Description
Mercor is building a new, more accurate version of O*NET — the U.S. government's framework for describing occupations and the tasks they involve. We are gathering input directly from experienced practitioners to improve how the work of emergency medicine physicians is described.
About the role (SOC 29-1214.00 — Emergency Medicine Physicians)
Make immediate medical decisions and act to prevent death or further disability. Provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of patients. May direct emergency medical staff in an emergency department.
What you'll do
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Complete a one-time online survey/interview about your day-to-day work as an emergency medicine physician. It takes up to 30 minutes.
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There may be an optional follow-up survey, task, or short interview afterward, which would be paid separately.
Who we're looking for (eligible applicants have)
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4+ years of experience practicing emergency medicine.
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Current work, or work within the last 12 months, in the role.
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Direct knowledge of triage, clinical decision-making, and patient stabilization tasks.
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U.S.-based.
Not eligible (common confounders)
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EMTs and paramedics (SOC 29-2042.00, 29-2043.00).
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Nurse practitioners or physician assistants working in the emergency department (SOC 29-1171.00 and related PA occupations).
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Registered nurses, including ER nurses.
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Urgent care physicians whose practice is not based in an emergency department.
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Physicians in other specialties (family medicine, internal medicine, hospitalists) who do not practice emergency medicine.
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Residents and fellows not yet practicing independently.
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Surgeons, all other (SOC 29-1249.00).
Reference for the occupation: https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-1214.00
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
Contract and Payment Terms
- You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
- This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
- Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
- Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
- Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
- Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.
About Mercor
Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.


