Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

29-1217 Neurologists

Occupational Description:
Diagnose, manage, and treat disorders and diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, with a primarily nonsurgical focus.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	330	49	>$100/hr	$52.96/hr	$95.76/hr	>$100/hr	>$100/hr	>$100/hr

Leading Industries for Neurologists

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	330	N/A

Other Regional Data for Neurologists

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change -10-
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	>$100/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Minnesota	20	>$100/hr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	140	>$100/hr	N/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	140	>$100/hr	N/A
Minnesota	330	>$100/hr	N/A

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Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
General Internal Medicine Physicians	2,440	>$100/hr	0.9%
Pediatricians, General	930	>$100/hr	-0.7%
Family Medicine Physicians	2,840	>$100/hr	4.4%
Psychiatrists	450	>$100/hr	13.2%
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,040	$33.22/hr	6.6%
Physicians, All Other	4,470	>$100/hr	N/A
Genetic Counselors	160	$44.07/hr	N/A
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	530	$51.65/hr	N/A
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	1,410	$79,398.79/yr	18.2%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	3,270	$82,929.47/yr	17.3%

Task for Neurologists

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.