Rehabilitation physician vs physician

The differences between rehabilitation 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 a rehabilitation physician and a physician. Additionally, a physician has an average salary of $238,887, which is higher than the $215,956 average annual salary of a rehabilitation physician.

The top three skills for a rehabilitation physician include family practice, pediatrics and . The most important skills for a physician are patients, surgery, and patient care.

Rehabilitation physician vs physician overview

	Rehabilitation Physician	Physician
Yearly salary	$215,956	$238,887
Hourly rate	$103.83	$114.85
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	39,966	46,489
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Rehabilitation physician vs physician salary

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

	Rehabilitation Physician	Physician
Average salary	$215,956	$238,887
Salary range	Between $103,000 And $451,000	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 rehabilitation physician and physician education

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

	Rehabilitation Physician	Physician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Nursing	Medicine
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Duke University

Rehabilitation physician vs physician demographics

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

	Rehabilitation Physician	Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 63.6% Female, 36.4%	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 rehabilitation physician and physician duties and responsibilities

Rehabilitation 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
Assist with managing chronic illnesses including diabetes, hypertension, and CHF.

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.

Rehabilitation physician vs physician skills

Common rehabilitation physician skills

Family Practice, 53%
Pediatrics, 47%

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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