Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs physician liaison

The differences between chiropractors, sole practitioner and physician liaisons 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 a physician liaison takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a physician liaison has an average salary of $210,572, 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 a physician liaison are patients, patient care, and service line.

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs physician liaison overview

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Physician Liaison
Yearly salary	$96,749	$210,572
Hourly rate	$46.51	$101.24
Growth rate	40%	7%
Number of jobs	23,120	64,483
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	43	48
Years of experience	2	4

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs physician liaison salary

Chiropractors, sole practitioner and physician liaisons have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Physician Liaison
Average salary	$96,749	$210,572
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $170,000	Between $106,000 And $417,000
Highest paying City	-	Eau Claire, WI
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	UTMB HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between chiropractor, sole practitioner and physician liaison education

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

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Physician Liaison
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Law	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs physician liaison demographics

Here are the differences between chiropractors, sole practitioner' and physician liaisons' demographics:

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Physician Liaison
Average age	43	48
Gender ratio	Male, 63.2% Female, 36.8%	Male, 26.2% Female, 73.8%
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, 9.7% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	12%	13%

Differences between chiropractor, sole practitioner and physician liaison 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.

Physician liaison example responsibilities.

Distribute Medicare and Medicaid numbers to billing department, manage care department and all other applicable areas.
Promote and market the following destination programs: therapeutic endoscopy, general surgery and surgical oncology.
Visit referring physician offices with radiation oncology practice information and promotional materials to build effective referral relationships.
Trouble shooting physician and nurse relate EHR issues during implementation.
Oversee the day to day marketing operations of small radiation oncology center.
Develop sales strategies for beta launch of internal EMR system to community-base physicians.

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs physician liaison skills

Common chiropractor, sole practitioner skills

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

Common physician liaison skills

Patients, 21%
Patient Care, 6%
Service Line, 6%
Business Development, 4%
CRM, 4%
Excellent Interpersonal, 4%

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