Naturopathic physician vs doctor

The differences between naturopathic physicians 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 $191,549 average annual salary of a naturopathic physician.

The top three skills for a naturopathic physician include patients, primary care and IV. The most important skills for a doctor are patients, customer service, and emergency medicine.

Naturopathic physician vs doctor overview

	Naturopathic Physician	Doctor
Yearly salary	$191,549	$208,582
Hourly rate	$92.09	$100.28
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	38,261	14,571
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	49	48
Years of experience	2	-

Naturopathic physician vs doctor salary

Naturopathic physicians and doctors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Naturopathic Physician	Doctor
Average salary	$191,549	$208,582
Salary range	Between $96,000 And $380,000	Between $106,000 And $408,000
Highest paying City	San Diego, CA	Green Bay, WI
Highest paying state	California	Ohio
Best paying company	Green Oaks Hospital	Saint Luke's Health System
Best paying industry	Technology	Health Care

Differences between naturopathic physician and doctor education

There are a few differences between a naturopathic physician and a doctor in terms of educational background:

	Naturopathic Physician	Doctor
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Alternative And Complementary Medicine And Medical Systems	Medicine
Most common college	Boston University	Duke University

Naturopathic physician vs doctor demographics

Here are the differences between naturopathic physicians' and doctors' demographics:

	Naturopathic Physician	Doctor
Average age	49	48
Gender ratio	Male, 32.6% Female, 67.4%	Male, 45.8% Female, 54.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian, 18.2% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	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	12%	13%

Differences between naturopathic physician and doctor duties and responsibilities

Naturopathic physician example responsibilities.

Educate patients on supplement and prescription medication interactions.
Educate patients on supplement and prescription medication interactions and optimization and provide appropriate referrals.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Case, endotracheal intubation and artificial mechanical ventilation to which it require, bladder catheterizations rectal and nasogastric.

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.

Naturopathic physician vs doctor skills

Common naturopathic physician skills

Patients, 28%
Primary Care, 9%
IV, 8%
Chronic Disease Management, 7%
Weight Loss, 6%
Diabetes, 6%

Common doctor skills

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

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