How To Become A Team Physician: What It Is and Career Path

What is a team physician and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

Quoted Expert

Janet Williams Ph.D.

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a team physician. For example, did you know that they make an average of $101.19 an hour? That's $210,474 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 7% and produce 55,400 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to a Team Physician?

Janet Williams Ph.D.

Professor of Biology, College of Our Lady of the Elms

Students who wish to continue their education in healthcare (MD, DO, DMD, DVM, PA, PT, OT, and many other areas), should ensure that they have plenty of experience in healthcare by becoming certified as an EMT or CNA, and spend at least 1-2 years working or volunteering in that capacity. Students should graduate with strong GPAs, over 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, and should have taken all of their prerequisite courses. Students should be prepared to take standardized admissions exams, and plan to do well in them.

ScoreTeam PhysicianUS Average

Salary

10.0

Avg. Salary $210,474

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability Level

10.0

Growth Rate 7%

Growth Rate 0.3%

Diversity

1.7

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.17%

Asian 18.94%

Black or African American 5.35%

Hispanic or Latino 10.02%

Unknown 4.51%

White 61.01%

Gender

female 43.27%

male 56.73%

Age - 48

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 48

Stress Level

10.0

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity Level

10.0

Complexity Level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work Life Balance

7.1

Work Life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a team physician

Explore team physician education requirements

Most common team physician degrees

Bachelor's

41.0 %

Doctorate

28.8 %

Certificate

9.0 %

Start to develop specific team physician skills

Skills	Percentages
Internal Medicine	30.92%
Urgent Care	20.85%
Rehabilitation	17.05%
Epic	10.81%
Pediatrics	8.58%

Complete relevant team physician training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 4-10 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New team physicians learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a team physician based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real team physician resumes.

Research team physician duties and responsibilities

Participate in indoor and outdoor soccer, and volleyball on both recreational and co-recreational sports teams
Develop treatment plans, functional rehabilitation plans, exercise plans, report of findings, nutritional plans and narrative reports.
Perform consultations, comprehensive examinations, physiotherapy, rehabilitation and biomechanical assessment evaluations.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service

Apply for team physician jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a team physician job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

What is a team physician and how to become one

What general advice would you give to a Team Physician?

Team Physician career paths

Key steps to become a team physician

Explore team physician education requirements

Most common team physician degrees

Start to develop specific team physician skills

Complete relevant team physician training and internships

Research team physician duties and responsibilities

Apply for team physician jobs

How Did You Land Your First Team Physician Job

Average team physician salary

How do team physicians rate their job?