Sports medicine physician vs physician

The differences between sports medicine physicians and physicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 8-10 years to become a sports medicine physician, becoming a physician takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a physician has an average salary of $238,887, which is higher than the $200,146 average annual salary of a sports medicine physician.

The top three skills for a sports medicine physician include sports medicine, family medicine and primary care. The most important skills for a physician are patients, surgery, and patient care.

Sports medicine physician vs physician overview

	Sports Medicine Physician	Physician
Yearly salary	$200,146	$238,887
Hourly rate	$96.22	$114.85
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	43,921	46,489
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	10	4

Sports medicine physician vs physician salary

Sports medicine physicians and physicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sports Medicine Physician	Physician
Average salary	$200,146	$238,887
Salary range	Between $100,000 And $397,000	Between $128,000 And $442,000
Highest paying City	Green Bay, WI	Cleveland, TN
Highest paying state	Kansas	Wisconsin
Best paying company	OSF HealthCare	Yuma Regional Medical Center
Best paying industry	Non Profits	Health Care

Differences between sports medicine physician and physician education

There are a few differences between a sports medicine physician and a physician in terms of educational background:

	Sports Medicine Physician	Physician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Sports medicine physician vs physician demographics

Here are the differences between sports medicine physicians' and physicians' demographics:

	Sports Medicine Physician	Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 74.5% Female, 25.5%	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between sports medicine physician and physician duties and responsibilities

Sports medicine physician example responsibilities.

Assist with managing chronic illnesses including diabetes, hypertension, and CHF.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Assist with managing chronic illnesses including diabetes, hypertension, and CHF.

Physician example responsibilities.

Manage catheters and dress wounds.
Maintain ACLS and BLS certifications.
Treat complicated oncology cases in ICU and emergency.
Schedule new, follow-up and diagnostic testing for cardiology patients.
Attend radiation oncology clinic for new patients beginning treatment as well as follow-ups for returning patients.
Schedule tests and procedures (including radiology, cardiology, and respiratory) utilizing the hospital and clinic computer systems.

Sports medicine physician vs physician skills

Common sports medicine physician skills

Sports Medicine, 36%
Family Medicine, 20%
Primary Care, 13%
Family Practice, 9%
EMR, 6%
Internal Medicine, 4%

Common physician skills

Patients, 22%
Surgery, 8%
Patient Care, 7%
Internal Medicine, 6%
Primary Care, 6%
EMR, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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