Proctor vs preceptor

The differences between proctors and preceptors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a preceptor has an average salary of $96,558, which is higher than the $31,311 average annual salary of a proctor.

The top three skills for a proctor include test materials, proctors and GRE. The most important skills for a preceptor are patients, direct patient care, and CPR.

Proctor vs preceptor overview

	Proctor	Preceptor
Yearly salary	$31,311	$96,558
Hourly rate	$15.05	$46.42
Growth rate	4%	6%
Number of jobs	563	318,595
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	2

Proctor vs preceptor salary

Proctors and preceptors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Proctor	Preceptor
Average salary	$31,311	$96,558
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $43,000	Between $52,000 And $176,000
Highest paying City	Anchorage, AK	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	New York Institute of Technology	Carilion Clinic
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between proctor and preceptor education

There are a few differences between a proctor and a preceptor in terms of educational background:

	Proctor	Preceptor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	Northwestern University	Duke University

Proctor vs preceptor demographics

Here are the differences between proctors' and preceptors' demographics:

	Proctor	Preceptor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 37.4% Female, 62.6%	Male, 23.7% Female, 76.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 8.1% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 12.4% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between proctor and preceptor duties and responsibilities

Proctor example responsibilities.

Lead a team of five peers to organize and administer TOEFL exams and building operations.
Register students for exams like the Thea, GED, CLEP, TSI, and many other exams.
Administer practice LSAT exams to students.
Perform BLS and CPR in traumatic situations.
Administer assessment test, CLEP test and proctor other tests.
Schedule, greet, and check-in students for computer base exams.

Preceptor example responsibilities.

Provide continuous telemetry monitoring and managing multiple patients with multiple high-risk medical conditions, utilizing interdisciplinary collaboration.
Perform blood draws and specimen collection on patients for phlebotomy Preceptorship course.
Monitor patients on EKG, are able to detect abnormal rhythms.
Provide emotional support with patients before pending surgery, and provide advocacy by calling doctor to answer the pt's questions.
Observe students during surgery, gather supplies need for surgical procedures and set up.
Assist with ADL's, medications, blood transfusions, chemotherapy infusions, education, admissions, discharges, and charting.

Proctor vs preceptor skills

Common proctor skills

Test Materials, 23%
Proctors, 15%
GRE, 14%
Exam Materials, 9%
Test Administration, 5%
Lsat, 5%

Common preceptor skills

Patients, 34%
Direct Patient Care, 7%
CPR, 6%
Preceptorship, 4%
IV, 4%
Surgery, 4%

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