Management psychologist vs clinical fellow

The differences between management psychologists and clinical fellows can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a management psychologist and a clinical fellow. Additionally, a management psychologist has an average salary of $86,332, which is higher than the $69,060 average annual salary of a clinical fellow.

The top three skills for a management psychologist include mental health, mental illness and pain management. The most important skills for a clinical fellow are patients, veterans, and autism.

Management psychologist vs clinical fellow overview

	Management Psychologist	Clinical Fellow
Yearly salary	$86,332	$69,060
Hourly rate	$41.51	$33.20
Growth rate	14%	14%
Number of jobs	73,014	59,094
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Management psychologist vs clinical fellow salary

Management psychologists and clinical fellows have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Management Psychologist	Clinical Fellow
Average salary	$86,332	$69,060
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $126,000	Between $52,000 And $90,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Idaho
Best paying company	-	Genentech
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between management psychologist and clinical fellow education

There are a few differences between a management psychologist and a clinical fellow in terms of educational background:

	Management Psychologist	Clinical Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Psychology	Speech-Language Pathology
Most common college	Duke University	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Management psychologist vs clinical fellow demographics

Here are the differences between management psychologists' and clinical fellows' demographics:

	Management Psychologist	Clinical Fellow
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 37.5% Female, 62.5%	Male, 26.2% Female, 73.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 3.3% White, 76.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 3.3% White, 76.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between management psychologist and clinical fellow duties and responsibilities

Management psychologist example responsibilities.

Provide psychological therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder, deficit/hyperactive disorder, specific learning disorder and others mental diagnosis.
Provide consultation regarding appropriate placement/treatment of juveniles in the DJJ system.

Clinical fellow example responsibilities.

Level of therapy provide included acute and subacute, as well as long-term rehabilitation at the hospital's skil nursing center.
Evaluate and treat patients suffering from neurological disorders and brain injury.
Evaluate, personalize, and carry out cognitive-linguistic and dysphagia rehabilitation for geriatric clients.
Collaborate on interdisciplinary team comprise of psychiatry, neurology, nursing/case manager, and neuropsychology.
Provide clinical consults with goal of minimizing unnecessary tests and procedures and increasing patients' participation in health care decisions
Develop, monitor and maintain patient individualize treatment plans base on principles of ABA and in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Management psychologist vs clinical fellow skills

Common management psychologist skills

Mental Health, 49%
Mental Illness, 19%
Pain Management, 15%
Psychiatry, 11%
Psychological Evaluations, 6%

Common clinical fellow skills

Patients, 13%
Veterans, 10%
Autism, 9%
Surgery, 7%
Patient Care, 6%
Group Therapy, 5%

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