Allergy physician vs attending physician

The differences between allergy physicians and attending physicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an allergy physician and an attending physician. Additionally, an allergy physician has an average salary of $213,223, which is higher than the $200,702 average annual salary of an attending physician.

The top three skills for an allergy physician include lab results, and . The most important skills for an attending physician are patients, primary care, and surgery.

Allergy physician vs attending physician overview

	Allergy Physician	Attending Physician
Yearly salary	$213,223	$200,702
Hourly rate	$102.51	$96.49
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	38,238	53,195
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Allergy physician vs attending physician salary

Allergy physicians and attending physicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Allergy Physician	Attending Physician
Average salary	$213,223	$200,702
Salary range	Between $101,000 And $448,000	Between $125,000 And $321,000
Highest paying City	Bismarck, ND	Miami, FL
Highest paying state	North Dakota	New Jersey
Best paying company	OSF HealthCare	Community Health Systems
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between allergy physician and attending physician education

There are a few differences between an allergy physician and an attending physician in terms of educational background:

	Allergy Physician	Attending Physician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Allergy physician vs attending physician demographics

Here are the differences between allergy physicians' and attending physicians' demographics:

	Allergy Physician	Attending Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 30.0% Female, 70.0%	Male, 36.5% Female, 63.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% Asian, 20.4% White, 64.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between allergy physician and attending physician duties and responsibilities

Allergy physician example responsibilities.

Manage catheters and dress wounds.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Assist physician with minor office surgeries and other various procedures ECG's and immunizations.

Attending physician example responsibilities.

Manage neurological cancer research protocols: collected/organize data, assure compliance with protocol guidelines, manage study database and enroll patients.
Prepare patients for ultrasound guide injections and aspirations which includes draping patients, prepping medications and preparing sterile instruments.
Manage neurological cancer research protocols: collected/organize data, assure compliance with protocol guidelines, manage study database and enroll patients.
Monitor and manage patient medical records in compliance with HIPPA.

Allergy physician vs attending physician skills

Common allergy physician skills

Lab Results, 100%

Common attending physician skills

Patients, 35%
Primary Care, 8%
Surgery, 5%
Internal Medicine, 5%
BLS, 4%
Rehabilitation, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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