Sports physician vs physician

The differences between sports 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 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 $218,368 average annual salary of a sports physician.

The top three skills for a sports physician include ankle, internal medicine and private practice. The most important skills for a physician are patients, surgery, and patient care.

Sports physician vs physician overview

	Sports Physician	Physician
Yearly salary	$218,368	$238,887
Hourly rate	$104.98	$114.85
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	39,527	46,489
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	10	4

Sports physician vs physician salary

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

	Sports Physician	Physician
Average salary	$218,368	$238,887
Salary range	Between $100,000 And $473,000	Between $128,000 And $442,000
Highest paying City	-	Cleveland, TN
Highest paying state	-	Wisconsin
Best paying company	-	Yuma Regional Medical Center
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between sports physician and physician education

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

	Sports Physician	Physician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Nursing	Medicine
Most common college	University of Virginia	Duke University

Sports physician vs physician demographics

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

	Sports Physician	Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 64.0% Female, 36.0%	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 physician and physician duties and responsibilities

Sports physician example responsibilities.

Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Maintain current HIPPA, OSHA and other govern files.

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 physician vs physician skills

Common sports physician skills

Ankle, 84%
Internal Medicine, 9%
Private Practice, 4%
Injury Prevention, 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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