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Allergists and Immunologists

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Allergists and Immunologists separately. These are the figures for Physicians, All Other (29-1229), its parent occupation.

Median annual wage, U.S.$265,930
Employment, U.S.342,720
Median hourly wage$127.85
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$69,170$102,930$265,930$378,770$452,360
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama3,980$272,6100.85
Alaska270$355,1000.37
Arizona6,800$312,4900.95
Arkansas4,290$136,8801.49
California25,530$281,5900.64
Colorado1,990$298,3200.31
Connecticut4,700$214,9901.26
Delaware1,370$297,4701.28
District of Columbia1,960$77,4301.26
Florida23,390$262,1801.07
Georgia8,580$266,8800.80
Hawaii1,830$339,2901.32
Idaho1,700$299,3400.90
Illinois20,790$132,5401.55
Indiana6,760$366,1900.96
Iowa1,440$295,1900.42
Kansas5,230$221,5401.65
Kentucky3,340$327,3900.76
Louisiana4,740$350,9201.11
Maine1,340$419,4100.95
Maryland10,340$212,0801.70
Massachusetts8,210$236,5801.02
Michigan13,150$155,4801.36
Minnesota5,350$367,3200.82
Mississippi$228,130
Missouri3,990$227,9800.62
Montana580$438,8500.52
Nebraska1,170$290,4700.52
Nevada2,400$252,1200.70
New Hampshire1,000$361,3000.66
New Jersey9,730$285,0101.03
New Mexico1,930$327,6701.01
New York16,600$242,5000.78
North Carolina14,080$260,3301.29
North Dakota740$454,5500.78
Ohio21,160$297,4401.73
Oklahoma2,520$259,2200.67
Oregon4,130$347,1800.95
Pennsylvania23,800$217,3101.78
Rhode Island1,180$228,5901.06
South Carolina4,510$274,4800.89
South Dakota200Not published (very high)0.19
Tennessee5,340$301,2900.74
Texas30,720$269,8000.99
Utah3,510$228,0600.92
Vermont440$343,0500.66
Virginia8,480$278,5300.94
Washington6,300$307,1700.81
West Virginia1,980$258,0201.28
Wisconsin6,350$391,7400.98
Wyoming440$342,8000.71

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Dermatologists50.980
2Neurologists50.980
3Podiatrists50.977
4Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians50.975
5Preventive Medicine Physicians50.975
6Hospitalists50.974
7Sports Medicine Physicians50.974
8General Internal Medicine Physicians50.972
9Pharmacists50.972
10Physicians, Pathologists50.972

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Allergists and Immunologists, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Sports Medicine PhysiciansCritical Thinking0.760.974
Obstetricians and GynecologistsCritical Thinking0.880.967
Acute Care NursesOperations Monitoring1.240.967
Family Medicine PhysiciansActive Listening0.880.966
UrologistsOperations Monitoring1.120.964
Dietitians and NutritionistsOperations Analysis2.880.962
Clinical Nurse SpecialistsOperations Analysis3.120.958
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryInstructing1.380.955
MidwivesSocial Perceptiveness0.760.953
NeuropsychologistsSocial Perceptiveness0.760.947

