For this quarter, there were 398 job postings at PathologyOutlines.com for full or part time pathologists, which form the basis for the statistics below. This is a 4.6% decrease from the 417 job postings in the first quarter of 2023 (click here for the 2023 Quarter 1 Jobs Report). We excluded postings that were only for locum, Ph.D., residency, fellowship or nonpathologist positions. Of the 398 postings, 369 were for 1 position, 11 were for 2 positions, 2 were for 3 positions and 16 were for an unspecified number of positions greater than 1.
Of the 398 ads, 197 (49.5%) were for academic positions and 201 (50.5%) were for non-academic positions, compared with 53.5% academic positions in the first quarter of 2023. We define academic as an assistant, associate or full professor position or a university position other than lecturer or solely clinical in nature.
Jobs were posted from 42 of 50 states, 5 provinces in Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan) and New Zealand. New York (41), Texas (38), California (32), and Florida (30) had the most job listings. The 8 states with no job ads were Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming. The Canadian provinces not represented were New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.
Totals by regions: (click here for map of U.S. regions):
Regions:
| U.S. - Midwest | 70 | 17.6% |
| U.S. - Northeast | 116 | 29.1% |
| U.S. - South | 128 | 32.2% |
| U.S. - West | 63 | 15.8% |
| Canada | 19 | 4.8% |
| Other | 4 | 1.0% |
| Totals | 398 | 100.5% |
This distribution of positions was similar to the first quarter of 2023.
77.1% of postings required AP or AP / CP board certification / eligibility, which is similar to the first quarter of 2023 (77.0%). 54.5% required AP / CP boards and 4.3% required CP board certification only. 64 (16.1%) of postings did not specify board certification, compared to 14.9% in the first quarter of 2023. Of these 64 postings, 42 were academic and 22 were nonacademic.
Minimum requirements (board certified / board eligible):
| AP | 90 | 22.6% |
| AP / CP | 217 | 54.5% |
| AP or CP | 10 | 2.5% |
| CP | 17 | 4.3% |
| Not indicated | 64 | 16.1% |
| Totals | 398 | 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, 343 (86.2%) jobs required or desired a specific subspecialty or title, most commonly cytopathology, hematopathology, GI / liver, gynecologic and breast.
Required or desired subspecialty or title:
| Cytopathology | 75 | 18.8% |
| Hematopathology | 73 | 18.3% |
| GI / liver | 72 | 18.1% |
| Gynecologic | 55 | 13.8% |
| Breast | 50 | 12.6% |
| Molecular | 33 | 8.3% |
| Dermatopathology | 32 | 8.0% |
| GU | 29 | 7.3% |
| Medical Director | 28 | 7.0% |
| Head & neck | 26 | 6.5% |
| Pediatrics | 24 | 6.0% |
| Pulmonary / cardiovascular | 24 | 6.0% |
| Transfusion medicine | 20 | 5.0% |
| Bone & soft Tissue | 18 | 4.5% |
| Neuropathology | 17 | 4.3% |
| Chief / Director / Chair | 11 | 2.8% |
| Renal | 9 | 2.3% |
| Informatics | 9 | 2.3% |
| Autopsy | 8 | 2.0% |
| Chemistry | 7 | 1.8% |
| Microbiology | 6 | 1.5% |
| Forensics | 7 | 1.8% |
| Cytogenetics | 6 | 1.5% |
| HLA / immunology | 5 | 1.3% |
| Government | 5 | 1.3% |
| Transplant | 4 | 1.0% |
| Coagulation | 4 | 1.0% |
| Research | 3 | 0.8% |
| Education | 1 | 0.3% |
Note: Many positions listed multiple specialties. Percentages are out of 398 ads.
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