Allergy physician vs family practice doctor

The differences between allergy physicians and family practice doctors 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 a family practice doctor. Additionally, an allergy physician has an average salary of $213,223, which is higher than the $187,028 average annual salary of a family practice doctor.

The top three skills for an allergy physician include lab results, and . The most important skills for a family practice doctor are patients, family medicine, and urgent care.

Allergy physician vs family practice doctor overview

	Allergy Physician	Family Practice Doctor
Yearly salary	$213,223	$187,028
Hourly rate	$102.51	$89.92
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	38,238	32,979
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Doctoral Degree, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Allergy physician vs family practice doctor salary

Allergy physicians and family practice doctors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Allergy Physician	Family Practice Doctor
Average salary	$213,223	$187,028
Salary range	Between $101,000 And $448,000	Between $101,000 And $345,000
Highest paying City	Bismarck, ND	-
Highest paying state	North Dakota	-
Best paying company	OSF HealthCare	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between allergy physician and family practice doctor education

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

	Allergy Physician	Family Practice Doctor
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Doctoral Degree, 35%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Allergy physician vs family practice doctor demographics

Here are the differences between allergy physicians' and family practice doctors' demographics:

	Allergy Physician	Family Practice Doctor
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 30.0% Female, 70.0%	Male, 34.2% Female, 65.8%
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 family practice doctor 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.

Family practice doctor example responsibilities.

Manage conditions including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hypothyroidism, asthma, and GERD.
Provide patients with a clinical diagnosis and provide appropriate follow-up evaluation, with referrals to clinical specialists when deem necessary.
Set up appointments.Billing and coding for emergency procedures (EKG).
Interpret diagnosis results and help in treatment of acute, chronic illnesses.
Advise patients about appropriate lifestyle modifications, preventative medicine, and recommend health screenings.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service

Allergy physician vs family practice doctor skills

Common allergy physician skills

Lab Results, 100%

Common family practice doctor skills

Patients, 34%
Family Medicine, 21%
Urgent Care, 8%
Patient Care, 7%
Internal Medicine, 5%
Outpatient Clinic, 3%

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