Anesthetic assistant vs physician extender

The differences between anesthetic assistants and physician extenders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a physician extender has an average salary of $244,718, which is higher than the $164,280 average annual salary of an anesthetic assistant.

Anesthetic assistant vs physician extender overview

	Anesthetic Assistant	Physician Extender
Yearly salary	$164,280	$244,718
Hourly rate	$78.98	$117.65
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	12,579	73,599
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	-	-

Anesthetic assistant vs physician extender salary

Anesthetic assistants and physician extenders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Anesthetic Assistant	Physician Extender
Average salary	$164,280	$244,718
Salary range	Between $77,000 And $347,000	Between $125,000 And $476,000
Highest paying City	-	Des Moines, IA
Highest paying state	-	New Mexico
Best paying company	-	UnitedHealth Group
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between anesthetic assistant and physician extender education

There are a few differences between an anesthetic assistant and a physician extender in terms of educational background:

	Anesthetic Assistant	Physician Extender
Most common degree	Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Psychology	Athletic Training
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Anesthetic assistant vs physician extender demographics

Here are the differences between anesthetic assistants' and physician extenders' demographics:

	Anesthetic Assistant	Physician Extender
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 69.2% Female, 30.8%	Male, 35.4% Female, 64.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 8.9% White, 73.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 5.8% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 9.5% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between anesthetic assistant and physician extender duties and responsibilities

Anesthetic assistant example responsibilities.

Work closely with patients to manage their depression and anxiety beginning with initial diagnosis to med-initiation and follow-up care.
Work with pediatric populations, associate pediatric illness perform suturing orthopedic emergencies fracture care, reduction, splint and cast placement.
Facilitate patient pre-operative management by supporting operating room staff room preparation, patient transport, and patient preparation.

Physician extender example responsibilities.

Work closely with patients to manage their depression and anxiety beginning with initial diagnosis to med-initiation and follow-up care.
Render emergency medical treatment and transport patients.
Initial reading of EKG's.
Assess patients' symptoms while conducting initial injury evaluation.
Work in an outpatient orthopedic clinic with emphasis on physical medicine, rehabilitation of both chronic and acute orthopedic conditions.
Perform wound care.perform laceration repair including suturing.

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Updated January 8, 2025

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