Occupational Employment Statistics
29-1217 Neurologists
Diagnose, manage, and treat disorders and diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, with a primarily nonsurgical focus.
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Minnesota
| 260 | 15 | >$100/hr | $37.80/hr | >$100/hr | >$100/hr | >$100/hr | >$100/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 260 | N/A |
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General Internal Medicine Physicians
| 1,870 | >$100/hr | 2.3% |
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Pediatricians, General
| 890 | >$100/hr | 1.2% |
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Family Medicine Physicians
| 2,290 | >$100/hr | 3.1% |
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Psychiatrists
| 610 | >$100/hr | 7.2% |
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Dietitians and Nutritionists
| 1,330 | $36.86/hr | 5.0% |
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Physicians, All Other
| 4,380 | >$100/hr | 3.7% |
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Genetic Counselors
| 170 | $48.32/hr | 13.2% |
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Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
| 400 | $50.76/hr | 4.3% |
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
| 1,470 | $79,219.65/yr | 17.5% |
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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
| 3,050 | $101,035.23/yr | 19.2% |
- Examine patients to obtain information about functional status of areas, such as vision, physical strength, coordination, reflexes, sensations, language skills, cognitive abilities, and mental status.
- Interview patients to obtain information, such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories.
- Advise other physicians on the treatment of neurological problems.
- Prescribe or administer medications, such as anti-epileptic drugs, and monitor patients for behavioral and cognitive side effects.
- Communicate with other health care professionals regarding patients' conditions and care.
- Order supportive care services, such as physical therapy, specialized nursing care, and social services.
- Develop treatment plans based on diagnoses and on evaluation of factors, such as age and general health, or procedural risks and costs.
- Inform patients or families of neurological diagnoses and prognoses, or benefits, risks and costs of various treatment plans.
- Perform specialized treatments in areas such as sleep disorders, neuroimmunology, neuro-oncology, behavioral neurology, and neurogenetics.
- Diagnose neurological conditions based on interpretation of examination findings, histories, or test results.