Resident doctor vs registrar

The differences between resident doctors and registrars can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a resident doctor has an average salary of $161,459, which is higher than the $40,632 average annual salary of a registrar.

The top three skills for a resident doctor include patients, emergency room and internal medicine. The most important skills for a registrar are patients, customer service, and medical terminology.

Resident doctor vs registrar overview

	Resident Doctor	Registrar
Yearly salary	$161,459	$40,632
Hourly rate	$77.62	$19.53
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	6,571	12,723
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	48	47
Years of experience	-	6

Resident doctor vs registrar salary

Resident doctors and registrars have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Resident Doctor	Registrar
Average salary	$161,459	$40,632
Salary range	Between $80,000 And $321,000	Between $29,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between resident doctor and registrar education

There are a few differences between a resident doctor and a registrar in terms of educational background:

	Resident Doctor	Registrar
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Medicine	Business
Most common college	Duke University	University of Pennsylvania

Resident doctor vs registrar demographics

Here are the differences between resident doctors' and registrars' demographics:

	Resident Doctor	Registrar
Average age	48	47
Gender ratio	Male, 57.6% Female, 42.4%	Male, 17.1% Female, 82.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 30.2% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 4.3% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	13%	16%

Differences between resident doctor and registrar duties and responsibilities

Resident doctor example responsibilities.

Assist in major elective and emergency surgeries such as appendectomies, exploratory laparotomy, thyroid surgery, hysterectomy and cesarean operations.
Treat internal disorder, such as hypertension, health diseases, diabetes and others medical conditions.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality by adhering to HIPPA regulations.

Registrar example responsibilities.

Manage and prioritize a high volume of traumas and ambulances entering the ER.
Provide superior customer-orient support and manage non-cooperative patients such as those with addictions problems with tact and ease.
Code all inpatient, outpatient, emergency room, laboratory and radiology visits with appropriate ICD-9 and CPT codes.
Transport patients to and from rehabilitation unit.
Coordinate all radiology authorizations from physicians and insurance companies, adhering to appropriate CPT codes.
Admit patients to various outpatient departments of the hospital; including emergency, laboratory and radiology.

Resident doctor vs registrar skills

Common resident doctor skills

Patients, 36%
Emergency Room, 8%
Internal Medicine, 8%
General Surgery, 5%
Outpatient Clinic, 5%
Patient Care, 4%

Common registrar skills

Patients, 30%
Customer Service, 16%
Medical Terminology, 7%
Patient Registration, 4%
Data Entry, 3%
Patient Care, 3%

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