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Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.
Health Sciences
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.
Health Sciences Industry
Allergists and Immunologists
Average
$256,610
ANNUAL
$123.37
HOURLY
Entry Level
$100,070
ANNUAL
$48.11
HOURLY
Allergists and Immunologists
Degree Recommendations
Allergists and Immunologists
01
Diagnose or treat allergic or immunologic conditions.
02
Educate patients about diagnoses, prognoses, or treatments.
03
Order or perform diagnostic tests such as skin pricks and intradermal, patch, or delayed hypersensitivity tests.
04
Prescribe medication such as antihistamines, antibiotics, and nasal, oral, topical, or inhaled glucocorticosteroids.
05
Interpret diagnostic test results to make appropriate differential diagnoses.
06
Document patients' medical histories.
07
Develop individualized treatment plans for patients, considering patient preferences, clinical data, or the risks and benefits of therapies.
08
Provide therapies, such as allergen immunotherapy or immunoglobin therapy, to treat immune conditions.
09
Conduct physical examinations of patients.
10
Assess the risks and benefits of therapies for allergic and immunologic disorders.
Allergists and Immunologists
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
Medicine and Dentistry
KNOWLEDGE
English Language
KNOWLEDGE
Customer and Personal Service
KNOWLEDGE
Biology
KNOWLEDGE
Computers and Electronics
SKILL
Reading Comprehension
SKILL
Active Listening
SKILL
Critical Thinking
SKILL
Judgment and Decision Making
SKILL
Writing
ABILITY
Problem Sensitivity
ABILITY
Deductive Reasoning
ABILITY
Oral Comprehension
ABILITY
Oral Expression
ABILITY
Written Comprehension
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