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Dermatologists

$208K+ Median Salary 0 Job Openings (Annual Projection)

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About This Career

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

Reported Job Titles

Board Certified Dermatologist, Dermatologist MD (Dermatologist Medical Doctor), Dermatologist Physician, Dermatopathologist, Doctor, MD (Medical Doctor), Mohs Micrographic Surgeon, Mohs Surgeon, Pediatric Dermatologist, Practicing Dermatologist

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Abilities

Oral Expression

Problem Sensitivity

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Oral Comprehension

Near Vision

Written Comprehension

Written Expression

Information Ordering

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Category Flexibility

Flexibility of Closure

Selective Attention

Visual Color Discrimination

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Far Vision

Finger Dexterity

Fluency of Ideas

Memorization

Originality

Perceptual Speed

Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry

Customer and Personal Service

English Language

Administration and Management

Education and Training

Biology

Personnel and Human Resources

Psychology

Computers and Electronics

Therapy and Counseling

Skills

Critical Thinking

Active Listening

Service Orientation

Reading Comprehension

Social Perceptiveness

Speaking

Active Learning

Judgment and Decision Making

Science

Complex Problem Solving

Monitoring

Writing

Coordination

Instructing

Persuasion

Learning Strategies

Negotiation

Time Management

Management of Personnel Resources

Technology Skills

Medical software

Video conferencing software

Spreadsheet software

Electronic mail software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Calendar and scheduling software

Tools

Surgical clamps or clips or forceps

Cryosurgery units

Surgical isolation or surgical masks

Surgical punches or punch holders

Electrosurgical or electrocautery accessories or attachments

Surgical scissors

Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets

Mobile medical services automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles

Electronic medical thermometers

Surgical dermatomes or dermabraders or dermameshers

Electrocardiography EKG units

Pulse oximeter units

Surgical microscopes or loupes or magnifiers

Surgical retraction hooks

Medical exam transilluminators

Surgical elevators or levers

Medical or surgical suction or vacuum appliances

Medical acoustic stethoscopes

Medical exam or non surgical procedure gloves

Notebook computers

Mercury blood pressure units

Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines

Endoscopic hemostatic balloons or needles or tubes or accessories

Digital cameras

Ultraviolet UV lamps

Histology or pathology specimen container

Surgical curettes or loops or curette sets

Medical syringes without needle

Biopsy aspirator products

Surgical nippers

Visible light radiators

Surgical lasers

Nebulizers

Surgical needle holders

Dermatoscopes

Surgical retractors

Desktop computers

Tablet computers

Abilities

Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Visual Color Discrimination: The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Memorization: The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Therapy and Counseling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

Skills

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Technology Skills

Medical software: Henry Schein Dentrix; Medical condition coding software; Medical procedure coding software; MEDITECH software
Video conferencing software: Teleconferencing software
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Calendar and scheduling software: Appointment scheduling software

Tools

Surgical clamps or clips or forceps: Placenta forceps; Serrefine clamps; Sponge forceps; Tissue forceps
Cryosurgery units: Cryosurgical units
Surgical isolation or surgical masks: Surgical masks
Surgical punches or punch holders: Biopsy punches
Electrosurgical or electrocautery accessories or attachments: Cauterizers; Electrode pencils
Surgical scissors: Bandage scissors; Mayo scissors; Metzenbaum scissors; Microscissors
Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets: Ophthalmoscopes; Otoscopes
Mobile medical services automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles: Automated external defibrillators AED
Electronic medical thermometers: Electronic patient thermometers; Oral thermometers; Rectal thermometers; Tympanic thermometers
Surgical dermatomes or dermabraders or dermameshers: Microdermabrasion tools
Electrocardiography EKG units: Electrocardiography EKG machines
Pulse oximeter units: Pulse oximeters
Surgical microscopes or loupes or magnifiers: Surgical microscopes
Surgical retraction hooks: Skin hooks
Medical exam transilluminators: Vein locaters
Surgical elevators or levers: Surgical elevators
Medical or surgical suction or vacuum appliances: Nasal suctioning equipment; Oral suctioning equipment; Tracheal suctioning equipment
Medical acoustic stethoscopes: Mechanical stethoscopes
Medical exam or non surgical procedure gloves: Protective medical gloves
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Mercury blood pressure units: Manual blood pressure cuffs
Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines: Surgical scalpels
Endoscopic hemostatic balloons or needles or tubes or accessories: Straight hemostats
Digital cameras:
Ultraviolet UV lamps: Inspection lamps
Histology or pathology specimen container: Biopsy containers
Surgical curettes or loops or curette sets: Uterine curettes
Medical syringes without needle: Syringes
Biopsy aspirator products: Aspiration guns
Surgical nippers: Medical nail nippers
Visible light radiators: Phototherapy units
Surgical lasers: Medical lasers
Nebulizers: Handheld nebulizers
Surgical needle holders: Curved needle holders; Straight needle holders
Dermatoscopes:
Surgical retractors: Cervical retractors; Richardson retractors; Uterine retractors
Desktop computers:
Tablet computers:

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