks

AI Can Handle This1 task

Tasks AI can do autonomously or nearly so

Prepare government or organizational reports on birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or the medical status of individuals.

AI Leverage7 tasks

Master these tools — humans who do outperform those who don't

Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.

Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary.

Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.

Provide consulting services to other doctors caring for patients with special or difficult problems.

Advise surgeon of a patient's risk status and recommend appropriate intervention to minimize risk.

Conduct research to develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or injury.

Plan, implement, or administer health programs in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention and treatment of injuries or illnesses.

Human Advantage11 tasks

Tasks requiring trust, presence, or novel judgment

Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, or problems of the lung, brain, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract.

Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.

Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza or pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly.

Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital.

Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.

Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.

Make diagnoses when different illnesses occur together or in situations where the diagnosis may be obscure.

Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.

Immunize patients to protect them from preventable diseases.

Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.

Operate on patients to remove, repair, or improve functioning of diseased or injured body parts and systems.

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