Respiratory care assistant vs md

The differences between respiratory care assistants and mds can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a respiratory care assistant and an md. Additionally, an md has an average salary of $75,011, which is higher than the $33,491 average annual salary of a respiratory care assistant.

The top three skills for a respiratory care assistant include patients, CPR and RRT. The most important skills for an md are patients, customer service, and surgical procedures.

Respiratory care assistant vs md overview

	Respiratory Care Assistant	MD
Yearly salary	$33,491	$75,011
Hourly rate	$16.10	$36.06
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	134,726	58,569
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	12	12

Respiratory care assistant vs md salary

Respiratory care assistants and mds have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Respiratory Care Assistant	MD
Average salary	$33,491	$75,011
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $48,000	Between $25,000 And $224,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Atrium Health Floyd
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between respiratory care assistant and md education

There are a few differences between a respiratory care assistant and an md in terms of educational background:

	Respiratory Care Assistant	MD
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Respiratory care assistant vs md demographics

Here are the differences between respiratory care assistants' and mds' demographics:

	Respiratory Care Assistant	MD
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 30.6% Female, 69.4%	Male, 37.5% Female, 62.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 9.6% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 14.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% Asian, 9.1% White, 47.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between respiratory care assistant and md duties and responsibilities

Respiratory care assistant example responsibilities.

Experience using BIPAP, CPAP, MetaNeb, IPPB
Perform routine and stat EKG testing.
Administer breathing treatments to patients in the trauma center under the watch of a respiratory therapist.
Administer medications via nebulizer, as well as, participate in other forms of intermittent non-invasive patient care.
Maintain intubation equipment and ambulation bags.
Work with mechanical vents and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation ..

Md example responsibilities.

Manage the office regarding Clia and OSHA laws and regulations
Manage on call pager for after hours triage and urgent matters while staying in complete communication with the physician.
Manage patient files by making new charts, keying all encounters through ICD-9 coding procedures and posting in patient database.
Operate electrocardiograph (EKG), call to schedule test for patients and routine office visits.
Back office responsibilities include rooming patients, obtaining vitals, chief complaint and documenting into EMR system.
Assist physicians in exams rooms, administer intramuscular injections and perform venipuncture on adult and pediatric patients.

Respiratory care assistant vs md skills

Common respiratory care assistant skills

Patients, 54%
CPR, 9%
RRT, 5%
EKG, 4%
Direct Patient Care, 4%
Resuscitation, 3%

Common md skills

Patients, 33%
Customer Service, 8%
Surgical Procedures, 6%
Surgery, 5%
Patient Care, 5%
Vital Signs, 4%