Chemical compounder vs formulator

The differences between chemical compounders 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 chemical compounder and a formulator. Additionally, a formulator has an average salary of $64,882, which is higher than the $35,693 average annual salary of a chemical compounder.

The top three skills for a chemical compounder include FDA, GMP and chemical reactions. The most important skills for a formulator are FDA, R, and QC.

Chemical compounder vs formulator overview

	Chemical Compounder	Formulator
Yearly salary	$35,693	$64,882
Hourly rate	$17.16	$31.19
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	2,451	412
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Chemical compounder vs formulator salary

Chemical compounders and formulators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chemical Compounder	Formulator
Average salary	$35,693	$64,882
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $48,000	Between $36,000 And $116,000
Highest paying City	-	Morgantown, WV
Highest paying state	-	West Virginia
Best paying company	-	Qorvo
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between chemical compounder and formulator education

There are a few differences between a chemical compounder and a formulator in terms of educational background:

	Chemical Compounder	Formulator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Chemistry
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Chemical compounder vs formulator demographics

Here are the differences between chemical compounders' and formulators' demographics:

	Chemical Compounder	Formulator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 97.6% Female, 2.4%	Male, 81.9% Female, 18.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 5.7% White, 62.5% 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 chemical compounder and formulator duties and responsibilities

Chemical compounder example responsibilities.

Manage daily production schedule, monitor machine operation, addressed any etching machinery problems.
Add specified materials to tanks, vessels, mixers, agitators to produce require specified results.
Forward samples to laboratory for QC inspection.
Maintain accurate records of QC checks, batch cards and waste performance.
Maintain sanitization standards for all holding tanks and filler equipment using CIP system.
Train to work with PV and CV teams to be in compliance with new FDA requirements.

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.

Chemical compounder vs formulator skills

Common chemical compounder skills

FDA, 9%
GMP, 9%
Chemical Reactions, 7%
Batch Sheets, 6%
QC, 6%
PPE, 5%

Common formulator skills

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

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