Jobs / Healthcare / 29-1212.00
Cardiologists
Diagnose, treat, manage, and prevent diseases or conditions of the cardiovascular system. May further subspecialize in interventional procedures (e.g., balloon angioplasty and stent placement), echocardiography, or electrophysiology.
- US jobs
- 17,290
- Median wage
- $496,010 a year
- Job family
- Healthcare
Can agents do the work of cardiologists?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Healthcare: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: MedAgentBench, 69.7% of tasks completed.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 12%Analyze health or medical dataNot measured
- 12%Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient healthNot measured
- 8%Operate medical equipmentNot measured
- 8%Treat injuries, illnesses, or diseasesNot measured
- 6%Advise patients or clients on medical issuesNot measured
- 6%Explain medical information to patients or family membersNot measured
- 4%Administer emergency medical treatmentNot measured
- 4%Research healthcare issuesNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in healthcare, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
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Context only
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- 1846 EloClaude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) · 23 Sep 2026Unrated
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Administer emergency cardiac care for life-threatening heart problems, such as cardiac arrest and heart attack.
- Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, or disease prevention.
- Answer questions that patients have about their health and well-being.
- Calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.
- Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standards to identify abnormalities, using the results of an echocardiogram.
- Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, or laboratory instruments.
- Conduct exercise electrocardiogram tests to monitor cardiovascular activity under stress.
- Conduct research to develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures that prevent or control disease or injury.
- Conduct tests of the pulmonary system, using a spirometer or other respiratory testing equipment.
- Design and explain treatment plans, based on patient information such as medical history, reports, and examination results.
- Diagnose cardiovascular conditions, using cardiac catheterization.
- Diagnose medical conditions of patients, using records, reports, test results, or examination information.
Other job titles for this occupation (17)
APP (Advanced Practice Provider) · Cardiac Specialist · Cardiologist · Cardiology Non-Invasive Physician · Cardiology Physician · DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician) · Electrophysiology Cardiologist · General Cardiologist · Heart Failure Cardiologist · Interventional Cardiologist · Interventional Cardiology Physician · Invasive Cardiologist · Medical Doctor (MD) · Non-Invasive Cardiologist · Noninvasive Cardiologist · Pediatric Cardiologist · Physician