Cement tester assistant vs formulator

The differences between cement tester assistants and formulators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a cement tester assistant and a formulator. Additionally, a formulator has an average salary of $64,882, which is higher than the $30,286 average annual salary of a cement tester assistant.

The top three skills for a cement tester assistant include CDL, math and test results. The most important skills for a formulator are FDA, R, and QC.

Cement tester assistant vs formulator overview

	Cement Tester Assistant	Formulator
Yearly salary	$30,286	$64,882
Hourly rate	$14.56	$31.19
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	7,090	412
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Cement tester assistant vs formulator salary

Cement tester assistants and formulators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cement Tester Assistant	Formulator
Average salary	$30,286	$64,882
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $44,000	Between $36,000 And $116,000
Highest paying City	Hartford, CT	Morgantown, WV
Highest paying state	Maryland	West Virginia
Best paying company	Halliburton	Qorvo
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between cement tester assistant and formulator education

There are a few differences between a cement tester assistant and a formulator in terms of educational background:

	Cement Tester Assistant	Formulator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Chemistry
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Cement tester assistant vs formulator demographics

Here are the differences between cement tester assistants' and formulators' demographics:

	Cement Tester Assistant	Formulator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 56.6% Female, 43.4%	Male, 81.9% Female, 18.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 8.8% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 8.6% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between cement tester assistant and formulator duties and responsibilities

Cement tester assistant example responsibilities.

Manage requirements and maintain test repository using QC.
Maintain video and audio equipment and troubleshoot problems as necessary.
Work with test readers and ETS staff to sort, organize, and process complete tests.
Assign analysis are by GC, Sim-Dis GC, IC and several other wet chemical methods.
Update change requests, defects and action items in JIRA as tasks are complete or additional requirements are acquire.
Perform functional, compatibility and regression testing, sanity testing.

Formulator example responsibilities.

Manage daily production schedule, monitor machine operation, addressed any etching machinery problems.
wear proper PPE for the jobs need to be done.
Follow all PPE rules and requirements.
Construct spectrophotometer database for all lacquer and UV base inks.
Warehouse, packing and stacking pallets, fill jugs with product, and cleaning
Operate blend tanks, agitators, and various pump as directed by batch record.

Cement tester assistant vs formulator skills

Common cement tester assistant skills

CDL, 25%
Math, 21%
Test Results, 10%
Service Equipment, 10%
Data Entry, 6%
Test Equipment, 4%

Common formulator skills

FDA, 16%
R, 13%
QC, 10%
GMP, 10%
Pallets, 9%
ISO, 7%

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