Communicable disease specialist vs medical epidemiologist

The differences between communicable disease specialists and medical epidemiologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a communicable disease specialist and a medical epidemiologist. Additionally, a medical epidemiologist has an average salary of $56,977, which is higher than the $53,558 average annual salary of a communicable disease specialist.

The top three skills for a communicable disease specialist include public health, patients and patient education. The most important skills for a medical epidemiologist are public health, infection prevention, and SAS.

Communicable disease specialist vs medical epidemiologist overview

	Communicable Disease Specialist	Medical Epidemiologist
Yearly salary	$53,558	$56,977
Hourly rate	$25.75	$27.39
Growth rate	26%	26%
Number of jobs	725	44,648
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Master's Degree, 44%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Communicable disease specialist vs medical epidemiologist salary

Communicable disease specialists and medical epidemiologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Communicable Disease Specialist	Medical Epidemiologist
Average salary	$53,558	$56,977
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $96,000	Between $26,000 And $122,000
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Differences between communicable disease specialist and medical epidemiologist education

There are a few differences between a communicable disease specialist and a medical epidemiologist in terms of educational background:

	Communicable Disease Specialist	Medical Epidemiologist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Master's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Ecology, Population Biology, And Epidemiology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Harvard University

Communicable disease specialist vs medical epidemiologist demographics

Here are the differences between communicable disease specialists' and medical epidemiologists' demographics:

	Communicable Disease Specialist	Medical Epidemiologist
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 34.3% Female, 65.7%	Male, 66.7% Female, 33.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 26.4% White, 53.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 4.6% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Asian, 27.9% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between communicable disease specialist and medical epidemiologist duties and responsibilities

Communicable disease specialist example responsibilities.

Manage chronic diseases including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypothyroidism, hyperlipidemia, etc.
Perform tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS investigations.
Counsele communicable disease patients concerning risk reduction and behavior modification.
Obtain the medical records of hospitalize patients with tuberculosis or suspect of having tuberculosis.
Gain experience in diagnosing and treating people with upper respiratory illnesses, musculoskeletal conditions, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.
Conduct and document outreach activities to evaluate immunization needs in assign areas.

Medical epidemiologist example responsibilities.

Manage chronic diseases including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypothyroidism, hyperlipidemia, etc.
Establish data sharing and instigates communication with various agencies, programs and organizations to disseminate the information gather by the registry.
Gain experience in diagnosing and treating people with upper respiratory illnesses, musculoskeletal conditions, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.

Communicable disease specialist vs medical epidemiologist skills

Common communicable disease specialist skills

Public Health, 26%
Patients, 14%
Patient Education, 7%
Communicable Diseases, 6%
TB, 6%
Hiv Testing, 5%

Common medical epidemiologist skills

Public Health, 59%
Infection Prevention, 19%
SAS, 11%
Disease Surveillance, 6%
Data Collection, 6%

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