Case consultant vs clinician

The differences between case consultants and clinicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a case consultant and a clinician. Additionally, a case consultant has an average salary of $66,859, which is higher than the $60,150 average annual salary of a clinician.

The top three skills for a case consultant include data entry, medical care and outbound calls. The most important skills for a clinician are social work, patients, and patient care.

Case consultant vs clinician overview

	Case Consultant	Clinician
Yearly salary	$66,859	$60,150
Hourly rate	$32.14	$28.92
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	35,111	105,023
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	4	4

Case consultant vs clinician salary

Case consultants and clinicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Case Consultant	Clinician
Average salary	$66,859	$60,150
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $93,000	Between $34,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	Pace University
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between case consultant and clinician education

There are a few differences between a case consultant and a clinician in terms of educational background:

	Case Consultant	Clinician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Nursing	Psychology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	California State University - Long Beach

Case consultant vs clinician demographics

Here are the differences between case consultants' and clinicians' demographics:

	Case Consultant	Clinician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 27.5% Female, 72.5%	Male, 24.3% Female, 75.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 3.1% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 3.1% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	15%	15%

Differences between case consultant and clinician duties and responsibilities

Case consultant example responsibilities.

Provide SharePoint development and administration, budget and financial reporting; manage invoicing; and develop training manuals and user guides.
Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of state regulations and tax requirements/guidelines that pertain to fix annuities.
Participate in the command center during TJC, CMS, and MDH surveys.
Provide content for new company website and continue site maintenance using CMS editing tool.
Define and document a new application architecture which load client databases with properly format data using in-house develop Java ETL applications.
Facilitate vocational rehabilitation and relate community services.

Clinician example responsibilities.

Perform thorough substance abuse assessments incorporating instruments such as ASAM, SASSI and urine drug screens; provide individual therapy.
Spearhead the development of rehabilitation programs serving adults with chemical dependency and mental health diagnoses with the manager.
Follow all ethical CARF standards when treating the residential client.
Facilitate stabilization, assessment, care and compassion for those in critical need.
Provide CBT and motivational interviewing for individual and group therapy to clients' who are on methadone.
Used motivational interviewing to lead recovery and therapy groups for IOP and PHP programs in the evenings and on weekends.

Case consultant vs clinician skills

Common case consultant skills

Data Entry, 23%
Medical Care, 22%
Outbound Calls, 15%
Inbound Calls, 9%
Estate Planning, 9%
Annuities, 5%

Common clinician skills

Social Work, 26%
Patients, 14%
Patient Care, 4%
Individual Therapy, 4%
Mental Health, 4%
Mental Illness, 3%