Data reviewer vs key operator

The differences between data reviewers and key operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a data reviewer and a key operator. Additionally, a data reviewer has an average salary of $53,266, which is higher than the $36,162 average annual salary of a key operator.

The top three skills for a data reviewer include GMP, FDA and QA. The most important skills for a key operator are data entry, xerox, and photoshop.

Data reviewer vs key operator overview

	Data Reviewer	Key Operator
Yearly salary	$53,266	$36,162
Hourly rate	$25.61	$17.39
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	67,068	39,708
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Data reviewer vs key operator salary

Data reviewers and key operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Data Reviewer	Key Operator
Average salary	$53,266	$36,162
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $74,000	Between $29,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	Waukegan, IL	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Biogen	-
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	-

Differences between data reviewer and key operator education

There are a few differences between a data reviewer and a key operator in terms of educational background:

	Data Reviewer	Key Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Chemistry	Business
Most common college	-	-

Data reviewer vs key operator demographics

Here are the differences between data reviewers' and key operators' demographics:

	Data Reviewer	Key Operator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 29.7% Female, 70.3%	Male, 52.0% Female, 48.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% Asian, 9.4% White, 52.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between data reviewer and key operator duties and responsibilities

Data reviewer example responsibilities.

Manage investigation reports for equipment maintenance and calibration OOS.
Perform other QA administrative duties as prescribed.
Work according to business priorities, FDA and OSHA regulations.
Empower; Nugenesis, Totalchrom and Turbochrom, and (LIMS).
Revise testing specifications, forms, worksheets, protocols and control documents.
Perform GC and wet chemistry analysis of in-process and finish goods samples.

Key operator example responsibilities.

Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Perform bindery functions using spiral, velo, and GBC bindery equipment.
Complete bindery for print jobs including cutting, folding, drilling and collating.
Perform one or more bindery operation such as collating, shrink-wrap, lamination, paper cutting and stock.
Balance general ledger accounts, verify accuracy and enter transactions into CRT.
Monitor combat missions through satellite and computer global positioning systems in order to prepare accurate reports for unit commanders.

Data reviewer vs key operator skills

Common data reviewer skills

GMP, 9%
FDA, 8%
QA, 6%
Data Entry, 6%
HPLC, 6%
QC, 6%

Common key operator skills

Data Entry, 24%
Xerox, 12%
Photoshop, 8%
Computer System, 5%
Customer Orders, 3%
Windows, 3%