Clinical esthetician vs medical dermatologist

The differences between clinical estheticians and medical dermatologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a medical dermatologist has an average salary of $294,355, which is higher than the $39,150 average annual salary of a clinical esthetician.

The top three skills for a clinical esthetician include laser hair removal, retail sales and skin care products. The most important skills for a medical dermatologist are mohs, EMR, and medicaid.

Clinical esthetician vs medical dermatologist overview

	Clinical Esthetician	Medical Dermatologist
Yearly salary	$39,150	$294,355
Hourly rate	$18.82	$141.52
Growth rate	17%	7%
Number of jobs	55,121	45,380
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 25%
Average age	35	48
Years of experience	-	4

Clinical esthetician vs medical dermatologist salary

Clinical estheticians and medical dermatologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Clinical Esthetician	Medical Dermatologist
Average salary	$39,150	$294,355
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $61,000	Between $153,000 And $565,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between clinical esthetician and medical dermatologist education

There are a few differences between a clinical esthetician and a medical dermatologist in terms of educational background:

	Clinical Esthetician	Medical Dermatologist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 25%
Most common major	Nursing	Medical Clinical Sciences
Most common college	-	Pennsylvania State University

Clinical esthetician vs medical dermatologist demographics

Here are the differences between clinical estheticians' and medical dermatologists' demographics:

	Clinical Esthetician	Medical Dermatologist
Average age	35	48
Gender ratio	Male, 7.0% Female, 93.0%	Male, 22.2% Female, 77.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 8.7% White, 63.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% Asian, 19.9% White, 65.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	13%

Differences between clinical esthetician and medical dermatologist duties and responsibilities

Clinical esthetician example responsibilities.

Manage the aesthetics department and perform consultations with patients regarding aesthetic and facial surgery procedures.
Perform chemical peels, acne treatments, microdermabrasions, maintain patient charts, sell retail skincare.
Assist physician during IPL, fotofacials, KTP, liposuction surgery, and laser fraxel treatments.
Provide acne extractions, facials, post-laser camouflage, make-up applications, brow grooming and waxing services.
Deliver informative education to patients regarding multiple skincare product lines and treatments/procedures offer within the medical practice.
Assist in the execution of special events, seasonal gift with purchase within Nordstrom and holiday programs.

Medical dermatologist example responsibilities.

Manage and facilitate manuscript preparation of oncology clinical trials results arising from currently market and pipeline drugs.
Provide medical case management, vocational rehabilitation and job placement services to people who sustain occupational and non-occupational injuries and diseases.
Assist with office surgery and cryotherapy.Triage, assist with very busy dermatological practice.

Clinical esthetician vs medical dermatologist skills

Common clinical esthetician skills

Laser Hair Removal, 16%
Retail Sales, 16%
Skin Care Products, 9%
Body Treatments, 8%
Laser Procedures, 6%
Facial Treatments, 6%

Common medical dermatologist skills

Mohs, 62%
EMR, 33%
Medicaid, 5%

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