Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs acute care physician

The differences between chiropractors, sole practitioner and acute care physicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a chiropractor, sole practitioner, becoming an acute care physician takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an acute care physician has an average salary of $219,416, which is higher than the $96,749 average annual salary of a chiropractor, sole practitioner.

The top three skills for a chiropractor, sole practitioner include litigation, real estate transactions and probate. The most important skills for an acute care physician are patients, family practice, and internal medicine.

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs acute care physician overview

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Acute Care Physician
Yearly salary	$96,749	$219,416
Hourly rate	$46.51	$105.49
Growth rate	40%	7%
Number of jobs	23,120	118,621
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	43	48
Years of experience	2	4

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs acute care physician salary

Chiropractors, sole practitioner and acute care physicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Acute Care Physician
Average salary	$96,749	$219,416
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $170,000	Between $141,000 And $340,000
Highest paying City	-	Grand Forks, ND
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Freeman Health System
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between chiropractor, sole practitioner and acute care physician education

There are a few differences between a chiropractor, sole practitioner and an acute care physician in terms of educational background:

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Acute Care Physician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Law	Medicine
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs acute care physician demographics

Here are the differences between chiropractors, sole practitioner' and acute care physicians' demographics:

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Acute Care Physician
Average age	43	48
Gender ratio	Male, 63.2% Female, 36.8%	Male, 40.1% Female, 59.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 77.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 19.0% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	12%	13%

Differences between chiropractor, sole practitioner and acute care physician duties and responsibilities

Chiropractor, sole practitioner example responsibilities.

Participate in arbitration and mediation efforts.
Provide consultation and advice to agency regarding human resource matters and assist with civil service appeals.
Litigate cases involving complex federal governmental statutory benefits programs such as ERISA and Medicare.

Acute care physician example responsibilities.

Gain experience managing patients with cardiopulmonary, post-surgical orthopedic, post-traumatic, and metabolic conditions
Pursue exposure to ICU, NICU and orthopedic surgery.
Evaluate and analyze patients' medical charts, physical and mental abilities to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
Collect patient's health information before having surgery.
Analyze procedures and diagnoses using ICD-9 & CPT codes.
Rotate in rheumatology, medicine, pediatrics, neurology.

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs acute care physician skills

Common chiropractor, sole practitioner skills

Litigation, 18%
Real Estate Transactions, 9%
Probate, 5%
Bench Trials, 5%
Financial Statements, 4%
Estate Planning, 3%

Common acute care physician skills

Patients, 38%
Family Practice, 12%
Internal Medicine, 6%
Epic, 4%
Medical Care, 4%
ICU, 3%

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