Doctor vs pulmonologist

The differences between doctors and pulmonologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a pulmonologist has an average salary of $297,512, which is higher than the $208,582 average annual salary of a doctor.

The top three skills for a doctor include patients, customer service and emergency medicine. The most important skills for a pulmonologist are internal medicine, EMR, and exam rooms.

Doctor vs pulmonologist overview

	Doctor	Pulmonologist
Yearly salary	$208,582	$297,512
Hourly rate	$100.28	$143.03
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	14,571	17,570
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Doctor vs pulmonologist salary

Doctors and pulmonologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Doctor	Pulmonologist
Average salary	$208,582	$297,512
Salary range	Between $106,000 And $408,000	Between $115,000 And $766,000
Highest paying City	Green Bay, WI	Fargo, ND
Highest paying state	Ohio	North Dakota
Best paying company	Saint Luke's Health System	Tucson Medical Center
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between doctor and pulmonologist education

There are a few differences between a doctor and a pulmonologist in terms of educational background:

	Doctor	Pulmonologist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	University of Pennsylvania

Doctor vs pulmonologist demographics

Here are the differences between doctors' and pulmonologists' demographics:

	Doctor	Pulmonologist
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 45.8% Female, 54.2%	Male, 33.3% Female, 66.7%
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, 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	13%	13%

Differences between doctor and pulmonologist 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.

Pulmonologist example responsibilities.

Perform IM injections, SubQ injections, EKG's, and peak flows.
Use of EKG machine, placement of holter monitors, performance of PT/INR, and lab testing specimen collections.
Prepare necessary correspondence that is related to medical records of patients including sending lab results to outside physicians/hospitals.
Scan and index medical records in the ICS (NextGen).

Doctor vs pulmonologist skills

Common doctor skills

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

Common pulmonologist skills

Internal Medicine, 64%
EMR, 29%
Exam Rooms, 4%
Family Practice, 3%
Medical History, 0%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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