For this quarter, PathologyOutlines.com listed 360 full or part time pathologist job postings, which form the basis for the statistics below. This is a 1.0% decrease from the 364 jobs posted in the second quarter of 2023 (click here for the 2023 Quarter 2 Jobs Report). We excluded postings that were only for locum, Ph.D., residency, fellowship or nonpathologist positions. Of the 360 postings, 323 listed 1 position, 10 listed 2 positions and 27 listed an unspecified number of positions greater than 1.
Of the 360 ads, 188 (52.2%) were for academic positions and 172 (47.8%) were for non-academic positions, compared with 47.8% academic positions in the second 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 45 states, 5 provinces in Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Ontario) and New Zealand. New York (30), Texas (26), Massachusetts (23) and Pennsylvania (23) had the most job listings. The 5 states with no job ads were Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island and South Dakota. The Canadian provinces not represented were New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan.
Totals by regions (click here for map of U.S. regions):
Regions:
| U.S. - Midwest | 83 | 23.1% |
| U.S. - Northeast | 93 | 25.8% |
| U.S. - South | 112 | 31.1% |
| U.S. - West | 51 | 14.2% |
| Canada | 16 | 4.4% |
| Other | 5 | 1.4% |
| Totals | 360 | 100.0% |
The distribution of positions was similar to the second quarter of 2023.
72.5% of postings required AP or AP / CP board certification / eligibility, compared with 76.1% for the second quarter of 2023. 46.9% required AP / CP boards and 5.6% required CP board certification only. 73 (20.3%) postings did not specify board certification, compared to 17.3% in the second quarter of 2023. Of these 73 postings, 45 were academic and 28 were nonacademic.
Minimum requirements (board certified / board eligible):
| AP | 92 | 25.6% |
| AP / CP | 169 | 46.9% |
| AP or CP | 6 | 1.7% |
| CP | 20 | 5.6% |
| Not indicated | 73 | 20.3% |
| Totals | 360 | 100.1% |
We categorize jobs using any subspecialty listed in the advertisement, either as a primary job requirement or as a desired subspecialty. For this period, 314 (87.2%) jobs required or desired a specific subspecialty or title, most commonly cytopathology, hematopathology, GI / liver, breast and gynecologic.
Required or desired subspecialty or title:
| Cytopathology | 71 | 19.7% |
| Hematopathology | 60 | 16.7% |
| GI / liver | 60 | 16.7% |
| Breast | 57 | 15.8% |
| Gynecologic | 49 | 13.6% |
| GU | 36 | 10.0% |
| Head & neck | 33 | 9.2% |
| Pulmonary / cardiovascular | 31 | 8.6% |
| Medical Director | 26 | 7.2% |
| Molecular | 24 | 6.7% |
| Transfusion medicine | 23 | 6.4% |
| Dermatopathology | 22 | 6.1% |
| Pediatrics | 21 | 5.8% |
| Bone & soft Tissue | 20 | 5.6% |
| Neuropathology | 17 | 4.7% |
| Renal | 11 | 3.1% |
| Informatics | 10 | 2.8% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 2.8% |
| Chief / Director / Chair | 9 | 2.5% |
| Microbiology | 9 | 2.5% |
| Transplant | 6 | 1.7% |
| Education | 5 | 1.4% |
| Autopsy | 5 | 1.4% |
| HLA / immunology | 4 | 1.1% |
| Coagulation | 3 | 0.8% |
| Forensics | 3 | 0.8% |
| Research | 3 | 0.8% |
| Cytogenetics | 2 | 0.6% |
| Immunohistochemistry | 2 | 0.6% |
| Government | 1 | 0.3% |
Note: Many positions listed multiple specialties. Percentages are out of 360 ads.
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