Cancer researcher vs caller

The differences between cancer researchers and callers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a cancer researcher, becoming a caller takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a cancer researcher has an average salary of $73,896, which is higher than the $47,798 average annual salary of a caller.

The top three skills for a cancer researcher include patients, clinical research and clinical trials. The most important skills for a caller are outbound calls, customer service, and cold calls.

Cancer researcher vs caller overview

	Cancer Researcher	Caller
Yearly salary	$73,896	$47,798
Hourly rate	$35.53	$22.98
Growth rate	17%	11%
Number of jobs	24,199	852
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	41	39
Years of experience	4	12

Cancer researcher vs caller salary

Cancer researchers and callers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cancer Researcher	Caller
Average salary	$73,896	$47,798
Salary range	Between $46,000 And $117,000	Between $19,000 And $114,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	AstraZeneca	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between cancer researcher and caller education

There are a few differences between a cancer researcher and a caller in terms of educational background:

	Cancer Researcher	Caller
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	-

Cancer researcher vs caller demographics

Here are the differences between cancer researchers' and callers' demographics:

	Cancer Researcher	Caller
Average age	41	39
Gender ratio	Male, 36.9% Female, 63.1%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 26.4% White, 53.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 6.2% White, 54.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between cancer researcher and caller duties and responsibilities

Cancer researcher example responsibilities.

Manage mouse colonies (breeding, weaning and genotyping).
Create Linux shell scripts to automate common process which severely reduce manual work load and processing time for the entire lab.
Perform quantitative analysis of DNA, RNA, and the use of RT-PCR.
Perform clerical duties in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
Inscribe and design genotyping protocols for new studies using rare Finnish DNA samples.
Bill workers compensation, no-fault, HMO, commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Caller example responsibilities.

Maintain hours of on duty engineers and conductors and their hours of rest on excel spreadsheet per FRA requirements.
Act as SME (subject matter expert).
Maintain train schedules for engineer and conductors.
Prepare FRA paper for crews going on duty.
Collect on-boarding and HIPAA policy paperwork for all employees.
Attend ongoing classes to keep certification current for the EMT field.

Cancer researcher vs caller skills

Common cancer researcher skills

Patients, 19%
Clinical Research, 9%
Clinical Trials, 8%
Data Collection, 6%
Patient Care, 5%
Informed Consent, 5%

Common caller skills

Outbound Calls, 27%
Customer Service, 23%
Cold Calls, 9%
Fundraise, 7%
Financial Support, 5%
Computer System, 4%

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