Aerospace medicine physician vs assistant

The differences between aerospace medicine physicians and assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an aerospace medicine physician, becoming an assistant takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an aerospace medicine physician has an average salary of $205,280, which is higher than the $37,363 average annual salary of an assistant.

The top three skills for an aerospace medicine physician include primary care, patient care and internal medicine. The most important skills for an assistant are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Aerospace medicine physician vs assistant overview

	Aerospace Medicine Physician	Assistant
Yearly salary	$205,280	$37,363
Hourly rate	$98.69	$17.96
Growth rate	7%	-8%
Number of jobs	42,565	557,900
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	48	50
Years of experience	4	2

Aerospace medicine physician vs assistant salary

Aerospace medicine physicians and assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Aerospace Medicine Physician	Assistant
Average salary	$205,280	$37,363
Salary range	Between $102,000 And $412,000	Between $16,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Latham & Watkins
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between aerospace medicine physician and assistant education

There are a few differences between an aerospace medicine physician and an assistant in terms of educational background:

	Aerospace Medicine Physician	Assistant
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Medicine	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Western Carolina University

Aerospace medicine physician vs assistant demographics

Here are the differences between aerospace medicine physicians' and assistants' demographics:

	Aerospace Medicine Physician	Assistant
Average age	48	50
Gender ratio	Male, 80.0% Female, 20.0%	Male, 40.7% Female, 59.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% Asian, 19.9% White, 65.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	13%	6%

Differences between aerospace medicine physician and assistant duties and responsibilities

Aerospace medicine physician example responsibilities.

Assist with managing chronic illnesses including diabetes, hypertension, and CHF.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Assist with managing chronic illnesses including diabetes, hypertension, and CHF.

Assistant example responsibilities.

Manage circulations, including educational textbooks and DVDS, video technology and supplies.
Manage branches providing information technology support, logistics, training and operational support.
Manage company's twitter account and communicate with multiple physical therapy providers around the country
Optimize productivity in prioritizing and managing special projects, PowerPoint presentations for classes, and proctore exams for undergraduate classes.
Assist in jewelry design and assembly, manage company Facebook page, participate in wholesale buying, and manage retail inventory
Manage and update company Facebook page with daily updates, finding/sharing relevant and interesting information, and encouraging fan engagement.

Aerospace medicine physician vs assistant skills

Common aerospace medicine physician skills

Primary Care, 32%
Patient Care, 19%
Internal Medicine, 18%
CPR, 13%
Emergency Medicine, 10%
Medical Education, 5%

Common assistant skills

Patients, 27%
Customer Service, 13%
Patient Care, 8%
CPR, 5%
Sales Floor, 5%
Scheduling Appointments, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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