Allergy physician vs general practitioner

The differences between allergy physicians and general practitioners 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 general practitioner. Additionally, an allergy physician has an average salary of $213,223, which is higher than the $172,831 average annual salary of a general practitioner.

The top three skills for an allergy physician include lab results, and . The most important skills for a general practitioner are patients, diagnosis, and internal medicine.

Allergy physician vs general practitioner overview

	Allergy Physician	General Practitioner
Yearly salary	$213,223	$172,831
Hourly rate	$102.51	$83.09
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	38,238	64,698
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Doctoral Degree, 50%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Allergy physician vs general practitioner salary

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

	Allergy Physician	General Practitioner
Average salary	$213,223	$172,831
Salary range	Between $101,000 And $448,000	Between $85,000 And $347,000
Highest paying City	Bismarck, ND	Oklahoma City, OK
Highest paying state	North Dakota	Mississippi
Best paying company	OSF HealthCare	Altru Health System
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between allergy physician and general practitioner education

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

	Allergy Physician	General Practitioner
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Doctoral Degree, 50%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Allergy physician vs general practitioner demographics

Here are the differences between allergy physicians' and general practitioners' demographics:

	Allergy Physician	General Practitioner
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 30.0% Female, 70.0%	Male, 60.9% Female, 39.1%
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, 9.7% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between allergy physician and general practitioner 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.

General practitioner example responsibilities.

Shadow and note specific medical cases as well as participated in patient diagnosis and treatment plan discussions
Evaluate a variety of medical conditions and afflictions, including making comprehensive diagnosis and specifying treatment plans.
Serve as initial contact to hospital patients; conduct thorough patient assessments and coordinate referrals to appropriate physicians base on findings
Assist in major elective and emergency surgeries such as appendectomies, exploratory laparotomy, thyroid surgery, hysterectomy and cesarean operations.
Collect and dispatch blood samples according to national malaria eradication and sputum samples for national tuberculosis control program.

Allergy physician vs general practitioner skills

Common allergy physician skills

Lab Results, 100%

Common general practitioner skills

Patients, 32%
Diagnosis, 7%
Internal Medicine, 6%
Outpatient Clinic, 5%
Emergency Room, 5%
Oral Surgery, 4%

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