Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs professor of family medicine

The differences between chiropractors, sole practitioner and professors of family medicine 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 professor of family medicine takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a professor of family medicine has an average salary of $179,574, 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 professor of family medicine are patients, primary care, and family practice.

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs professor of family medicine overview

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Professor Of Family Medicine
Yearly salary	$96,749	$179,574
Hourly rate	$46.51	$86.33
Growth rate	40%	7%
Number of jobs	23,120	57,697
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	43	48
Years of experience	2	4

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs professor of family medicine salary

Chiropractors, sole practitioner and professors of family medicine have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Professor Of Family Medicine
Average salary	$96,749	$179,574
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $170,000	Between $96,000 And $333,000
Highest paying City	-	Yuba City, CA
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Scripps Health
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between chiropractor, sole practitioner and professor of family medicine education

There are a few differences between a chiropractor, sole practitioner and a professor of family medicine in terms of educational background:

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Professor Of Family Medicine
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Law	Medicine
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Virginia

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs professor of family medicine demographics

Here are the differences between chiropractors, sole practitioner' and professors of family medicine' demographics:

	Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner	Professor Of Family Medicine
Average age	43	48
Gender ratio	Male, 63.2% Female, 36.8%	Male, 42.1% Female, 57.9%
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, 5.2% 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 professor of family medicine 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.

Professor of family medicine example responsibilities.

Mentore graduate students and lead first-year courses in anatomy, physiology, and osteopathic principles.
Design, manage and execute research plan to investigate role of StarD4 and StarD5 proteins in lipid metabolism as the P.I.
Identify a novel mechanism for anthrax-induce pulmonary vascular leak that yield an NIH grant.
Deliver presentations on methods for reviewing cellular physiology and laboratory test results.
Carry out ethnic group interpretation and translation services, organize demographic records while also registering new patients.
Verify patients have filled out the necessary insurance identification information and update and extract patient information and demographics in AHLTA.

Chiropractor, sole practitioner vs professor of family medicine skills

Common chiropractor, sole practitioner skills

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

Common professor of family medicine skills

Patients, 26%
Primary Care, 15%
Family Practice, 14%
Urgent Care, 10%
Patient Care, 9%
Internal Medicine, 4%

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