Occupation AtlasAllergists and Immunologists
O*NET · 29-1229.01
Allergists and Immunologists
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.
Also called Adult and Pediatric Allergy Partner · Allergist · Allergy and Immunology Physician · Allergy and Immunology Specialist · Allergy Immunology Fellow · Allergy Physician · Allergy Specialist · APP
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APP (Advanced Practice Provider) · Clinical Academic Allergist · Clinical Allergist · Clinical Allergy Specialist · Clinical Immunologist · Doctor · Immunochemist · Immunologist · Immunology Physician · Immunology Specialist · Lab Immunologist · Laboratory Immunologist (Lab Immunologist) · MD · MD (Medical Doctor) · Pediatric Allergist · Pediatric Immunologist · Pediatric Pulmonologist · Physician · Transplant Immunologist
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
ISRInvestigative · Social · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative6.95
- S Social5.30
- R Realistic3.84
- C Conventional3.67
- E Enterprising2.20
- A Artistic1.85
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (41%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- None (35%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (32%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.5Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.1Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- WritingbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Active LearningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- MonitoringbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- SpeakingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- SciencebasicImportance 3.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.8Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- Service OrientationImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
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- Time ManagementImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- InstructingImportance 3.5Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.3Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- PersuasionImportance 3.0Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
- CoordinationImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- NegotiationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- MathematicsbasicImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Operations MonitoringImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- Technology DesignImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
- ProgrammingImportance 1.5Level 0.8
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.4Level 0.5
- Operations AnalysisImportance 1.4Level 0.5
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- Operation and ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
14 core · 2 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Document patients' medical histories.Importance 4.8
- Prescribe medication such as antihistamines, antibiotics, and nasal, oral, topical, or inhaled glucocorticosteroids.Importance 4.8
- Order or perform diagnostic tests such as skin pricks and intradermal, patch, or delayed hypersensitivity tests.Importance 4.8
- Educate patients about diagnoses, prognoses, or treatments.Importance 4.8
- Interpret diagnostic test results to make appropriate differential diagnoses.Importance 4.8
- Diagnose or treat allergic or immunologic conditions.Importance 4.8
- Develop individualized treatment plans for patients, considering patient preferences, clinical data, or the risks and benefits of therapies.Importance 4.7
- Provide therapies, such as allergen immunotherapy or immunoglobin therapy, to treat immune conditions.Importance 4.7
- Conduct physical examinations of patients.Importance 4.6
- Assess the risks and benefits of therapies for allergic and immunologic disorders.Importance 4.5
- Coordinate the care of patients with other health care professionals or support staff.Importance 4.3
- Perform allergen provocation tests such as nasal, conjunctival, bronchial, oral, food, or medication challenges.Importance 4.2
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- Engage in self-directed learning and continuing education activities.Importance 4.1
- Provide allergy or immunology consultation or education to physicians or other health care providers.Importance 3.9
- Conduct laboratory or clinical research on allergy or immunology topics.Importance 3.6
- Present research findings at national meetings or in peer-reviewed journals.Importance 3.3
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 4.8Level 5.6
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 4.4Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- English LanguageImportance 4.4Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- BiologyImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.6Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- Education and TrainingImportance 3.5Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 3.4Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
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- AdministrativeImportance 3.2Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- ChemistryImportance 3.2Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
- MathematicsImportance 3.1Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- PsychologyImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 2.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Provide job counseling to the unemployed
- Economics and AccountingImportance 2.8Level 2.7
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.8Level 2.9
- Sales and MarketingImportance 2.6Level 2.7
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.3Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.2Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
- Foreign LanguageImportance 2.2Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.2Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 2.0Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 2.0Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
- GeographyImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- PhysicsImportance 1.7Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
- DesignImportance 1.6Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- Food ProductionImportance 1.5Level —
- TransportationImportance 1.5Level —
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.4Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.3Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.3Level —
- MechanicalImportance 1.3Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Problem SensitivityImportance 4.5Level 5.3Level 6 looks like: Recognize an illness at an early stage of a disease when there are only a few symptoms
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.3Level 4.8Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.3Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.3Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.3Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.1Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Near VisionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
- Speech ClarityImportance 4.0Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
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- Written ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.9Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.6Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- OriginalityImportance 3.4Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
- Information OrderingImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- Far VisionImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Number FacilityImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Read five pressure indicators in 10 seconds to make sure each is within safe limits
- Speed of ClosureImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Time SharingImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- MemorizationImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Recite the first names of the five people you just met
- Finger DexterityImportance 2.6Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.6Level 2.8
- VisualizationImportance 2.6Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Trunk StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.9Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
- Depth PerceptionImportance 1.9Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Control PrecisionImportance 1.6Level 0.9
- Manual DexterityImportance 1.6Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.5Level 0.8
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- StaminaImportance 1.4Level 0.4Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
- Static StrengthImportance 1.4Level 0.4Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.3Level —
- Response OrientationImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 4.9Level 5.7
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.9Level 5.7
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.7Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Getting InformationImportance 4.7Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.4Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.4Level 5.6
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.3Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.3Level 5.8
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- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.3Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.2Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 4.1Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.1Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 4.0Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 3.9Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Processing InformationImportance 3.9Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.9Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.8Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.7Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.5Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.3Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.2Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.2Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.2Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 2.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 2.9Level 2.9
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.7Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 2.5Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.5Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.2Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 1.6Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.6Level —
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.5Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.4Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.4Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.2Level —
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
38 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
Hot (6)
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
Other tools (32)
- Allscripts PM
- athenahealth athenaCollector
- Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR
- Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR
- Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
- CareCloud Central
- Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management
- Crowell Systems Medformix
- Electronic Medical Records and Electronic Health Records Software IMS for Allergists
- Email software
- Epic Practice Management
- FlowJo
- GalacTek ECLIPSE
- GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution
- GraphPad Software GraphPad Prism
- Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE
- HealthFusion MediTouch
- IOS Health Systems Medios EHR
- Kareo Practice Management
- McKesson Practice Plus
- Meditab Software AllergyEHR
- Microscope imaging software
- Modernizing Medicine Practice Management
- ModuleMD Allergy Module
- Molecular Devices Softmax Pro
- Mountainside Software Allergy Lab
- NextGen Healthcare NextGen Practice Management
- Patient management software
- Rosch Visionary Systems Visionary Allergy Tracker
- simplifyMD
- Vitera Healthcare Solutions Vitera Intergy
- WRSHealth EMR
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