# Allergists and Immunologists

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

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/allergists-and-immunologists
- SOC code: 29-1229.01
- Career family: Healthcare practitioners
- Median annual pay: $265,930 (10th percentile $69,170, 90th percentile $452,360)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.4%
- Openings a year: 9,400
- Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections
- Pay and outlook are for the broader BLS group "Physicians, all other".

## Interest profile (code ISR)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 47 |
| Investigative (I) | 99 |
| Artistic (A) | 14 |
| Social (S) | 72 |
| Enterprising (E) | 20 |
| Conventional (C) | 45 |

## What you'd do

- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 97/100)
- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 97/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 94/100)
- Getting Information (importance 93/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 85/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 84/100)
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others (importance 84/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 82/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 81/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 81/100)

## Skills

Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring, Speaking, Science

## Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry, English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Biology, Computers and Electronics, Administration and Management, Education and Training, Personnel and Human Resources, Chemistry, Administrative

## Also called

Adult and Pediatric Allergy Partner, Allergist, Allergy and Immunology Physician, Allergy and Immunology Specialist, Allergy Immunology Fellow, Allergy Physician, Allergy Specialist, APP (Advanced Practice Provider), Clinical Academic Allergist, Clinical Allergist

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Medicine](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5112) (CIP 5112, 133 colleges)
- [Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5114) (CIP 5114, 79 colleges)
- Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs (CIP 6102, 2 colleges)

## Related careers

- [Cardiologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cardiologists): $496,010 median pay
- [General Internal Medicine Physicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physicians): $256,560 median pay
- [Pediatric Surgeons](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/pediatric-surgeons): $559,030 median pay
- [Dermatologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/dermatologists): $328,730 median pay
- [Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/ophthalmologists-except-pediatric): $300,080 median pay
- [Neurologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/neurologists): $248,560 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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