Healthcare
Allergists and Immunologists
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.
Median salary (BLS)
$265,930
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$69k – $452k
Job outlook
+3% (about average)
AI exposure
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports one wage for this occupational group, which covers 6 related roles — so read the median as an approximate group figure, and the range as the truer picture for this specific title. BLS source.
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $93,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Allergists and Immunologists
Education
Typical entry: Doctorate / professional (MD, JD, PhD)
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Allergists and Immunologists
Entry / Junior
$69,170
~2 yrs to advance
Allergists and Immunologists
Established
$265,930
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Allergists and Immunologists
Senior
$359,145
Key skills
A typical 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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Healthcare
Explore all- Johns Hopkins University7% admit · $93,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- Duke University6% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.