Allergy physician vs physician

The differences between allergy physicians and 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 physician. Additionally, a physician has an average salary of $238,887, which is higher than the $213,223 average annual salary of an allergy physician.

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

Allergy physician vs physician overview

	Allergy Physician	Physician
Yearly salary	$213,223	$238,887
Hourly rate	$102.51	$114.85
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	38,238	46,489
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Allergy physician vs physician salary

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

	Allergy Physician	Physician
Average salary	$213,223	$238,887
Salary range	Between $101,000 And $448,000	Between $128,000 And $442,000
Highest paying City	Bismarck, ND	Cleveland, TN
Highest paying state	North Dakota	Wisconsin
Best paying company	OSF HealthCare	Yuma Regional Medical Center
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between allergy physician and physician education

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

	Allergy Physician	Physician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Allergy physician vs physician demographics

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

	Allergy Physician	Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 30.0% Female, 70.0%	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%
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 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.

Physician example responsibilities.

Manage catheters and dress wounds.
Maintain ACLS and BLS certifications.
Treat complicated oncology cases in ICU and emergency.
Schedule new, follow-up and diagnostic testing for cardiology patients.
Attend radiation oncology clinic for new patients beginning treatment as well as follow-ups for returning patients.
Schedule tests and procedures (including radiology, cardiology, and respiratory) utilizing the hospital and clinic computer systems.

Allergy physician vs physician skills

Common allergy physician skills

Lab Results, 100%

Common physician skills

Patients, 22%
Surgery, 8%
Patient Care, 7%
Internal Medicine, 6%
Primary Care, 6%
EMR, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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