Substance abuse clinician vs clinician

The differences between substance abuse clinicians and clinicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a substance abuse clinician, becoming a clinician takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a clinician has an average salary of $60,150, which is higher than the $50,155 average annual salary of a substance abuse clinician.

The top three skills for a substance abuse clinician include social work, substance abuse treatment and patients. The most important skills for a clinician are social work, patients, and patient care.

Substance abuse clinician vs clinician overview

	Substance Abuse Clinician	Clinician
Yearly salary	$50,155	$60,150
Hourly rate	$24.11	$28.92
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	12,017	105,023
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	39	45
Years of experience	6	4

Substance abuse clinician vs clinician salary

Substance abuse clinicians and clinicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Substance Abuse Clinician	Clinician
Average salary	$50,155	$60,150
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $68,000	Between $34,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	Danbury, CT	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Nevada
Best paying company	Boston Medical Center	Pace University
Best paying industry	Finance	-

Differences between substance abuse clinician and clinician education

There are a few differences between a substance abuse clinician and a clinician in terms of educational background:

	Substance Abuse Clinician	Clinician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	California State University - Long Beach

Substance abuse clinician vs clinician demographics

Here are the differences between substance abuse clinicians' and clinicians' demographics:

	Substance Abuse Clinician	Clinician
Average age	39	45
Gender ratio	Male, 29.2% Female, 70.8%	Male, 24.3% Female, 75.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 4.6% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 3.1% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	15%

Differences between substance abuse clinician and clinician duties and responsibilities

Substance abuse clinician example responsibilities.

Provide clinical assessments, psychotherapy, and case management for patients and clients recovering from mental health disorders and substance addiction.
Provide individual and group treatment and rehabilitation for youth diagnose with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.
Provide all forms of intervention, from assessment to aftercare, to patients suffering with substance-relate, psychiatric and co-occurring disorders.
Facilitate psychoeducational and rehabilitation groups using standard group techniques.
Assess and treat elementary school students with articulation, language, and autism spectrum disorders under an apprenticeship model of supervision.
Assist team of professionals with developing ISP's, IEP's, and needs assessments to determine proper treatment.

Clinician example responsibilities.

Perform thorough substance abuse assessments incorporating instruments such as ASAM, SASSI and urine drug screens; provide individual therapy.
Spearhead the development of rehabilitation programs serving adults with chemical dependency and mental health diagnoses with the manager.
Follow all ethical CARF standards when treating the residential client.
Facilitate stabilization, assessment, care and compassion for those in critical need.
Provide CBT and motivational interviewing for individual and group therapy to clients' who are on methadone.
Used motivational interviewing to lead recovery and therapy groups for IOP and PHP programs in the evenings and on weekends.

Substance abuse clinician vs clinician skills

Common substance abuse clinician skills

Social Work, 30%
Substance Abuse Treatment, 11%
Patients, 6%
Substance USE Disorders, 4%
Community Resources, 3%
Clinical Assessments, 3%

Common clinician skills

Social Work, 26%
Patients, 14%
Patient Care, 4%
Individual Therapy, 4%
Mental Health, 4%
Mental Illness, 3%