Healthcare Practitioners
Allergists and Immunologists
Also called: Adult and Pediatric Allergy Partner, Allergist, Allergy and Immunology Physician, Allergy and Immunology Specialist
US median pay
$265,930
per year, 2025
Job growth 2025–35
+3.4%
about average or slower
Openings a year (US)
9,400
367,400 employed
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree
Preparation 5/5 · Extensive preparation
What this job is
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.
What they do day to day
- Diagnose or treat allergic or immunologic conditions.
- Educate patients about diagnoses, prognoses, or treatments.
- Order or perform diagnostic tests such as skin pricks and intradermal, patch, or delayed hypersensitivity tests.
- Prescribe medication such as antihistamines, antibiotics, and nasal, oral, topical, or inhaled glucocorticosteroids.
- Interpret diagnostic test results to make appropriate differential diagnoses.
- Document patients' medical histories.
- Develop individualized treatment plans for patients, considering patient preferences, clinical data, or the risks and benefits of therapies.
- Provide therapies, such as allergen immunotherapy or immunoglobin therapy, to treat immune conditions.
- Conduct physical examinations of patients.
- Assess the risks and benefits of therapies for allergic and immunologic disorders.
Skills and knowledge that matter most
Skills
- Judgment and Decision Making4.1/5
- Complex Problem Solving4.0/5
- Time Management3.8/5
- Social Perceptiveness3.8/5
- Service Orientation3.8/5
- Instructing3.5/5
- Systems Analysis3.2/5
- Systems Evaluation3.1/5
Knowledge
- Medicine and Dentistry4.8/5
- English Language4.4/5
- Customer and Personal Service4.4/5
- Biology4.0/5
- Computers and Electronics3.9/5
- Administration and Management3.6/5
Importance rated by people working in the job (1 = not important, 5 = extremely important).
Education and preparation
Preparation level 5 of 5 — Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree (master's, PhD, MD, JD) and extensive experience.
Typical entry education (BLS): Doctoral or professional degree.
Highest education of people in this job:
- Post-doctoral training53%
- Doctoral degree21%
- Master's degree13%
Who this job suits
Mostly Investigative
Ideas, research and solving problems
Social
Helping, teaching and caring for people
Realistic
Hands-on work with tools, machines, plants or animals
Based on the Holland (RIASEC) interest profile for this occupation.