Occupational health nursing director vs practice manager

The differences between occupational health nursing directors and practice managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an occupational health nursing director and a practice manager. Additionally, a practice manager has an average salary of $107,374, which is higher than the $79,478 average annual salary of an occupational health nursing director.

The top three skills for an occupational health nursing director include home health, patient care and CPR. The most important skills for a practice manager are patients, patient care, and customer service.

Occupational health nursing director vs practice manager overview

	Occupational Health Nursing Director	Practice Manager
Yearly salary	$79,478	$107,374
Hourly rate	$38.21	$51.62
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	127,866	38,196
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Occupational health nursing director vs practice manager salary

Occupational health nursing directors and practice managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Occupational Health Nursing Director	Practice Manager
Average salary	$79,478	$107,374
Salary range	Between $49,000 And $128,000	Between $65,000 And $175,000
Highest paying City	-	Providence, RI
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Davis Wright Tremaine
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between occupational health nursing director and practice manager education

There are a few differences between an occupational health nursing director and a practice manager in terms of educational background:

	Occupational Health Nursing Director	Practice Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Pennsylvania

Occupational health nursing director vs practice manager demographics

Here are the differences between occupational health nursing directors' and practice managers' demographics:

	Occupational Health Nursing Director	Practice Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 18.0% Female, 82.0%	Male, 25.3% Female, 74.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 7.1% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 7.9% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between occupational health nursing director and practice manager duties and responsibilities

Occupational health nursing director example responsibilities.

Complete comprehensive assessments for all LTC residents which include managing falls, pain, skin integrity, and medications.
Implement and chair interdisciplinary rehabilitation committee.
Contribute to deficiency free biannual AHCA surveys.
Meet with interdepartmental supervisors to discuss changes or recommendations for improvements within ACHD.
Implement and chair interdisciplinary rehabilitation committee.

Practice manager example responsibilities.

Secure new engagements worldwide, and lead numerous ERP and CRM initiatives.
Manage a great team of 7 consultants that deliver outstanding ERP solutions.
Supervise and manage a staff of 12.5 FTE personnel and 4 FTE physicians.
Accomplish at applying knowledge of veterinary science and compassion for animals to ensure optimal care.
Manage all aspects of establishing, setting and implementing standards and work processes to ensure well running PMO.
Manage the selection process and implementation of the practice's EMR by reviewing and updating the system as needed.

Occupational health nursing director vs practice manager skills

Common occupational health nursing director skills

Home Health, 27%
Patient Care, 12%
CPR, 10%
Infection Control, 6%
Federal Regulations, 6%
Public Health, 5%

Common practice manager skills

Patients, 17%
Patient Care, 8%
Customer Service, 6%
PET, 5%
Practice Management, 4%
Payroll, 3%

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