Chemical laboratory scientist vs associate chemist

The differences between chemical laboratory scientists and associate chemists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a chemical laboratory scientist has an average salary of $69,602, which is higher than the $61,544 average annual salary of an associate chemist.

The top three skills for a chemical laboratory scientist include sample preparation, gas chromatography and extraction. The most important skills for an associate chemist are lab equipment, HPLC, and method development.

Chemical laboratory scientist vs associate chemist overview

	Chemical Laboratory Scientist	Associate Chemist
Yearly salary	$69,602	$61,544
Hourly rate	$33.46	$29.59
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	77,291	7,387
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 82%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Chemical laboratory scientist vs associate chemist salary

Chemical laboratory scientists and associate chemists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chemical Laboratory Scientist	Associate Chemist
Average salary	$69,602	$61,544
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $108,000	Between $39,000 And $97,000
Highest paying City	Cambridge, MA	Worcester, MA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Virginia
Best paying company	Biogen	Alere
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between chemical laboratory scientist and associate chemist education

There are a few differences between a chemical laboratory scientist and an associate chemist in terms of educational background:

	Chemical Laboratory Scientist	Associate Chemist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 82%
Most common major	Chemistry	Chemistry
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Chemical laboratory scientist vs associate chemist demographics

Here are the differences between chemical laboratory scientists' and associate chemists' demographics:

	Chemical Laboratory Scientist	Associate Chemist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%	Male, 54.9% Female, 45.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.7% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Asian, 19.5% White, 63.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 18.1% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between chemical laboratory scientist and associate chemist duties and responsibilities

Chemical laboratory scientist example responsibilities.

Design and conduct experiments at a chemistry lab in order to monitor the continuous growing of a genetically modify bacterium.
Develop a binding experiment utilizing fluorescence polarization to screen discovery compounds for interaction with various RNA constructs.

Associate chemist example responsibilities.

Achieve and maintain ISO 9001-2000 certification by creating and implementing policies and serving as management representative.
Utilize GC, UV/vis, FT-IR, pH meter, and titration
Assay ointments and liquids per company test methods and USP procedures.
Utilize and maintain, TLC, GC, IR, UV/VIS Spectro-photometer and Karl Fischer
Utilize GC, UV and FTIR spectroscopy for products identification of reaction of o-cresol with nitric acid.
Operate and maintain analytical instruments such as FTIR, DSC and TGA.

Chemical laboratory scientist vs associate chemist skills

Common chemical laboratory scientist skills

Sample Preparation, 24%
Gas Chromatography, 22%
Extraction, 17%
Absorption, 14%
Chemical Analysis, 11%
Ms, 8%

Common associate chemist skills

Lab Equipment, 9%
HPLC, 8%
Method Development, 6%
Ms, 4%
Product Development, 4%
Analytical Methods, 4%

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