Contract scientist vs fellow

The differences between contract scientists and fellows can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a contract scientist and a fellow. Additionally, a contract scientist has an average salary of $98,484, which is higher than the $66,364 average annual salary of a fellow.

The top three skills for a contract scientist include technical reports, HPLC and chemistry. The most important skills for a fellow are patients, professional development, and veterans.

Contract scientist vs fellow overview

	Contract Scientist	Fellow
Yearly salary	$98,484	$66,364
Hourly rate	$47.35	$31.91
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	51,771	7,459
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Contract scientist vs fellow salary

Contract scientists and fellows have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Contract Scientist	Fellow
Average salary	$98,484	$66,364
Salary range	Between $68,000 And $141,000	Between $46,000 And $93,000
Highest paying City	-	Oak Ridge, TN
Highest paying state	-	Tennessee
Best paying company	-	Peterson Institute for International Economics
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between contract scientist and fellow education

There are a few differences between a contract scientist and a fellow in terms of educational background:

	Contract Scientist	Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Biology	Political Science
Most common college	University of Southern California	Duke University

Contract scientist vs fellow demographics

Here are the differences between contract scientists' and fellows' demographics:

	Contract Scientist	Fellow
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 55.1% Female, 44.9%	Male, 46.2% Female, 53.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 26.2% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 26.4% White, 53.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between contract scientist and fellow duties and responsibilities

Contract scientist example responsibilities.

Manage data of project samples through LIMS software.
Manage sample inventory via in-house laboratory information management system (LIMS) and implement additional systems for sample and chemical organization.
Present chemistry of current and future targets at team meetings.
Coordinate internal blood draws to harvest serum and plasma for future testing.
Authenticate structure and purity of compounds by NMR, LCMS, HPLC, and CHN.
Complete a proprietary research project in photo-electric chemistry.

Fellow example responsibilities.

Design and lead labs align with the NYC curriculum, on topics including moon phases and dichotomous keys.
Maintain company website, as well as wrote, manage, and edit content on the SharePoint portal.
Manage live streaming for NARAL Facebook during NARAL's lobby day, as well as assisting in attendee organization.
Work through several medical software databases to generate SQL to pass on to Java developers for their programs.
Develop computer program to visualize EOS data in Java.
Include writing python scripts to parse poorly structure text into tabular data.

Contract scientist vs fellow skills

Common contract scientist skills

Technical Reports, 12%
HPLC, 8%
Chemistry, 8%
Data Analysis, 8%
Analytical Methods, 8%
Western Blotting, 6%

Common fellow skills

Patients, 11%
Professional Development, 7%
Veterans, 7%
Mathematics, 5%
Math, 5%
Public Health, 4%

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