Cardiologist vs resident doctor

The differences between cardiologists and resident doctors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cardiologist has an average salary of $299,848, which is higher than the $161,459 average annual salary of a resident doctor.

The top three skills for a cardiologist include cardiology, patients and patient care. The most important skills for a resident doctor are patients, emergency room, and internal medicine.

Cardiologist vs resident doctor overview

	Cardiologist	Resident Doctor
Yearly salary	$299,848	$161,459
Hourly rate	$144.16	$77.62
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	2,849	6,571
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Cardiologist vs resident doctor salary

Cardiologists and resident doctors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cardiologist	Resident Doctor
Average salary	$299,848	$161,459
Salary range	Between $150,000 And $597,000	Between $80,000 And $321,000
Highest paying City	Fargo, ND	-
Highest paying state	North Dakota	-
Best paying company	Billings Clinic	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between cardiologist and resident doctor education

There are a few differences between a cardiologist and a resident doctor in terms of educational background:

	Cardiologist	Resident Doctor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Emory University	Duke University

Cardiologist vs resident doctor demographics

Here are the differences between cardiologists' and resident doctors' demographics:

	Cardiologist	Resident Doctor
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 33.0% Female, 67.0%	Male, 57.6% Female, 42.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 18.6% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 30.2% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between cardiologist and resident doctor duties and responsibilities

Cardiologist example responsibilities.

Train and manage new interns/ volunteers assisting with the evidence-based hypertension management program.
Facilitate patient use of cardiac rehabilitation services.
Schedule patients for surgery, order preoperative and postoperative treatments and procedures.
Educate patients and provide them vitamin and nutritional supplements base on diagnosis.
Skil in analysis and diagnosis of ECG.
Perform exercise treadmill, stress echo exam.

Resident doctor example responsibilities.

Assist in major elective and emergency surgeries such as appendectomies, exploratory laparotomy, thyroid surgery, hysterectomy and cesarean operations.
Treat internal disorder, such as hypertension, health diseases, diabetes and others medical conditions.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality by adhering to HIPPA regulations.

Cardiologist vs resident doctor skills

Common cardiologist skills

Cardiology, 27%
Patients, 24%
Patient Care, 9%
Echocardiogram, 5%
Cath Lab, 5%
Internal Medicine, 5%

Common resident doctor skills

Patients, 36%
Emergency Room, 8%
Internal Medicine, 8%
General Surgery, 5%
Outpatient Clinic, 5%
Patient Care, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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