Career Description: Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.
Life As an Allergist or Immunologist: What Do They Do?Perform allergen provocation tests such as nasal, conjunctival, bronchial, oral, food, or medication challenges.Prescribe medication such as antihistamines, antibiotics, and nasal, oral, topical, or inhaled glucocorticosteroids.Provide therapies, such as allergen immunotherapy or immunoglobin therapy, to treat immune conditions.Educate patients about diagnoses, prognoses, or treatments.Interpret diagnostic test results to make appropriate differential diagnoses.Conduct physical examinations of patients.What Skills Do You Need to Work as an Allergist or Immunologist?When polled, Allergists and Immunologists say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.Related Job TitlesClinical AllergistMedical Doctor MDPediatric ImmunologistAllergy and Immunology ChiefSalary for an Allergist or ImmunologistAllergists and Immunologists make between $60,280 and $208,000 a year.
Allergists and Immunologists who work in Alaska, Arizona, or Colorado, make the highest salaries.
How to Become an Allergist or ImmunologistAre there Allergists and Immunologists education requirements?
Where Allergists and Immunologists WorkAllergists and Immunologists work in various healthcare settings.
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