Occupational physician vs physician

The differences between occupational physicians and physicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an occupational physician and a physician. Additionally, a physician has an average salary of $238,887, which is higher than the $211,324 average annual salary of an occupational physician.

The top three skills for an occupational physician include occupational medicine, DOT and medical care. The most important skills for a physician are patients, surgery, and patient care.

Occupational physician vs physician overview

	Occupational Physician	Physician
Yearly salary	$211,324	$238,887
Hourly rate	$101.60	$114.85
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	61,738	46,489
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Occupational physician vs physician salary

Occupational physicians and physicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Occupational Physician	Physician
Average salary	$211,324	$238,887
Salary range	Between $103,000 And $431,000	Between $128,000 And $442,000
Highest paying City	-	Cleveland, TN
Highest paying state	-	Wisconsin
Best paying company	-	Yuma Regional Medical Center
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between occupational physician and physician education

There are a few differences between an occupational physician and a physician in terms of educational background:

	Occupational Physician	Physician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Stanford University	Duke University

Occupational physician vs physician demographics

Here are the differences between occupational physicians' and physicians' demographics:

	Occupational Physician	Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 46.9% Female, 53.1%	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% Asian, 19.9% White, 65.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between occupational physician and physician duties and responsibilities

Occupational physician example responsibilities.

Initiate new treatment protocols for managing complex patients with co-morbid psychiatric and medical illnesses.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Care for chronic conditions include hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, thyroid conditions and depression/anxiety among many other common conditions.

Physician example responsibilities.

Manage catheters and dress wounds.
Maintain ACLS and BLS certifications.
Treat complicated oncology cases in ICU and emergency.
Schedule new, follow-up and diagnostic testing for cardiology patients.
Attend radiation oncology clinic for new patients beginning treatment as well as follow-ups for returning patients.
Schedule tests and procedures (including radiology, cardiology, and respiratory) utilizing the hospital and clinic computer systems.

Occupational physician vs physician skills

Common occupational physician skills

Occupational Medicine, 43%
DOT, 29%
Medical Care, 15%
Health Programs, 10%
EKG, 2%
Diagnosis, 1%

Common physician skills

Patients, 22%
Surgery, 8%
Patient Care, 7%
Internal Medicine, 6%
Primary Care, 6%
EMR, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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