General pediatrician vs primary care pediatrician

The differences between general pediatricians and primary care pediatricians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a general pediatrician and a primary care pediatrician. Additionally, a primary care pediatrician has an average salary of $214,755, which is higher than the $163,475 average annual salary of a general pediatrician.

The top three skills for a general pediatrician include general pediatrics, patient care and outpatient clinic. The most important skills for a primary care pediatrician are primary care, CME, and medical care.

General pediatrician vs primary care pediatrician overview

	General Pediatrician	Primary Care Pediatrician
Yearly salary	$163,475	$214,755
Hourly rate	$78.59	$103.25
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	42,460	104,513
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 47%	Doctoral Degree, 46%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

General pediatrician vs primary care pediatrician salary

General pediatricians and primary care pediatricians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	General Pediatrician	Primary Care Pediatrician
Average salary	$163,475	$214,755
Salary range	Between $75,000 And $353,000	Between $117,000 And $393,000
Highest paying City	Grand Forks, ND	Madison, WI
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	Billings Clinic	Atrium Health Floyd
Best paying industry	Non Profits	-

Differences between general pediatrician and primary care pediatrician education

There are a few differences between a general pediatrician and a primary care pediatrician in terms of educational background:

	General Pediatrician	Primary Care Pediatrician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 47%	Doctoral Degree, 46%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

General pediatrician vs primary care pediatrician demographics

Here are the differences between general pediatricians' and primary care pediatricians' demographics:

	General Pediatrician	Primary Care Pediatrician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 34.3% Female, 65.7%	Male, 30.2% Female, 69.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.4% Unknown, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 17.9% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Asian, 19.4% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between general pediatrician and primary care pediatrician duties and responsibilities

General pediatrician example responsibilities.

Provide exceptional continuity of care and patient satisfaction by managing patients in both outpatient and inpatient pediatric settings.
Ensure that patients receive outstanding service provide by a friendly environment, which include greeting and acknowledging every patient.
Provide technical guidance to promote educational programs on HIV prevention and diabetes and hypertension prevention and management.

Primary care pediatrician example responsibilities.

Provide exceptional continuity of care and patient satisfaction by managing patients in both outpatient and inpatient pediatric settings.
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.

General pediatrician vs primary care pediatrician skills

Common general pediatrician skills

General Pediatrics, 43%
Patient Care, 32%
Outpatient Clinic, 14%
CME, 9%
Outpatient Care, 2%

Common primary care pediatrician skills

Primary Care, 59%
CME, 16%
Medical Care, 13%
Pediatric Emergency, 4%
Outpatient Care, 4%
Memorial Hospital, 3%

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