Environmental quality analyst vs quality associate

The differences between environmental quality analysts and quality associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an environmental quality analyst has an average salary of $65,474, which is higher than the $50,300 average annual salary of a quality associate.

The top three skills for an environmental quality analyst include technical assistance, cleanup and DEQ. The most important skills for a quality associate are patients, QA, and quality system.

Environmental quality analyst vs quality associate overview

	Environmental Quality Analyst	Quality Associate
Yearly salary	$65,474	$50,300
Hourly rate	$31.48	$24.18
Growth rate	9%	3%
Number of jobs	74,942	60,168
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	-

Environmental quality analyst vs quality associate salary

Environmental quality analysts and quality associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Environmental Quality Analyst	Quality Associate
Average salary	$65,474	$50,300
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $96,000	Between $31,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between environmental quality analyst and quality associate education

There are a few differences between an environmental quality analyst and a quality associate in terms of educational background:

	Environmental Quality Analyst	Quality Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Environmental Science	Biology
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Environmental quality analyst vs quality associate demographics

Here are the differences between environmental quality analysts' and quality associates' demographics:

	Environmental Quality Analyst	Quality Associate
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%	Male, 44.8% Female, 55.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% Asian, 11.4% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 11.6% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between environmental quality analyst and quality associate duties and responsibilities

Environmental quality analyst example responsibilities.

Manage document control including initiating and revising procedures, QA approval and implementation of documents.
Identify and implement corrective/preventative actions (CAPA) to reduce repeat failures.
Review license/permit applications & provide comments to DEQ engineers.
Attend subwatershed meetings with local governments concerning MS4 permit requirements.
Develop framework using Java for compares, maintenance and other day per day requirement for enterprise quality management.
Supervise asbestos removal projects and provide air sampling compliance within encapsulate areas.

Quality associate example responsibilities.

Manage document control including initiating and revising procedures, QA approval and implementation of documents.
Participate in all regulatory, corporate and internal audit activities to include FDA, DEA, OSHA and ISO.
Create slideshow for meeting with PowerPoint.
Maintain all quality documents including PPAP, FMEA, etc.
Provide management with update PowerPoint graphs monthly, quarterly and yearly.
Chart review for compliance for local policies, TJC and CMS.

Environmental quality analyst vs quality associate skills

Common environmental quality analyst skills

Technical Assistance, 47%
Cleanup, 23%
DEQ, 15%
Air ACT, 8%
Air Pollution Control, 6%

Common quality associate skills

Patients, 10%
QA, 5%
Quality System, 5%
Quality Specifications, 5%
Product Quality, 4%
Customer Service, 4%

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