Docent vs postdoctoral scholar

The differences between docents and postdoctoral scholars can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a docent, becoming a postdoctoral scholar takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a postdoctoral scholar has an average salary of $57,587, which is higher than the $40,771 average annual salary of a docent.

The top three skills for a docent include natural history, public speaking and front desk. The most important skills for a postdoctoral scholar are chemistry, python, and patients.

Docent vs postdoctoral scholar overview

	Docent	Postdoctoral Scholar
Yearly salary	$40,771	$57,587
Hourly rate	$19.60	$27.69
Growth rate	12%	17%
Number of jobs	253	18,983
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	34	41
Years of experience	2	4

Docent vs postdoctoral scholar salary

Docents and postdoctoral scholars have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Docent	Postdoctoral Scholar
Average salary	$40,771	$57,587
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $74,000	Between $41,000 And $79,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between docent and postdoctoral scholar education

There are a few differences between a docent and a postdoctoral scholar in terms of educational background:

	Docent	Postdoctoral Scholar
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Chemistry
Most common college	Stanford University	Duke University

Docent vs postdoctoral scholar demographics

Here are the differences between docents' and postdoctoral scholars' demographics:

	Docent	Postdoctoral Scholar
Average age	34	41
Gender ratio	Male, 33.0% Female, 67.0%	Male, 53.0% Female, 47.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 9.9% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 26.3% White, 53.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	9%	8%

Differences between docent and postdoctoral scholar duties and responsibilities

Docent example responsibilities.

Lead VIP guests on guide tours of the property and facilitate their involvement in special events, productions, and conventions.
Inform visitors throughout the aquarium on specific exhibits, animals, and marine wildlife conservation.
Educate aquarium guests on the importance of oceanic conservation, and answer questions concerning the species on display
Control exhibits that require oversight in the financial department.
Train customers in operating Segway personal transport devices and hold entertaining tours.
Conduct tours of the anthropology and paleontology museums * Write/edit exhibit- and art show-relate materials

Postdoctoral scholar example responsibilities.

Lead community-based health projects on and off campus as an Oslerian student scholar.
Lead the in-vitro biophysical and biochemical characterization of homologous recombination and investigate structure-function effects of mutant enzymes.
Utilize basic organic and inorganic chemistry techniques including polymer synthesis and NMR spectroscopy.
Train graduate students on molecular biology techniques- DNA and RNA extraction and qPCR.
Contribute to successful NIH grant proposals.
Develop HPLC analysis method for skin folate.

Docent vs postdoctoral scholar skills

Common docent skills

Natural History, 40%
Public Speaking, 10%
Front Desk, 7%
Educational Programs, 6%
Aquarium, 6%
Museum Visitors, 5%

Common postdoctoral scholar skills

Chemistry, 10%
Python, 8%
Patients, 6%
Data Analysis, 6%
NIH, 5%
C++, 5%