Urologists

General Information

Description

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the renal glands.

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Industry areas

  • Health Science

Job Outlook

Overall employment of physicians and surgeons is projected to grow 3 percent from 2021 to 2031, slower than the average for all occupations. Despitelimitedemployment growth, about 23,800 openings for physicians and surgeons are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Most of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

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Salary

Average Salary

Salary

$208,000+

Military salary*

$118,578

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State-by-state Salary

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$208,000+
$80,350
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Education

Most Common Education Levels

People in this career achieve this level of education.

  • Doctoral degree 36%
  • Post-doctoral training 31%
  • First professional degree 31%
  • High school 0%
  • Some college 0%
  • Master's degree 0%
  • Bachelor's degree 0%
  • Associate's degree 0%
  • Post baccalaureate 0%
  • Less than high school 0%
  • Post-master's certificate 0%
  • Post-secondary certificate 0%

Knowledge

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Education and Training
  • Psychology
  • Biology
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