For this quarter, there were 322 job postings at PathologyOutlines.com for full or part time pathologists, which form the basis for the statistics below. This is a 13.4% decrease from the 372 job postings in the fourth quarter of 2021 (click here). We excluded postings that were only for locum, Ph.D., residency, fellowship or nonpathologist positions. Of the 322 postings, 295 were for 1 position, 8 were for 2 positions, 1 was for 3 positions and 18 were for an unspecified number of positions greater than 1.
Of the 322 ads, 145 (45.0%) were for academic positions and 177 (55.0%) were for nonacademic positions, compared to 48.9% academic positions in the fourth quarter of 2021. We define academic as an assistant, associate or full professor position or a university position other than lecturer or that is solely clinical in nature.
Jobs were posted from 42 of 50 states, the District of Columbia, 8 provinces in Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Saskatchewan) as well as Ireland, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and Saudi Arabia. Texas (29), New York (28), California (27), and Ohio (19) had the most job listings. The 8 states with no job ads were Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Montana, Vermont and Wyoming. The Canadian provinces not represented are Prince Edward Island and Quebec. There were 2 jobs listed as working remotely in the U.S.
Totals by regions: (click here for map of U.S. regions):
Regions:
| U.S.A. - Midwest | 70 | 21.7% |
| U.S.A. - Northeast | 71 | 22.0% |
| U.S.A. - South | 91 | 28.3% |
| U.S.A. - West | 65 | 20.2% |
| Canada | 18 | 5.6% |
| Other | 7 | 2.2% |
| Totals | 322 | 100.0% |
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, the South took a slight lead over the Northeast in distribution of job ads.
77.3% of postings required AP or AP / CP board certification / eligibility, compared to 70.2% for the fourth quarter of 2021. 57.5% required AP / CP boards and 4.0% required CP board certification only. 49 postings (15.2%) did not specify board certification. Of these 49 postings, 28 were academic and 21 were nonacademic.
Minimum requirements (board certified / board eligible):
| AP | 64 | 19.9% |
| AP / CP | 185 | 57.5% |
| AP or CP | 11 | 3.4% |
| CP | 13 | 4.0% |
| Not indicated | 49 | 15.2% |
| Totals | 322 | 100.0% |
We categorize jobs using any subspecialty listed in the advertisement, either as a primary job requirement or as a desired subspecialty. For this period, 276 (85.7%) jobs required or desired a specific subspecialty or title, most commonly hematopathology, cytopathology, GI / liver and breast.
Required or desired subspecialty or title:
| Hematopathology | 71 | 22.0% |
| Cytopathology | 70 | 21.7% |
| GI / liver | 46 | 14.3% |
| Breast | 43 | 13.4% |
| Medical Director | 38 | 11.8% |
| Gynecologic | 38 | 11.8% |
| Dermatopathology | 31 | 9.6% |
| Transfusion medicine | 27 | 8.4% |
| Head & neck | 26 | 8.1% |
| GU | 25 | 7.8% |
| Molecular | 18 | 5.6% |
| Autopsy | 17 | 5.3% |
| Pulmonary / cardiovascular | 16 | 5.0% |
| Neuropathology | 13 | 4.0% |
| Pediatrics | 13 | 4.0% |
| Bone & soft Tissue | 13 | 4.0% |
| Chief / Director / Chair | 10 | 3.1% |
| Coagulation | 8 | 2.5% |
| Renal | 7 | 2.2% |
| Informatics | 6 | 1.9% |
| Government | 6 | 1.9% |
| Forensic | 5 | 1.6% |
| Chemistry | 4 | 1.2% |
| Research | 4 | 1.2% |
| HLA / immunology | 3 | 0.9% |
| Microbiology | 2 | 0.6% |
| Immunohistochemistry | 2 | 0.6% |
| Cytogenetics | 2 | 0.6% |
| Education | 2 | 0.6% |
| Transplant | 1 | 0.3% |
Note: Many positions listed multiple specialties. Percentages are out of 322 ads.
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