What is an allergy physician and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
2 min read
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being an allergy physician. For example, did you know that they make an average of $102.51 an hour? That's $213,223 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 7% and produce 55,400 job opportunities across the U.S.
ScoreAllergy PhysicianUS Average
Salary
10.0

Avg. Salary $213,223

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability Level
10.0

Growth Rate 7%

Growth Rate 0.3%

Diversity
1.7
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.16%

Asian 20.39%

Black or African American 3.92%

Hispanic or Latino 6.52%

Unknown 4.11%

White 64.90%

Gender

female 70.00%

male 30.00%

Age - 48
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 48
Stress Level
10.0

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity Level
10.0

Complexity Level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work Life Balance
7.1

Work Life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become an allergy physician

  1. Explore allergy physician education requirements

    Most common allergy physician degrees

    Doctorate

    42.9 %

    Bachelor's

    42.9 %

    Certificate

    14.3 %
  2. Start to develop specific allergy physician skills

    Skills
    ascdesc
    Percentages
    ascdesc
    Lab Results100.00%
  3. Complete relevant allergy physician training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 4-10 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New allergy physicians learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as an allergy physician based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real allergy physician resumes.
  4. Research allergy physician duties and responsibilities

    • Manage catheters and dress wounds.
    • Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
    • Assist physician with minor office surgeries and other various procedures ECG's and immunizations.
  5. Apply for allergy physician jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for an allergy physician job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average allergy physician salary

The average Allergy Physician salary in the United States is $213,223 per year or $103 per hour. Allergy physician salaries range between $101,000 and $448,000 per year.

Average Allergy Physician Salary
$213,223 Yearly
$102.51 hourly

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Updated January 8, 2025

Zippia Research Team
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The Zippia Research Team has spent countless hours reviewing resumes, job postings, and government data to determine what goes into getting a job in each phase of life. Professional writers and data scientists comprise the Zippia Research Team.

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