Allergy physician vs primary care physician

The differences between allergy physicians and primary care 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 primary care physician. Additionally, a primary care physician has an average salary of $214,843, 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 primary care physician are patients, internal medicine, and family practice.

Allergy physician vs primary care physician overview

	Allergy Physician	Primary Care Physician
Yearly salary	$213,223	$214,843
Hourly rate	$102.51	$103.29
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	38,238	130,606
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Doctoral Degree, 40%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Allergy physician vs primary care physician salary

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

	Allergy Physician	Primary Care Physician
Average salary	$213,223	$214,843
Salary range	Between $101,000 And $448,000	Between $134,000 And $344,000
Highest paying City	Bismarck, ND	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	North Dakota	North Dakota
Best paying company	OSF HealthCare	Alameda Health System
Best paying industry	-	Insurance

Differences between allergy physician and primary care physician education

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

	Allergy Physician	Primary Care Physician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Doctoral Degree, 40%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Allergy physician vs primary care physician demographics

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

	Allergy Physician	Primary Care Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 30.0% Female, 70.0%	Male, 49.4% Female, 50.6%
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 primary care 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.

Primary care physician example responsibilities.

Full spectrum of family medicine, including obstetrics, pediatrics and inpatient medicine.
Maintain renewal for physicians' licenses, DEA certificates, ACLS certifications and CME records.
Attend ICU patient care rounds with the medical team.
Display technical proficiency in using NaturaeSoft electronic medical record (EMR).
Provide on-site, immediate response for all hospital emergencies following ACLS protocols.
Enter prescriptions on computer, giving injections, filing charting information in patient chart.

Allergy physician vs primary care physician skills

Common allergy physician skills

Lab Results, 100%

Common primary care physician skills

Patients, 25%
Internal Medicine, 14%
Family Practice, 11%
Urgent Care, 8%
Pediatrics, 7%
Patient Care, 6%

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