Physical medicine teacher vs allied health instructor

The differences between physical medicine teachers and allied health instructors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a physical medicine teacher and an allied health instructor. Additionally, a physical medicine teacher has an average salary of $68,547, which is higher than the $54,311 average annual salary of an allied health instructor.

Physical medicine teacher vs allied health instructor overview

	Physical Medicine Teacher	Allied Health Instructor
Yearly salary	$68,547	$54,311
Hourly rate	$32.96	$26.11
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	114,205	71,668
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

Physical medicine teacher vs allied health instructor salary

Physical medicine teachers and allied health instructors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Physical Medicine Teacher	Allied Health Instructor
Average salary	$68,547	$54,311
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $116,000	Between $34,000 And $86,000
Highest paying City	-	Piscataway, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Kern Community College District
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between physical medicine teacher and allied health instructor education

There are a few differences between a physical medicine teacher and an allied health instructor in terms of educational background:

	Physical Medicine Teacher	Allied Health Instructor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Physical medicine teacher vs allied health instructor demographics

Here are the differences between physical medicine teachers' and allied health instructors' demographics:

	Physical Medicine Teacher	Allied Health Instructor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 58.3% Female, 41.7%	Male, 21.8% Female, 78.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 12.2% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 11.3% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between physical medicine teacher and allied health instructor duties and responsibilities

Physical medicine teacher example responsibilities.

Lead the girls' volleyball team to a district championship and coach the state winner in high jump.
Provide ongoing mathematics reinforcement for all grade levels insuring above average performance on all standardize testing including FCAT.
Provide assessment of high school age student and students with special needs.

Allied health instructor example responsibilities.

Utilize nursing process and critical thinking skill and manage flight medic activities in combat deployment environment.
Ally health instructor deliver instruction in the fundamentals of EKG interpretation and essentials of patient care.
Provide instruction for basic and advance EKG techniques.
Present and facilitate well-prepared organize clear lectures and classroom activities consistent with course syllabus and school policies.
Create course outline and syllabus, present class lectures and educational demonstrations, prepare course benchmarks and maintain student grades/attendance reports.
Cover the fundamental concepts of chemistry and biology including cell biology, metabolism, microbiology, genetics, evolution and histology.

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