Group therapist vs clinician

The differences between group therapists and clinicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a group therapist and a clinician. Additionally, a clinician has an average salary of $60,150, which is higher than the $58,892 average annual salary of a group therapist.

The top three skills for a group therapist include social work, patients and group therapy sessions. The most important skills for a clinician are social work, patients, and patient care.

Group therapist vs clinician overview

	Group Therapist	Clinician
Yearly salary	$58,892	$60,150
Hourly rate	$28.31	$28.92
Growth rate	14%	9%
Number of jobs	113,813	105,023
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	41	45
Years of experience	4	4

Group therapist vs clinician salary

Group therapists and clinicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Group Therapist	Clinician
Average salary	$58,892	$60,150
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $85,000	Between $34,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	Pace University
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between group therapist and clinician education

There are a few differences between a group therapist and a clinician in terms of educational background:

	Group Therapist	Clinician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	California State University - Long Beach

Group therapist vs clinician demographics

Here are the differences between group therapists' and clinicians' demographics:

	Group Therapist	Clinician
Average age	41	45
Gender ratio	Male, 27.6% Female, 72.4%	Male, 24.3% Female, 75.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 4.6% White, 68.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 3.1% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	15%

Differences between group therapist and clinician duties and responsibilities

Group therapist example responsibilities.

Demonstrate working knowledge of community mental health services identify in the Medicaid guidelines and attain contractual outcomes within designate time frames.
Provide group psychotherapy to adult patients diagnose with a chronic mental illness at a partial hospitalization program on Saturday mornings.
Participate in weekly DBT consultation team.
Complete DUI evaluations that focuse on past and current alcohol and drug use, specifically as it relates to driving history.
Facilitate and provide psycho educational services to mandate DUI offenders.
Evaluate patients for competency and criminal responsibility on forensic cases refer by state courts; provide judicial testimony in guardianship cases.

Clinician example responsibilities.

Perform thorough substance abuse assessments incorporating instruments such as ASAM, SASSI and urine drug screens; provide individual therapy.
Spearhead the development of rehabilitation programs serving adults with chemical dependency and mental health diagnoses with the manager.
Follow all ethical CARF standards when treating the residential client.
Facilitate stabilization, assessment, care and compassion for those in critical need.
Provide CBT and motivational interviewing for individual and group therapy to clients' who are on methadone.
Used motivational interviewing to lead recovery and therapy groups for IOP and PHP programs in the evenings and on weekends.

Group therapist vs clinician skills

Common group therapist skills

Social Work, 19%
Patients, 16%
Group Therapy Sessions, 10%
Crisis Intervention, 6%
Substance Abuse, 6%
Eating Disorders, 5%

Common clinician skills

Social Work, 26%
Patients, 14%
Patient Care, 4%
Individual Therapy, 4%
Mental Health, 4%
Mental Illness, 3%