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Urologist: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

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Updated Oct 24, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of urologists earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$265,930
Hourly
$127.85
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Urologists diagnose, treat, and help prevent benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the renal glands. The median pay is $265,930 a year ($127.85 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is post-doctoral training (64% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$265,930
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
342,720
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 5 of 5
extensive preparation
Most common education
Post-Doctoral Training
64% of workers
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The work

What urologists do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Examine patients using equipment, such as radiograph (x-ray) machines or fluoroscopes, to determine the nature and extent of disorder or injury.
  2. Order and interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening, to detect prostate cancer.
  3. Document or review patients' histories.
  4. Prescribe or administer antibiotics, antiseptics, or compresses to treat infection or injury.
  5. Treat urologic disorders using alternatives to traditional surgery such as extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, laparoscopy, or laser techniques.
  6. Provide urology consultation to physicians or other health care professionals.
  7. Treat lower urinary tract dysfunctions using equipment such as diathermy machines, catheters, cystoscopes, or radium emanation tubes.
  8. Direct the work of nurses, residents, or other staff to provide patient care.
Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Reading ComprehensioncoreJudgment and Decision MakingcoreCritical ThinkingcoreActive ListeningWritingComplex Problem SolvingSpeakingSocial PerceptivenessActive Learning

Knowledge areas: Medicine and Dentistry, Biology, English Language, Education and Training, Therapy and Counseling, Administration and Management.

Tools and technology

Software urologists use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • Epic SystemsMedical softwareIn demand
  • MEDITECH softwareMedical softwareHot technology
  • eClinicalWorks EHR softwareMedical softwareHot technology
  • Allscripts PMMedical software
  • Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHRMedical software
  • Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHRMedical software
  • Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMRMedical software
  • CareCloud CentralMedical software
  • Cerner PowerWorks Practice ManagementMedical software
  • Epic Practice ManagementMedical software
  • GE Healthcare Centricity Practice SolutionMedical software
  • GalacTek ECLIPSEMedical software

Also called: Acute Care Physician, MD (Medical Doctor), Owner, Physician, Practicing Urologist, Surgeon.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the correlation between the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level, subtract the average across all occupations, and correlate the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 or below means unrelated. Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
  • Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.
Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).