University professor vs doctor

The differences between university professors and doctors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a doctor has an average salary of $208,582, which is higher than the $64,567 average annual salary of a university professor.

The top three skills for a university professor include undergraduate courses, sociology and political science. The most important skills for a doctor are patients, customer service, and emergency medicine.

University professor vs doctor overview

	University Professor	Doctor
Yearly salary	$64,567	$208,582
Hourly rate	$31.04	$100.28
Growth rate	12%	7%
Number of jobs	12,202	14,571
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	46	48
Years of experience	4	-

University professor vs doctor salary

University professors and doctors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	University Professor	Doctor
Average salary	$64,567	$208,582
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $111,000	Between $106,000 And $408,000
Highest paying City	-	Green Bay, WI
Highest paying state	-	Ohio
Best paying company	-	Saint Luke's Health System
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between university professor and doctor education

There are a few differences between a university professor and a doctor in terms of educational background:

	University Professor	Doctor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Medicine
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Duke University

University professor vs doctor demographics

Here are the differences between university professors' and doctors' demographics:

	University Professor	Doctor
Average age	46	48
Gender ratio	Male, 63.0% Female, 37.0%	Male, 45.8% Female, 54.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 11.4% White, 66.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 18.6% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	16%	13%

Differences between university professor and doctor duties and responsibilities

University professor example responsibilities.

Used blackboard online to manage students tests, grade papers and assign materials.
Provide assistance in conducting literature reviews on obesity issues and data analysis of her surveys on obesity risk reduction behaviors
Develop syllabus, overall course structure, and administer all grades.
Design and teach courses in leadership, ethics, and professional writing at the collegiate level.
Develop course curriculum, syllabus, materials and instructional objectives in line with traditional and modern theological teaching and researching.
Develop contextually sensitive evidence aggregation methods from patient records that consider whole patients over time, rather than just linguistic correctness.

Doctor example responsibilities.

Manage conditions including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hypothyroidism, asthma, and GERD.
Develop personalize treatment plans, rehabilitation plans, exercise plans, report of findings, nutritional plans and narrative reports.
Perform patient x-rays, provide MRI consultations.
Perform x-rays of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.
Hire, train, educate and monitor staff in HIPPA policies and procedures.
Create, update, and maintain confidential patient EHRs in compliance with all HIPAA laws and regulations.

University professor vs doctor skills

Common university professor skills

Undergraduate Courses, 11%
Sociology, 10%
Political Science, 9%
Literature, 8%
Economics, 5%
Ethics, 5%

Common doctor skills

Patients, 33%
Customer Service, 12%
Emergency Medicine, 5%
Surgery, 5%
DR, 4%
Cleanliness, 3%

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