Solicitor vs attorney

The differences between solicitors and attorneys can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an attorney has an average salary of $109,476, which is higher than the $75,278 average annual salary of a solicitor.

The top three skills for a solicitor include litigation, foreclosure and alumni. The most important skills for an attorney are litigation, legal research, and law firm.

Solicitor vs attorney overview

	Solicitor	Attorney
Yearly salary	$75,278	$109,476
Hourly rate	$36.19	$52.63
Growth rate	-8%	10%
Number of jobs	222	10,991
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Doctoral Degree, 48%
Average age	37	46
Years of experience	-	4

Solicitor vs attorney salary

Solicitors and attorneys have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Solicitor	Attorney
Average salary	$75,278	$109,476
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $120,000	Between $69,000 And $172,000
Highest paying City	-	White Plains, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Thompson Coburn
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between solicitor and attorney education

There are a few differences between a solicitor and an attorney in terms of educational background:

	Solicitor	Attorney
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Doctoral Degree, 48%
Most common major	Law	Law
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Solicitor vs attorney demographics

Here are the differences between solicitors' and attorneys' demographics:

	Solicitor	Attorney
Average age	37	46
Gender ratio	Male, 46.7% Female, 53.3%	Male, 49.9% Female, 50.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 17.8% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 3.9% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 6.4% White, 75.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	11%	10%

Differences between solicitor and attorney duties and responsibilities

Solicitor example responsibilities.

Manage all casework including indictments, discovery, subpoenas, and jury selection.
Negotiate successful payment plans for assign customers in multiple stages of foreclosure, litigation and/or charge-off.
File required SR-22 and SR1A forms with the DMV.
Process applications, payments, corrections, endorsements and cancellations.
Process loans for different investors by using extensive experience in processing VA, FHA, conventional and Fannie Mae loans.
Solicit sales for various newspapers via auto-dial telephone contact

Attorney example responsibilities.

Manage the death administration department with approximately thirty-five plus estates through trust administration, Medicaid estate recovery or probate.
Respond to subpoenas and pleadings in litigation and in regulatory inquiries and investigations involving corporate clients.
Represent employers before federal administrative agencies, including inspections, administrative litigation, court-enforcement actions and appeals.
Litigate personal injury, and general liability matters, worker's compensation, estate planning and litigation, environmental liability litigation.
Create and give a presentation regarding non- attorney ethics to division staff.
Comply with all agency policies and procedures, including those pertaining to ethics and integrity

Solicitor vs attorney skills

Common solicitor skills

Litigation, 14%
Foreclosure, 8%
Alumni, 7%
Inbound Calls, 7%
Outbound Calls, 7%
Legal Research, 6%

Common attorney skills

Litigation, 19%
Legal Research, 9%
Law Firm, 8%
Legal Issues, 6%
Legal Advice, 5%
Juris, 4%