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Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Allergists and Immunologists, excluding software Allergists and Immunologists already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Epic Systems10 of 207.3x
Allscripts Professional EHR6 of 2023.1x
e-MDs software6 of 2023.1x
MedcomSoft Record4 of 2046.2x
ChartWare EMR5 of 2021.0x
MEDITECH software9 of 205.4x
SOAPware EMR5 of 2017.8x
Medical reference software3 of 2046.2x
Nuesoft Technologies NueMD3 of 2046.2x
Scheduling software7 of 204.6x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.50 4.75
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 4.12 4.50
WritingEssential skill 4.12 4.25
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 4.12 4.12
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.12 4.00
Active LearningEssential skill 4.00 4.62
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 4.00 4.12
MonitoringEssential skill 4.00 4.12
SpeakingEssential skill 4.00 4.00
ScienceEssential skill 3.88 3.88
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.75 4.12
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.75 3.75
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.75 3.75
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.62 3.75
InstructingTransferable skill 3.50 3.62
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.25 3.12
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.12 3.75
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.00 3.62
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.00 3.50
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.88 2.88
MathematicsEssential skill 2.75 3.00
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.12 2.12
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.12 1.88
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.00 1.75
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 1.88 1.62
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.88 1.12
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.50 0.75
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.50 0.50
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.38 0.50
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 1.38 0.50
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Medicine and Dentistry 4.82 5.64
English Language 4.41 4.71
Customer and Personal Service 4.38 5.26
Biology 4.02 4.42
Computers and Electronics 3.86 3.88
Administration and Management 3.63 3.67
Education and Training 3.48 4.75
Personnel and Human Resources 3.42 3.58
Chemistry 3.19 3.57
Administrative 3.16 3.54
Psychology 3.09 3.77
Mathematics 3.07 3.72
Therapy and Counseling 2.91 3.61
Law and Government 2.77 2.88
Economics and Accounting 2.76 2.67
Sales and Marketing 2.56 2.70
Sociology and Anthropology 2.50 2.52
Production and Processing 2.30 2.00
Telecommunications 2.26 1.58
Foreign Language 2.20 1.95
Communications and Media 2.15 2.18
Public Safety and Security 2.15 1.90
Philosophy and Theology 1.98 2.07
Engineering and Technology 1.98 1.47
Geography 1.78 1.42
Physics 1.71 1.57
Design 1.55 1.12
Transportation 1.52not rated
Food Production 1.48not rated
History and Archeology 1.39 0.81
Mechanical 1.34not rated
Building and Construction 1.29not rated
Fine Arts 1.29not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Problem Sensitivity 4.50 5.25
Oral Comprehension 4.25 5.00
Written Comprehension 4.25 4.88
Deductive Reasoning 4.25 4.75
Oral Expression 4.25 4.38
Inductive Reasoning 4.12 5.00
Written Expression 4.00 4.25
Near Vision 4.00 4.00
Speech Clarity 4.00 3.75
Speech Recognition 3.88 3.75
Fluency of Ideas 3.75 3.88
Selective Attention 3.62 3.12
Category Flexibility 3.38 3.88
Originality 3.38 3.75
Flexibility of Closure 3.25 3.75
Information Ordering 3.25 3.75
Mathematical Reasoning 3.00 3.50
Perceptual Speed 3.00 3.25
Speed of Closure 3.00 3.25
Number Facility 3.00 3.12
Far Vision 3.00 3.00
Time Sharing 3.00 3.00
Memorization 2.88 3.00
Visualization 2.62 2.88
Visual Color Discrimination 2.62 2.75
Finger Dexterity 2.62 2.25
Hearing Sensitivity 2.25 2.25
Auditory Attention 2.12 2.00
Trunk Strength 2.00 1.75
Arm-Hand Steadiness 1.88 1.50
Depth Perception 1.88 1.50
Control Precision 1.62 0.88
Manual Dexterity 1.62 0.75
Dynamic Strength 1.50 0.75
Extent Flexibility 1.50 0.62
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.50 0.62
Multilimb Coordination 1.50 0.50
Explosive Strength 1.38 0.38
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.38 0.38
Stamina 1.38 0.38
Static Strength 1.38 0.38
Gross Body Coordination 1.25not rated
Response Orientation 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Rate Control 1.00not rated
Reaction Time 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 1.00not rated
Spatial Orientation 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

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  • Mountainside Software Allergy Lab
  • NextGen Healthcare NextGen Practice Management
  • Patient management software
  • Rosch Visionary Systems Visionary Allergy Tracker
  • Vitera Healthcare Solutions Vitera Intergy
  • WRSHealth EMR
  • athenahealth athenaCollector
  • simplifyMD

Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Allergists and Immunologists separately. These are the figures for Physicians, All Other (29-1229), its parent occupation.

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Charlottesville, VA1,0003.97$286,090
Greenville, NC6003.37$65,890
Cleveland, OH6,6102.91$248,400
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH8502.73$277,850
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR2,1502.72$74,500
Springfield, IL6002.68Not available
Morgantown, WV3802.59$63,950
Gettysburg, PA1802.58Not available
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC2402.57$338,170
Asheville, NC1,0202.56$360,010

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