Environmental health physician vs in-house physician

The differences between environmental health physicians and in-house physicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an environmental health physician and an in-house physician. Additionally, an environmental health physician has an average salary of $210,467, which is higher than the $198,030 average annual salary of an in-house physician.

The top three skills for an environmental health physician include medical care, health maintenance and . The most important skills for an in-house physician are home health, patients, and internal medicine.

Environmental health physician vs in-house physician overview

	Environmental Health Physician	In-House Physician
Yearly salary	$210,467	$198,030
Hourly rate	$101.19	$95.21
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	121,763	61,160
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Environmental health physician vs in-house physician salary

Environmental health physicians and in-house physicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Environmental Health Physician	In-House Physician
Average salary	$210,467	$198,030
Salary range	Between $105,000 And $419,000	Between $113,000 And $344,000
Highest paying City	-	Philadelphia, PA
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Drake Co
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between environmental health physician and in-house physician education

There are a few differences between an environmental health physician and an in-house physician in terms of educational background:

	Environmental Health Physician	In-House Physician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Environmental health physician vs in-house physician demographics

Here are the differences between environmental health physicians' and in-house physicians' demographics:

	Environmental Health Physician	In-House Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 46.4% Female, 53.6%	Male, 58.6% Female, 41.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 19.0% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 20.4% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between environmental health physician and in-house physician duties and responsibilities

Environmental health physician example responsibilities.

Manage children with diabetes and asthma among other diagnoses.
Perform EKG; blood glucose testing; pregnancy tests; pulmonary function testing; spirometer; vision testing.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Collect and dispatch blood samples according to national malaria eradication and sputum samples for national tuberculosis control program.

In-house physician example responsibilities.

Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary health care professionals to effectively manage transplant patients' care.
Admit and discharge patients, coordinate communication with nurses and other medical personnel.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Assist physician with minor office surgeries and other various procedures ECG's and immunizations.

Environmental health physician vs in-house physician skills

Common environmental health physician skills

Medical Care, 72%
Health Maintenance, 28%

Common in-house physician skills

Home Health, 29%
Patients, 27%
Internal Medicine, 12%
Urgent Care, 10%
Pediatrics, 4%
Surgery, 4%

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