AI Career Radar

Dermatologists

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

AI exposure20 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation17
Freedom to set tasks94
Repeating the same tasks37
$328,730Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+6.8%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
62Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
78
Active Listening
63
75
Speaking
63
72
Judgment and Decision Making
63
69
Monitoring
63
63
Active Learning
62
69
Complex Problem Solving
62
63
Coordination
62
56
Reading Comprehension
61
72
Time Management
61
53
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
72
Writing
60
63
Instructing
58
56
Learning Strategies
58
53
Systems Analysis
57
44
Service Orientation
56
75
Systems Evaluation
56
47
Persuasion
54
56
Mathematics
53
31
Science
52
66
Negotiation
52
53
Management of Personnel Resources
50
50
Operations Analysis
49
22
Installation
48
0
Management of Financial Resources
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Technology Design
47
22
Quality Control Analysis
47
19
Troubleshooting
47
9
Equipment Selection
47
6
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
25
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
22
Operation and Control
43
6

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

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71/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$420,860
10-yr growth
+3.4%
Skill gap
16%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Writing, Monitoring

69/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$45,130
10-yr growth
+22.3%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Coordination, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness

#3Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support
69/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,450
10-yr growth
+15.3%
Skill gap
0%
Retraining
Low
68/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$72,300
10-yr growth
+21.5%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Time Management, Systems Analysis, Learning Strategies

67/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$352,220
10-yr growth
+5.6%
Skill gap
17%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Analysis, Writing

#6ProsthodontistsHealthcare
67/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$311,180
10-yr growth
+5.8%
Skill gap
12%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Complex Problem Solving, Speaking, Monitoring, Time Management

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Dermatologists could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.