Doctor vs associate professor, physician

The differences between doctors and associate professors, physician can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a doctor has an average salary of $208,582, which is higher than the $207,228 average annual salary of an associate professor, physician.

The top three skills for a doctor include patients, customer service and emergency medicine. The most important skills for an associate professor, physician are patients, internal medicine, and medical history.

Doctor vs associate professor, physician overview

	Doctor	Associate Professor, Physician
Yearly salary	$208,582	$207,228
Hourly rate	$100.28	$99.63
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	14,571	49,692
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Doctoral Degree, 37%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Doctor vs associate professor, physician salary

Doctors and associate professors, physician have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Doctor	Associate Professor, Physician
Average salary	$208,582	$207,228
Salary range	Between $106,000 And $408,000	Between $105,000 And $408,000
Highest paying City	Green Bay, WI	Alexandria, LA
Highest paying state	Ohio	North Dakota
Best paying company	Saint Luke's Health System	Scottish Rite for Children
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between doctor and associate professor, physician education

There are a few differences between a doctor and an associate professor, physician in terms of educational background:

	Doctor	Associate Professor, Physician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Doctoral Degree, 37%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Doctor vs associate professor, physician demographics

Here are the differences between doctors' and associate professors, physician' demographics:

	Doctor	Associate Professor, Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 45.8% Female, 54.2%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 18.6% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 18.6% White, 62.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between doctor and associate professor, physician duties and responsibilities

Doctor example responsibilities.

Manage conditions including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hypothyroidism, asthma, and GERD.
Develop personalize treatment plans, rehabilitation plans, exercise plans, report of findings, nutritional plans and narrative reports.
Perform patient x-rays, provide MRI consultations.
Perform x-rays of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.
Hire, train, educate and monitor staff in HIPPA policies and procedures.
Create, update, and maintain confidential patient EHRs in compliance with all HIPAA laws and regulations.

Associate professor, physician example responsibilities.

Examine patients with various medical instruments and equipment.
Deliver weekly seminars on various topics to patients and health professionals
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Experience in common surgical practice including suturing and assisting in surgery.

Doctor vs associate professor, physician skills

Common doctor skills

Patients, 33%
Customer Service, 12%
Emergency Medicine, 5%
Surgery, 5%
DR, 4%
Cleanliness, 3%

Common associate professor, physician skills

Patients, 81%
Internal Medicine, 7%
Medical History, 3%
Acls, 2%
Medical Education, 1%
Outpatient Care, 1%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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