Armorer technician vs senior laboratory technician

The differences between armorer technicians and senior laboratory technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both an armorer technician and a senior laboratory technician. Additionally, a senior laboratory technician has an average salary of $48,530, which is higher than the $34,523 average annual salary of an armorer technician.

The top three skills for an armorer technician include ATM, vehicle maintenance and weapons systems. The most important skills for a senior laboratory technician are lab equipment, patients, and research projects.

Armorer technician vs senior laboratory technician overview

	Armorer Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Yearly salary	$34,523	$48,530
Hourly rate	$16.60	$23.33
Growth rate	-	9%
Number of jobs	26,758	63,876
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	12	12

Armorer technician vs senior laboratory technician salary

Armorer technicians and senior laboratory technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Armorer Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Average salary	$34,523	$48,530
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $51,000	Between $34,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Genentech
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between armorer technician and senior laboratory technician education

There are a few differences between an armorer technician and a senior laboratory technician in terms of educational background:

	Armorer Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Biology
Most common college	University of Maryland - College Park	New York University

Armorer technician vs senior laboratory technician demographics

Here are the differences between armorer technicians' and senior laboratory technicians' demographics:

	Armorer Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 94.9% Female, 5.1%	Male, 58.6% Female, 41.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 12.1% White, 54.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 12.0% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between armorer technician and senior laboratory technician duties and responsibilities

Armorer technician example responsibilities.

Conduct ammunition inventory and lead maintenance team during quarterly magazine sprinkler inspections and certifications.
Core AccomplishmentsA-station, presort, pickup and delivery of process specimens to the laboratory, imaging/microfilming, centrifugation and aliquoting.
Enter the correct codes for tests orders and assign the appropriate TIQ when problems are identified.

Senior laboratory technician example responsibilities.

Lead aerobic, anaerobic and UV light testing, chemical residue testing and centrifuge to separate chemicals from water.
Operate a binary distillation column using LabView to separate a mixture of methanol and water.
Provide and sign certificate of analyses for wet chemistry and microbiology.
Perform CFU-blast, CFU-C, CFU-D, CFU-S assays.
Create raw material library on FTIR.
Perform manual titration, including testing bacteria and other water tests.

Armorer technician vs senior laboratory technician skills

Common armorer technician skills

ATM, 55%
Vehicle Maintenance, 16%
Weapons Systems, 11%
Technical Manuals, 10%
Troubleshoot, 8%

Common senior laboratory technician skills

Lab Equipment, 9%
Patients, 8%
Research Projects, 5%
Cell Culture, 4%
Safety Procedures, 4%
Molecular Biology, 4%

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