Practitioner vs certified nurse practitioner

The differences between practitioners and certified nurse practitioners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a practitioner and a certified nurse practitioner. Additionally, a certified nurse practitioner has an average salary of $102,331, which is higher than the $84,058 average annual salary of a practitioner.

The top three skills for a practitioner include patients, patient care and social work. The most important skills for a certified nurse practitioner are patients, primary care, and vital signs.

Practitioner vs certified nurse practitioner overview

	Practitioner	Certified Nurse Practitioner
Yearly salary	$84,058	$102,331
Hourly rate	$40.41	$49.20
Growth rate	40%	40%
Number of jobs	42,062	82,544
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Practitioner vs certified nurse practitioner salary

Practitioners and certified nurse practitioners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Practitioner	Certified Nurse Practitioner
Average salary	$84,058	$102,331
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $138,000	Between $59,000 And $176,000
Highest paying City	Hartford, CT	Elizabeth, NJ
Highest paying state	Connecticut	Connecticut
Best paying company	Morgan Stanley	Alameda Health System
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Health Care

Differences between practitioner and certified nurse practitioner education

There are a few differences between a practitioner and a certified nurse practitioner in terms of educational background:

	Practitioner	Certified Nurse Practitioner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Psychology	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Practitioner vs certified nurse practitioner demographics

Here are the differences between practitioners' and certified nurse practitioners' demographics:

	Practitioner	Certified Nurse Practitioner
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 36.8% Female, 63.2%	Male, 13.3% Female, 86.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 77.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 4.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 77.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between practitioner and certified nurse practitioner duties and responsibilities

Practitioner example responsibilities.

Manage pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of diabetes and provide prescriptions and education before discharge from the hospital.
Provide both in-home and office-base individual therapy to clients with mental illness.
Treat patients on a referral basis and establish active collaboration with veterinary specialists and general practitioners involve with patient care.
Provide counsel and representation for clients on various legal matters such as civil litigation and real estate and international business transactions.
Perform reflexology test for patients with various allergies.
Apply yoga therapy to help clients release emotional holding patterns.

Certified nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

Manage patients with multiple complex medical conditions while collaborating with multiple specialties and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Provide total care of patients recovering from amputations, cerebral vascular accidents, spinal cord injury/surgery and joint replacements.
Position require assessment, diagnosis, work-up and interpretation of diagnostics, in addition to effectively communicating with all physicians.
Perform history and physical exam upon admission including dictation of findingsfollow by discharge summaries.

Practitioner vs certified nurse practitioner skills

Common practitioner skills

Patients, 28%
Patient Care, 9%
Social Work, 7%
Resuscitation, 5%
Individual Therapy, 4%
Continuous Improvement, 3%

Common certified nurse practitioner skills

Patients, 40%
Primary Care, 8%
Vital Signs, 5%
Diagnostic Tests, 4%
Rehabilitation, 4%
Direct Patient Care, 4%

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