Acupuncture physician vs occupational medicine specialist

The differences between acupuncture physicians and occupational medicine specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an occupational medicine specialist has an average salary of $213,647, which is higher than the $205,867 average annual salary of an acupuncture physician.

The top three skills for an acupuncture physician include patients, treatment plan and chronic pain. The most important skills for an occupational medicine specialist are occupational medicine, DOT, and EMR.

Acupuncture physician vs occupational medicine specialist overview

	Acupuncture Physician	Occupational Medicine Specialist
Yearly salary	$205,867	$213,647
Hourly rate	$98.97	$102.71
Growth rate	28%	7%
Number of jobs	38,190	36,780
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	49	48
Years of experience	-	-

Acupuncture physician vs occupational medicine specialist salary

Acupuncture physicians and occupational medicine specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Acupuncture Physician	Occupational Medicine Specialist
Average salary	$205,867	$213,647
Salary range	Between $106,000 And $398,000	Between $77,000 And $590,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between acupuncture physician and occupational medicine specialist education

There are a few differences between an acupuncture physician and an occupational medicine specialist in terms of educational background:

	Acupuncture Physician	Occupational Medicine Specialist
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Alternative And Complementary Medicine And Medical Systems	Medicine
Most common college	Boston University	Duke University

Acupuncture physician vs occupational medicine specialist demographics

Here are the differences between acupuncture physicians' and occupational medicine specialists' demographics:

	Acupuncture Physician	Occupational Medicine Specialist
Average age	49	48
Gender ratio	Male, 43.2% Female, 56.8%	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 11.4% Asian, 20.3% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 18.4% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	12%	13%

Differences between acupuncture physician and occupational medicine specialist duties and responsibilities

Acupuncture physician example responsibilities.

Manage and oversee tuberculosis surveillance and clinic operations.
Work with pediatric populations, associate pediatric illness perform suturing orthopedic emergencies fracture care, reduction, splint and cast placement.
Review on a daily basis the reports of new providers add into the IPD with incomplete address and/or demographic information.

Occupational medicine specialist example responsibilities.

Collaborate with teams managing Medicare / Medicaid (CMS) requirements to increase care access for all patients.
Perform appropriate history and physical examination to a diverse caseload of patients and order appropriate diagnostic lab work and studies.
Team with nationally-known cardiologists to deliver continuing medical education (CME) seminars to physicians.

Acupuncture physician vs occupational medicine specialist skills

Common acupuncture physician skills

Patients, 61%
Treatment Plan, 9%
Chronic Pain, 6%
Pain Management, 5%
Private Practice, 5%
Hippa, 5%

Common occupational medicine specialist skills

Occupational Medicine, 55%
DOT, 23%
EMR, 14%
Acute Care, 4%
Physical Examinations, 1%
Suturing, 1%

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