# Urologists

> Diagnose, treat, and help prevent benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the renal glands.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/urologists
- SOC code: 29-1229.03
- 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) | 64 |
| Investigative (I) | 98 |
| Artistic (A) | 5 |
| Social (S) | 74 |
| Enterprising (E) | 20 |
| Conventional (C) | 41 |

## What you'd do

- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 99/100)
- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 97/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 94/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 93/100)
- Processing Information (importance 92/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 92/100)
- Getting Information (importance 91/100)
- Analyzing Data or Information (importance 90/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 90/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 88/100)

## Skills

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

## Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry, Biology, English Language, Education and Training, Therapy and Counseling, Administration and Management, Psychology, Customer and Personal Service, Chemistry, Computers and Electronics

## Also called

Acute Care Physician, DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician), General Urologist, Male Infertility Specialist, MD (Medical Doctor), Neurourologist, Owner, Pediatric Urologist, Physician, Practicing Urologist

## 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)

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- [Cardiologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cardiologists): $496,010 median pay
- [Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/orthopedic-surgeons-except-pediatric): $358,550 median pay
- [General Internal Medicine Physicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physicians): $256,560 median pay
- [Obstetricians and Gynecologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/obstetricians-and-gynecologists): $292,910 median pay
- [Dermatologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/dermatologists): $328,730 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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