How to hire an allergy physician

How to hire an allergy physician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step allergy physician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an allergy physician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new allergy physician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring an allergy physician, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them an allergy physician to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire an allergy physician that fits the bill.

   This list shows salaries for various types of allergy physicians.

   Type of Allergy Physician	Description	Hourly rate
   Allergy Physician	Physicians and surgeons diagnose and treat injuries or illnesses. Physicians examine patients; take medical histories; prescribe medications; and order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests... Show more	$48-215
   Medical Doctor	A Medical Doctor, also known as a physician, is a healthcare professional who diagnoses and treats patients from injuries and illnesses. As a Medical Doctor, your day-to-day duties will typically include assessing a patient's symptoms, prescribing and administering treatment to patients, and providing follow-up medical care to patients... Show more	$45-166
   Family Practice Doctor	Family practice doctors provide lifelong care for a patient and their family. They offer medical attention to all family members, educates patients on disease prevention, provide health maintenance, and ensure mental and emotional needs are met... Show more	$48-165

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Lab Results

   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.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the allergy physician job description is a good way to get more applicants. An allergy physician salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for an allergy physician in South Dakota may be lower than in North Dakota, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level allergy physician. Additionally, an allergy physician with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average allergy physician salary

   $213,223yearly

   $102.51 hourly rate

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   Entry-level allergy physician salary

   $101,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 16, 2026

   Average allergy physician salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	North Dakota	$286,937	$138
   2	Minnesota	$285,332	$137
   3	Wisconsin	$282,913	$136
   4	Indiana	$270,555	$130
   5	New York	$256,283	$123
   6	Illinois	$246,939	$119
   7	Nevada	$246,878	$119
   8	Florida	$237,393	$114
   9	Kansas	$233,033	$112
   10	California	$232,590	$112
   11	Georgia	$230,772	$111
   12	New Hampshire	$230,719	$111
   13	District of Columbia	$228,512	$110
   14	Virginia	$224,249	$108
   15	Missouri	$213,821	$103
   16	Massachusetts	$212,907	$102
   17	New Jersey	$208,335	$100

   Average allergy physician salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	OSF HealthCare	$363,424	$174.72	185
   2	Sanford Health	$339,262	$163.11	254
   3	UnitedHealth Group	$274,311	$131.88	386
   4	Via Christi Health	$273,354	$131.42
   5	Rochester Regional Health	$270,964	$130.27	7
   6	Stormont Vail Health	$254,065	$122.15	1
   7	AdventHealth	$253,679	$121.96	59
   8	St. Luke's Hospital	$253,667	$121.96	9
   9	Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital Inc	$252,695	$121.49	3
   10	Boys Town National Research Hospital	$252,325	$121.31
   11	Asthma &Allergy Center	$241,566	$116.14
   12	Curative	$241,432	$116.07	135
   13	St Joseph Medical Group	$219,793	$105.67	168
   14	Lahey Hospital & Medical Center	$216,899	$104.28
   15	Children's National Medical Center	$208,875	$100.42	5
   16	Advocare	$203,041	$97.62	9
   17	Mount Sinai Health System	$188,240	$90.50	410
   18	The University of Kansas Health System	$186,166	$89.50	115
   19	Dartmouth-Hitchcock	$170,479	$81.96	12
   20	Virginia Commonwealth University	$103,104	$49.57	75

4. Writing an allergy physician job description

   A job description for an allergy physician role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's an allergy physician job description:

   Allergy physician job description example

   Job Specifics

   • Busy, innovative growing practice seeks a BC/BE Allergy Asthma and Immunology Physician to join 1 physician and 1 APP.
   • Leadership opportunity available
   • Provides treatment to both pediatric and adult patients suffering from allergies, asthma and other immunological disease.
   • The practice focuses on improving the patients' health and quality of life by identifying allergies, minimizing allergy symptoms through treatment and implementing allergen avoidance measures.
   • The practice offers oral immunotherapy, onsite mixing of serums, food and drug challenges, spirometry and much more.
   • Office hours are Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm. No weekends/holidays.
   • Light call (phone call only) with the OSF After-Hours Call Center triage taking first call.
   • Excellent work/life balance
   • Family oriented team
   • EPIC EMR
   • EOE/M/F/V/Disabled.

   The Benefits

   • Competitive base salary plus incentives
   • Residency/Training Stipend Available
   • 4 weeks paid vacation and 6 paid holidays
   • 480 hours sick time/year
   • Generous signing bonus
   • Student Loan repayment and financial counseling
   • Paid occurrence based malpractice, CME, association membership dues
   • Health, life, and dental insurance, retirement plan, and paid relocation
   • Career Development through our Physician Leadership Academy

   The Community

   • Peoria, the largest Illinois metropolitan area outside of Chicago and St. Louis, which are 3 hours or less away, is home to a large collection of medical research, educational and clinical facilities including the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria and Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center. Both Chicago & St. Louis are easy commutes by utilizing Amtrak or taking advantage of the Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport with free parking and easy access to any destination.
   • Peoria offers numerous hiking, and bike trails, quaint shopping, local eateries, farmers markets, fine art fairs, and art museum among other growing social events.
   • Peoria, Illinois, offers a range of residential opportunities whether you are looking for something out of the way, in the woods, along the river or right in the heart of the city.
   • Peoria and surrounding area offers excellent public and private schools.

   About OSF HealthCare

   • OSF HealthCare is a 15-hospital system with more than 130 clinical sites and over 23,000 employees serving communities throughout Illinois and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Our Mission is more than a statement; it's who we are. We serve our patients with the greatest care and love while supporting each other in an environment of collaboration, education and innovation.

   PandoLogic. Keywords: Allergy Specialist, Location: Peoria, IL - 61637

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5. Post your job

   To find allergy physicians for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any allergy physicians they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level allergy physicians with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your allergy physician job on Zippia to find and recruit allergy physician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit allergy physicians, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new allergy physician

   Once you've found the allergy physician candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new allergy physician first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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