House fellow vs resident

The differences between house fellows and residents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a house fellow and a resident. Additionally, a house fellow has an average salary of $69,249, which is higher than the $60,589 average annual salary of a resident.

The top three skills for a house fellow include community development, public service and emergency situations. The most important skills for a resident are home health, patients, and rehabilitation.

House fellow vs resident overview

	House Fellow	Resident
Yearly salary	$69,249	$60,589
Hourly rate	$33.29	$29.13
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	28,418	14,186
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

House fellow vs resident salary

House fellows and residents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	House Fellow	Resident
Average salary	$69,249	$60,589
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $106,000	Between $44,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New Jersey	North Dakota
Best paying company	Urban Institute	Meta
Best paying industry	Health Care	Non Profits

Differences between house fellow and resident education

There are a few differences between a house fellow and a resident in terms of educational background:

	House Fellow	Resident
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Political Science	Medicine
Most common college	University of Washington	University of Virginia

House fellow vs resident demographics

Here are the differences between house fellows' and residents' demographics:

	House Fellow	Resident
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%	Male, 41.0% Female, 59.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 7.0% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 15.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 7.1% White, 51.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.6%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between house fellow and resident duties and responsibilities

House fellow example responsibilities.

Manage patients under supervision during placements in pediatrics, infectious diseases, cardiology, dermatology, neurology and obstetric/gynecology services.
Provide leadership accountability and oversight for planning, organization, supervision, and coordination of operational activities for clinical documentation.
Provide leadership accountability and oversight for planning, organization, supervision, and coordination of operational activities for clinical documentation.

Resident example responsibilities.

Manage pediatrics emergencies, indoor & outdoor patients, neonatal & intensive care units.
Document daily reports, administer medication, experience with first aid, CPR, and strategies for crisis intervention.
Perform full mouth surgical dental rehabilitation for mentally and physically disable patients (children and adults) under general anesthesia.
Work up surgical patient for surgery, under supervision.
Assist in LINAC and TPS commissioning with LandauerMP commissioning team.
Involve in commissioning of new skin HDR program using Valencia applicators.

House fellow vs resident skills

Common house fellow skills

Community Development, 44%
Public Service, 20%
Emergency Situations, 14%
Mediation, 10%
RAN, 4%
Caucus, 3%

Common resident skills

Home Health, 20%
Patients, 15%
Rehabilitation, 13%
Customer Service, 6%
CPR, 4%
Residency Program, 3%