Allergy physician vs family practice physician

The differences between allergy physicians and family practice 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 a family practice physician. Additionally, an allergy physician has an average salary of $213,223, which is higher than the $205,717 average annual salary of a family practice physician.

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

Allergy physician vs family practice physician overview

	Allergy Physician	Family Practice Physician
Yearly salary	$213,223	$205,717
Hourly rate	$102.51	$98.90
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	38,238	55,016
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Allergy physician vs family practice physician salary

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

	Allergy Physician	Family Practice Physician
Average salary	$213,223	$205,717
Salary range	Between $101,000 And $448,000	Between $136,000 And $310,000
Highest paying City	Bismarck, ND	Fargo, ND
Highest paying state	North Dakota	North Dakota
Best paying company	OSF HealthCare	Central Ohio Primary Care
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between allergy physician and family practice physician education

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

	Allergy Physician	Family Practice Physician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	University of Pennsylvania

Allergy physician vs family practice physician demographics

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

	Allergy Physician	Family Practice Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 30.0% Female, 70.0%	Male, 37.8% Female, 62.2%
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 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.

Family practice physician example responsibilities.

Manage conditions including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hypothyroidism, asthma, and GERD.
Provide and perform x-rays and EKG upon doctor's request.
Perform EHR practice assessments and work and documentation flow analysis and redesign.
Review EHR on an as needed basis per missing information or documentation.
Review and help select EMR and transition providers and clinics to the new system.
Float to various departments such as the emergency room, ICU, and geriatric psych.

Allergy physician vs family practice physician skills

Common allergy physician skills

Lab Results, 100%

Common family practice physician skills

Patients, 22%
Family Practice, 19%
Primary Care, 14%
Urgent Care, 11%
EMR, 8%
Internal Medicine, 4%

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