Allergists and Immunologists - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Doctors' offices
Hospitals
Federal, state, and local government agencies

Outlook

Much of the demand for allergists and immunologists will be the result of a growing population. As the population grows, the number of people in need of care from allergists and immunologists will increase. In addition, an aging population will increase the number of people with conditions that require treatment from an immunologist.

However, the demand for physician's services changes as healthcare reimbursement policies change. Patients may not visit physicians as often if changes to their health coverage result in higher out-of-pocket costs.

Allergists and Immunologists (CIS 100555)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	20,327 Very large	&	0.4%	2.7%	>>>>	547 Moderate
Champaign Area	1,897 Very large	&	-2.9%	1.9%	>>>>	43 Few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	268 Medium	&	-4.5%	-1.2%	>>>>	6 Very few
Cook County	9,031 Very large	&	1.2%	3.0%	>>>>	251 Moderate
Decatur Area	114 Medium	&	-4.4%	0.1%	>>>>	3 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	869 Large	&	7.8%	4.0%	>>>>	30 Few
Du Page County	1,688 Large	&	1.1%	3.7%	>>>>	47 Few
Edwardsville Area	469 Large	&	-6.6%	4.4%	>>>>	9 Very few
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	89 Medium	&	-4.5%	-2.2%	>>>>	2 Very few
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	222 Large	&	-1.8%	-0.1%	>>>>	5 Very few
Lake County	647 Large	&	2.3%	2.6%	>>>>	19 Very few
McHenry County	143 Medium	&	10.5%	6.1%	>>>>	6 Very few
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	759 Very large	&	-5.0%	0.2%	>>>>	15 Very few
Northwest Illinois Area	173 Medium	&	9.2%	5.1%	>>>>	7 Very few
Peoria-Bloomington Area	1,109 Very large	&	-1.4%	1.3%	>>>>	27 Very few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	314 Large	&	-5.7%	-1.6%	>>>>	6 Very few
Rock Island-Moline Area	360 Large	&	-0.3%	1.8%	>>>>	9 Very few
Rockford Area	495 Large	&	-1.0%	2.4%	>>>>	13 Very few
Shawnee National Forest Area	96 Medium	&	1.0%	-0.3%	>>>>	3 Very few
Springfield Area	706 Very large	&	-3.5%	-0.8%	>>>>	16 Very few
St Louis-Belleville Area	378 Large	&	3.4%	0.2%	>>>>	11 Very few
Vermilion County	63 Small	&	6.3%	-5.1%	>>>>	1 Very few
Will County	495 Large	&	9.3%	5.4%	>>>>	19 Very few
United States	340,700 Large	&	2.5%	3.1%	>>>>	9,600 Few