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Urologists — Career Decision Dashboard

United States

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Median annual wage

$265,930

United States, 2025

Employment

342,720

United States, 2025

Typical education

Post-Doctoral Training

Job Zone 5

Skills identified

35

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Career overview

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

O*NET code
29-1229.03
Job zone
5
Experience required
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

Typical tasks

  • Provide urology consultation to physicians or other health care professionals.
  • Diagnose or treat diseases or disorders of genitourinary organs and tracts including erectile dysfunction (ED), infertility, incontinence, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, urethral stones, or premature ejaculation.
  • Examine patients using equipment, such as radiograph (x-ray) machines or fluoroscopes, to determine the nature and extent of disorder or injury.
  • Order and interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening, to detect prostate cancer.
  • Document or review patients' histories.
  • Prescribe or administer antibiotics, antiseptics, or compresses to treat infection or injury.
  • Treat urologic disorders using alternatives to traditional surgery such as extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, laparoscopy, or laser techniques.
  • Treat lower urinary tract dysfunctions using equipment such as diathermy machines, catheters, cystoscopes, or radium emanation tubes.

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Salary analysis — United States

$69,170
10th
$102,930
25th
$265,930
Median
$378,770
75th
$452,360
90th

10th percentile

$69,170

25th percentile

$102,930

75th percentile

$378,770

90th percentile

$452,360

Most important skills

  • Reading Comprehension4.4
  • Critical Thinking4.3
  • Judgment and Decision Making4.3
  • Active Listening4.1
  • Writing4.1
  • Complex Problem Solving4.0
  • Speaking4.0
  • Active Learning3.9
  • Monitoring3.9
  • Social Perceptiveness3.9
  • Science3.6
  • Time Management3.6

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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.

Skill coverage

0%

0 of 21 identified skills

Matched

0

Missing

21

Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.

Skills to develop

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Reading Comprehension4.45.0Not selected5.0
Critical Thinking4.34.5Not selected4.5
Active Listening4.14.6Not selected4.6
Judgment and Decision Making4.34.3Not selected4.3
Complex Problem Solving4.04.3Not selected4.3
Writing4.14.1Not selected4.1
Speaking4.04.0Not selected4.0
Monitoring3.94.0Not selected4.0
Active Learning3.93.9Not selected3.9
Social Perceptiveness3.93.9Not selected3.9
Science3.63.9Not selected3.9
Time Management3.63.8Not selected3.8
Service Orientation3.43.9Not selected3.9
Coordination3.43.9Not selected3.9
Instructing3.14.0Not selected4.0
Systems Analysis3.53.3Not selected3.3
Systems Evaluation3.33.3Not selected3.3
Learning Strategies3.13.4Not selected3.4
Management of Personnel Resources3.13.3Not selected3.3
Persuasion3.03.3Not selected3.3
Operations Monitoring3.03.0Not selected3.0

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.

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How salary varies by location

LocationMedianEmploymentYear
Burlington, VT$517,9001502025
Texarkana, TX$516,930902025
Mansfield, OH$478,0201702025
Grants Pass, OR$460,430402025
ND$454,5507402025
Bismarck, ND$454,5501202025
Boulder, CO$453,4601102025
Topeka, KS$451,9105002025
Portland, ME$442,7906902025
MT$438,8505802025
Muncie, IN$436,300902025
Green Bay, WI$435,4204302025
Lawrence, KS$432,860802025
Chattanooga, TN$429,9003302025
Decatur, IL$429,3402025
Champaign, IL$423,2604802025
Mankato, MN$421,630802025
Santa Rosa, CA$421,4902702025
ME$419,4101,3402025
Fargo, ND$418,9803302025
All locations with published data

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0.

Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).

Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.