Urologists
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the renal glands.
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Speaking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Active Learning
Key knowledge
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Biology
- English Language
- Education and Training
- Therapy and Counseling
- Administration and Management
- Psychology
- Customer and Personal Service
What the work involves
- Teach or train medical and clinical staff.
- Document or review patients' histories.
- Provide urology consultation to physicians or other health care professionals.
- Refer patients to specialists when condition exceeds experience, expertise, or scope of practice.
- Direct the work of nurses, residents, or other staff to provide patient care.
- 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.
- Prescribe or administer antibiotics, antiseptics, or compresses to treat infection or injury.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Investigative, Social, Realistic.
Qualifications and licensing
- Most common education
- Post-Doctoral Training (64.4% of respondents)
- Related experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (45.9%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (55.1%)
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 5: Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
- Licensing for Urologists is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
- Projection education uses SOC 29-1229 (detailed_parent); it may describe a broader group.
Limits
- Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
- Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0
Work environment
How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).
Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.
| Condition | Level | Compared with other occupations | Most common answer (O*NET survey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with others | Very high | Higher on contact with others than 99% of occupations compared | 100% of surveyed respondents chose “Constant contact with others” |
| Dealing with the public | Very high | Higher on dealing with the public than 85% of occupations compared | — |
| Teamwork | High | Higher on teamwork than 75% of occupations compared | — |
| Freedom to make decisions | Very high | Higher on freedom to make decisions than 99% of occupations compared | 99% of surveyed respondents chose “A lot of freedom” |
| Time pressure | Very high | Higher on time pressure than 98% of occupations compared | 79% of surveyed respondents chose “Every day” |
| Conflict situations | Very high | Higher on conflict situations than 80% of occupations compared | — |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | Very high | Higher on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 95% of occupations compared | — |
| Consequence of error | Very high | Higher on consequence of error than 86% of occupations compared | — |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: very high
- Conflict situations: very high
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: very high
- Consequence of error: very high
Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.
Full answer distributions
Contact with others
- No contact with others: 0%
- Occasional contact with others: 0%
- Contact with others about half the time: 0%
- Contact with others most of the time: 0%
- Constant contact with others: 100%
n = 15, Incumbent 08/2023
Dealing with the public
- Not important at all: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Fairly important: 0%
- Important: 0%
- Very important: 4.73%
- Extremely important: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
n = 15, Incumbent 08/2023
Teamwork
- Not important at all: 0%
- Fairly important: 0%
- Important: 10.84%
- Very important: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Extremely important: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
n = 15, Incumbent 08/2023
Freedom to make decisions
- No freedom: 0%
- Very little freedom: 0%
- Limited freedom: 0%
- Some freedom: 1.04%
- A lot of freedom: 98.96%
n = 15, Incumbent 08/2023
Time pressure
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 1.04%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 0%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 19.8%
- Every day: 79.16%
n = 15, Incumbent 08/2023
Conflict situations
- Never: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Once a year or more but not every month: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Once a month or more but not every week: 24.15%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 11.88%
- Every day: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
n = 15, Incumbent 08/2023
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 1.04%
- Once a month or more but not every week: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Once a week or more but not every day: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Every day: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
n = 15, Incumbent 08/2023
Consequence of error
- Not serious at all: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Fairly serious: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Serious: 1.08%
- Very serious: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Extremely serious: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
n = 14, Incumbent 08/2023
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