Mentor vs preceptor

The differences between mentors and preceptors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a preceptor has an average salary of $96,558, which is higher than the $35,581 average annual salary of a mentor.

The top three skills for a mentor include role model, mathematics and mental health. The most important skills for a preceptor are patients, direct patient care, and CPR.

Mentor vs preceptor overview

	Mentor	Preceptor
Yearly salary	$35,581	$96,558
Hourly rate	$17.11	$46.42
Growth rate	12%	6%
Number of jobs	3,625	318,595
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	-	2

Mentor vs preceptor salary

Mentors and preceptors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mentor	Preceptor
Average salary	$35,581	$96,558
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $62,000	Between $52,000 And $176,000
Highest paying City	Reston, VA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Virginia	Alaska
Best paying company	Eli Lilly and Company	Carilion Clinic
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between mentor and preceptor education

There are a few differences between a mentor and a preceptor in terms of educational background:

	Mentor	Preceptor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Psychology	Nursing
Most common college	Northwestern University	Duke University

Mentor vs preceptor demographics

Here are the differences between mentors' and preceptors' demographics:

	Mentor	Preceptor
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 41.4% Female, 58.6%	Male, 23.7% Female, 76.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 9.6% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 12.4% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	9%

Differences between mentor and preceptor duties and responsibilities

Mentor example responsibilities.

Ensure community youth receive timely access to CBHI services by managing waitlist per MCE requirements.
Provide academic support services for elementary students requesting assistance in math
Help develop IEP goals and objectives.
Assist new students with Javascript concepts and frameworks.
Tutor student athletes in economics courses of various levels.
Calculate GPA's to help students matriculate in program curriculum.

Preceptor example responsibilities.

Provide continuous telemetry monitoring and managing multiple patients with multiple high-risk medical conditions, utilizing interdisciplinary collaboration.
Perform blood draws and specimen collection on patients for phlebotomy Preceptorship course.
Monitor patients on EKG, are able to detect abnormal rhythms.
Provide emotional support with patients before pending surgery, and provide advocacy by calling doctor to answer the pt's questions.
Observe students during surgery, gather supplies need for surgical procedures and set up.
Assist with ADL's, medications, blood transfusions, chemotherapy infusions, education, admissions, discharges, and charting.

Mentor vs preceptor skills

Common mentor skills

Role Model, 11%
Mathematics, 9%
Mental Health, 8%
CPR, 7%
Developmental Disabilities, 6%
Community Resources, 6%

Common preceptor skills

Patients, 34%
Direct Patient Care, 7%
CPR, 6%
Preceptorship, 4%
IV, 4%
Surgery, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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