Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs attending physician

The differences between chiropractors, sole practitioner and attending 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 attending physician takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an attending physician has an average salary of $200,702, 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 attending physician are patients, primary care, and surgery.

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs attending physician overview

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Attending Physician
Yearly salary	$96,749	$200,702
Hourly rate	$46.51	$96.49
Growth rate	40%	7%
Number of jobs	23,120	53,195
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	43	48
Years of experience	2	4

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs attending physician salary

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

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Attending Physician
Average salary	$96,749	$200,702
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $170,000	Between $125,000 And $321,000
Highest paying City	-	Miami, FL
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Community Health Systems
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between chiropractor, sole practitioner and attending physician education

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

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Attending Physician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Law	Medicine
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs attending physician demographics

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

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Attending Physician
Average age	43	48
Gender ratio	Male, 63.2% Female, 36.8%	Male, 36.5% Female, 63.5%
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, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	12%	13%

Differences between chiropractor, sole practitioner and attending 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.

Attending physician example responsibilities.

Manage neurological cancer research protocols: collected/organize data, assure compliance with protocol guidelines, manage study database and enroll patients.
Prepare patients for ultrasound guide injections and aspirations which includes draping patients, prepping medications and preparing sterile instruments.
Manage neurological cancer research protocols: collected/organize data, assure compliance with protocol guidelines, manage study database and enroll patients.
Monitor and manage patient medical records in compliance with HIPPA.

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs attending 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 attending physician skills

Patients, 35%
Primary Care, 8%
Surgery, 5%
Internal Medicine, 5%
BLS, 4%
Rehabilitation, 3%

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