Allergists and Immunologists
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.
Also called: Adult and Pediatric Allergy Partner · Allergist · Allergy and Immunology Physician · Allergy and Immunology Specialist · Allergy Physician · Immunologist
Median pay (national)
$239,200+
$66,860–$239,200+ (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
315,360
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+2.5%
~9,600 openings/yr
Typical entry
Doctoral or professional degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for allergists and immunologists shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $239,200+ versus $66,860 at the bottom 10% — 3.6x. The median of $239,200+ leaves roughly 0% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +2.5% from 2024 to 2034 — about as fast as the 3% all-occupation average. Even so, BLS projects about 9,600 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 52 states with released data, Texas pays the most for this role (median $239,200, 0% vs the national median), while District of Columbia sits lowest at $74,650 — a 220% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Science
- Learning Strategies
- Mathematics
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Prescribe medication such as antihistamines, antibiotics, and nasal, oral, topical, or inhaled glucocorticosteroids.
- Interpret diagnostic test results to make appropriate differential diagnoses.
- Develop individualized treatment plans for patients, considering patient preferences, clinical data, or the risks and benefits of therapies.
- Engage in self-directed learning and continuing education activities.
- Diagnose or treat allergic or immunologic conditions.
- Order or perform diagnostic tests such as skin pricks and intradermal, patch, or delayed hypersensitivity tests.
- Conduct physical examinations of patients.
- Assess the risks and benefits of therapies for allergic and immunologic disorders.
- Coordinate the care of patients with other health care professionals or support staff.
- Perform allergen provocation tests such as nasal, conjunctival, bronchial, oral, food, or medication challenges.
Tools & technology
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Allscripts PM
- athenahealth athenaCollector
- Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR
- Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR
- Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
- CareCloud Central
- Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management
- Crowell Systems Medformix
- Electronic Medical Records and Electronic Health Records Software IMS for Allergists
- Epic Practice Management
- FlowJo
- GalacTek ECLIPSE
- GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution
- GraphPad Software GraphPad Prism
- Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE
Knowledge areas
- Medicine and Dentistry
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Biology
- Computers and Electronics
- Administration and Management
- Education and Training
- Personnel and Human Resources