Environmental health physician vs primary care physician

The differences between environmental health physicians and primary care 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 a primary care physician. Additionally, a primary care physician has an average salary of $214,843, which is higher than the $210,467 average annual salary of an environmental health physician.

The top three skills for an environmental health physician include medical care, health maintenance and . The most important skills for a primary care physician are patients, internal medicine, and family practice.

Environmental health physician vs primary care physician overview

	Environmental Health Physician	Primary Care Physician
Yearly salary	$210,467	$214,843
Hourly rate	$101.19	$103.29
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	121,763	130,606
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Doctoral Degree, 40%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Environmental health physician vs primary care physician salary

Environmental health physicians and primary care physicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Environmental Health Physician	Primary Care Physician
Average salary	$210,467	$214,843
Salary range	Between $105,000 And $419,000	Between $134,000 And $344,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	Alameda Health System
Best paying industry	-	Insurance

Differences between environmental health physician and primary care physician education

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

	Environmental Health Physician	Primary Care Physician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Doctoral Degree, 40%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Environmental health physician vs primary care physician demographics

Here are the differences between environmental health physicians' and primary care physicians' demographics:

	Environmental Health Physician	Primary Care Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 46.4% Female, 53.6%	Male, 49.4% Female, 50.6%
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, 9.6% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between environmental health physician and primary care 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.

Primary care physician example responsibilities.

Full spectrum of family medicine, including obstetrics, pediatrics and inpatient medicine.
Maintain renewal for physicians' licenses, DEA certificates, ACLS certifications and CME records.
Attend ICU patient care rounds with the medical team.
Display technical proficiency in using NaturaeSoft electronic medical record (EMR).
Provide on-site, immediate response for all hospital emergencies following ACLS protocols.
Enter prescriptions on computer, giving injections, filing charting information in patient chart.

Environmental health physician vs primary care physician skills

Common environmental health physician skills

Medical Care, 72%
Health Maintenance, 28%

Common primary care physician skills

Patients, 25%
Internal Medicine, 14%
Family Practice, 11%
Urgent Care, 8%
Pediatrics, 7%
Patient Care, 6%

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