Pediatric hospitalist vs primary care pediatrician

The differences between pediatric hospitalists and primary care pediatricians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a pediatric hospitalist and a primary care pediatrician. Additionally, a primary care pediatrician has an average salary of $214,755, which is higher than the $163,042 average annual salary of a pediatric hospitalist.

The top three skills for a pediatric hospitalist include nursery, patient care and acute care. The most important skills for a primary care pediatrician are primary care, CME, and medical care.

Pediatric hospitalist vs primary care pediatrician overview

	Pediatric Hospitalist	Primary Care Pediatrician
Yearly salary	$163,042	$214,755
Hourly rate	$78.39	$103.25
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	41,075	104,513
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 48%	Doctoral Degree, 46%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Pediatric hospitalist vs primary care pediatrician salary

Pediatric hospitalists and primary care pediatricians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pediatric Hospitalist	Primary Care Pediatrician
Average salary	$163,042	$214,755
Salary range	Between $88,000 And $298,000	Between $117,000 And $393,000
Highest paying City	Fargo, ND	Madison, WI
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	Mayo Clinic	Atrium Health Floyd
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between pediatric hospitalist and primary care pediatrician education

There are a few differences between a pediatric hospitalist and a primary care pediatrician in terms of educational background:

	Pediatric Hospitalist	Primary Care Pediatrician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 48%	Doctoral Degree, 46%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Pediatric hospitalist vs primary care pediatrician demographics

Here are the differences between pediatric hospitalists' and primary care pediatricians' demographics:

	Pediatric Hospitalist	Primary Care Pediatrician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 34.0% Female, 66.0%	Male, 30.2% Female, 69.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Asian, 19.4% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Asian, 19.4% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between pediatric hospitalist and primary care pediatrician duties and responsibilities

Pediatric hospitalist example responsibilities.

Manage acute and chronic illnesses including cardiac, respiratory, GI, infectious and skin issues.
Complete admission history and physicals, develop differential diagnosis, order appropriate laboratoryand diagnostic studies, present pertinent data to attending staff ..
Perform minor suturing as indicated.

Primary care pediatrician example responsibilities.

Provide exceptional continuity of care and patient satisfaction by managing patients in both outpatient and inpatient pediatric settings.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Collect and dispatch blood samples according to national malaria eradication and sputum samples for national tuberculosis control program.

Pediatric hospitalist vs primary care pediatrician skills

Common pediatric hospitalist skills

Nursery, 49%
Patient Care, 26%
Acute Care, 10%
Community Hospital, 5%
Inpatient Care, 5%
Inpatient Services, 3%

Common primary care pediatrician skills

Primary Care, 59%
CME, 16%
Medical Care, 13%
Pediatric Emergency, 4%
Outpatient Care, 4%
Memorial Hospital, 3%

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