Resident physician vs pediatric cardiologist

The differences between resident physicians and pediatric cardiologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a pediatric cardiologist has an average salary of $238,400, which is higher than the $164,598 average annual salary of a resident physician.

The top three skills for a resident physician include patients, family medicine and medical education. The most important skills for a pediatric cardiologist are fetal, EKG, and echocardiogram.

Resident physician vs pediatric cardiologist overview

	Resident Physician	Pediatric Cardiologist
Yearly salary	$164,598	$238,400
Hourly rate	$79.13	$114.62
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	43,775	13,768
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 47%	Doctoral Degree, 44%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Resident physician vs pediatric cardiologist salary

Resident physicians and pediatric cardiologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Resident Physician	Pediatric Cardiologist
Average salary	$164,598	$238,400
Salary range	Between $78,000 And $344,000	Between $113,000 And $500,000
Highest paying City	Worcester, MA	Cedar Rapids, IA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	Baptist Health Care	Sanford Health
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between resident physician and pediatric cardiologist education

There are a few differences between a resident physician and a pediatric cardiologist in terms of educational background:

	Resident Physician	Pediatric Cardiologist
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 47%	Doctoral Degree, 44%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Resident physician vs pediatric cardiologist demographics

Here are the differences between resident physicians' and pediatric cardiologists' demographics:

	Resident Physician	Pediatric Cardiologist
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 53.1% Female, 46.9%	Male, 39.4% Female, 60.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 23.5% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	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%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between resident physician and pediatric cardiologist duties and responsibilities

Resident physician example responsibilities.

Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
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Pediatric cardiologist example responsibilities.

Evaluate patients, performing comprehensive examinations to determine presence of disease and to establish preventative health practices.
Facilitate patient use of cardiac rehabilitation services.

Resident physician vs pediatric cardiologist skills

Common resident physician skills

Patients, 24%
Family Medicine, 13%
Medical Education, 6%
Primary Care, 6%
Internal Medicine, 5%
Psychiatry, 3%

Common pediatric cardiologist skills

Fetal, 84%
EKG, 11%
Echocardiogram, 3%
Heart Disease, 2%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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