Resident physician vs pulmonologist

The differences between resident physicians and pulmonologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a pulmonologist has an average salary of $297,512, 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 pulmonologist are internal medicine, EMR, and exam rooms.

Resident physician vs pulmonologist overview

	Resident Physician	Pulmonologist
Yearly salary	$164,598	$297,512
Hourly rate	$79.13	$143.03
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	43,775	17,570
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Resident physician vs pulmonologist salary

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

	Resident Physician	Pulmonologist
Average salary	$164,598	$297,512
Salary range	Between $78,000 And $344,000	Between $115,000 And $766,000
Highest paying City	Worcester, MA	Fargo, ND
Highest paying state	Alaska	North Dakota
Best paying company	Baptist Health Care	Tucson Medical Center
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between resident physician and pulmonologist education

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

	Resident Physician	Pulmonologist
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	University of Pennsylvania

Resident physician vs pulmonologist demographics

Here are the differences between resident physicians' and pulmonologists' demographics:

	Resident Physician	Pulmonologist
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 53.1% Female, 46.9%	Male, 33.3% Female, 66.7%
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 pulmonologist 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
See CTO position with Vocada above.

Pulmonologist example responsibilities.

Perform IM injections, SubQ injections, EKG's, and peak flows.
Use of EKG machine, placement of holter monitors, performance of PT/INR, and lab testing specimen collections.
Prepare necessary correspondence that is related to medical records of patients including sending lab results to outside physicians/hospitals.
Scan and index medical records in the ICS (NextGen).

Resident physician vs pulmonologist skills

Common resident physician skills

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

Common pulmonologist skills

Internal Medicine, 64%
EMR, 29%
Exam Rooms, 4%
Family Practice, 3%
Medical History, 0%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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