Medical resident vs doctor

The differences between medical residents and doctors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a doctor has an average salary of $208,582, which is higher than the $57,084 average annual salary of a medical resident.

The top three skills for a medical resident include patients, patient care and residency program. The most important skills for a doctor are patients, customer service, and emergency medicine.

Medical resident vs doctor overview

	Medical Resident	Doctor
Yearly salary	$57,084	$208,582
Hourly rate	$27.44	$100.28
Growth rate	9%	7%
Number of jobs	51,847	14,571
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	42	48
Years of experience	3	-

Medical resident vs doctor salary

Medical residents and doctors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Medical Resident	Doctor
Average salary	$57,084	$208,582
Salary range	Between $49,000 And $65,000	Between $106,000 And $408,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	Green Bay, WI
Highest paying state	Maine	Ohio
Best paying company	Staten Island Academy	Saint Luke's Health System
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between medical resident and doctor education

There are a few differences between a medical resident and a doctor in terms of educational background:

	Medical Resident	Doctor
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	-	Duke University

Medical resident vs doctor demographics

Here are the differences between medical residents' and doctors' demographics:

	Medical Resident	Doctor
Average age	42	48
Gender ratio	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%	Male, 45.8% Female, 54.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 22.7% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 8.5% White, 45.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 18.6% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	13%

Differences between medical resident and doctor duties and responsibilities

Medical resident example responsibilities.

Start, equip and manage the best ICU in Syria.
Accomplish physical examinations, diagnosis, and treat diabetic and pediatric patients.
Coordinate disposition of brachytherapy sources.
Work as a brachytherapy physicist and gain ample experience in handling radioactive sources
Demonstrate professional bedside manner, patient confidentiality, inform consent procedure and effective communication skills guide by hospital and HIPAA regulations.
Maintain and restock medication in Pyxis machine.

Doctor example responsibilities.

Manage conditions including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hypothyroidism, asthma, and GERD.
Develop personalize treatment plans, rehabilitation plans, exercise plans, report of findings, nutritional plans and narrative reports.
Perform patient x-rays, provide MRI consultations.
Perform x-rays of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.
Hire, train, educate and monitor staff in HIPPA policies and procedures.
Create, update, and maintain confidential patient EHRs in compliance with all HIPAA laws and regulations.

Medical resident vs doctor skills

Common medical resident skills

Patients, 26%
Patient Care, 11%
Residency Program, 10%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Oncology, 5%
Surgery, 4%

Common doctor skills

Patients, 33%
Customer Service, 12%
Emergency Medicine, 5%
Surgery, 5%
DR, 4%
Cleanliness, 3%