Autopsy assistant vs md

The differences between autopsy assistants and mds can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both an autopsy assistant and an md. Additionally, an md has an average salary of $75,011, which is higher than the $47,245 average annual salary of an autopsy assistant.

The top three skills for an autopsy assistant include OSHA, provide technical assistance and tissue samples. The most important skills for an md are patients, customer service, and surgical procedures.

Autopsy assistant vs md overview

	Autopsy Assistant	MD
Yearly salary	$47,245	$75,011
Hourly rate	$22.71	$36.06
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	128,639	58,569
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	12	12

Autopsy assistant vs md salary

Autopsy assistants and mds have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Autopsy Assistant	MD
Average salary	$47,245	$75,011
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $77,000	Between $25,000 And $224,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Atrium Health Floyd
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between autopsy assistant and md education

There are a few differences between an autopsy assistant and an md in terms of educational background:

	Autopsy Assistant	MD
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Autopsy assistant vs md demographics

Here are the differences between autopsy assistants' and mds' demographics:

	Autopsy Assistant	MD
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 35.4% Female, 64.6%	Male, 37.5% Female, 62.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 9.4% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 14.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% Asian, 9.1% White, 47.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between autopsy assistant and md duties and responsibilities

Autopsy assistant example responsibilities.

Attain medical histories, explain treatment procedures to patients, prepare patients for examination, and assist during diagnostic examinations.
Preform specific protocol for fixation, dehydration and infiltration of tissue gross in by the pathologist or myself.
Preform radiologic imaging on decease individuals.
Perform frozen sectioning for in-surgical consultation.
Assume responsibility for maintaining current certification in CPR.
Perform clinical functions including but not limit to: allergy shots and injections/immunizations, venipuncture, and approve laboratory tests.

Md example responsibilities.

Manage the office regarding Clia and OSHA laws and regulations
Manage on call pager for after hours triage and urgent matters while staying in complete communication with the physician.
Manage patient files by making new charts, keying all encounters through ICD-9 coding procedures and posting in patient database.
Operate electrocardiograph (EKG), call to schedule test for patients and routine office visits.
Back office responsibilities include rooming patients, obtaining vitals, chief complaint and documenting into EMR system.
Assist physicians in exams rooms, administer intramuscular injections and perform venipuncture on adult and pediatric patients.

Autopsy assistant vs md skills

Common autopsy assistant skills

OSHA, 35%
Provide Technical Assistance, 12%
Tissue Samples, 9%
Suturing, 9%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 6%
Funeral Homes, 5%

Common md skills

Patients, 33%
Customer Service, 8%
Surgical Procedures, 6%
Surgery, 5%
Patient Care, 5%
Vital Signs, 4%