Epitaxial reactor technician vs chemical technician

The differences between epitaxial reactor technicians and chemical technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a chemical technician has an average salary of $42,584, which is higher than the $38,675 average annual salary of an epitaxial reactor technician.

The top three skills for an epitaxial reactor technician include chemical reactors, EPI and space entry. The most important skills for a chemical technician are lab equipment, safety procedures, and hazardous materials.

Epitaxial reactor technician vs chemical technician overview

	Epitaxial Reactor Technician	Chemical Technician
Yearly salary	$38,675	$42,584
Hourly rate	$18.59	$20.47
Growth rate	2%	4%
Number of jobs	7,200	40,191
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	43	44
Years of experience	-	2

Epitaxial reactor technician vs chemical technician salary

Epitaxial reactor technicians and chemical technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Epitaxial Reactor Technician	Chemical Technician
Average salary	$38,675	$42,584
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $49,000	Between $30,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	-	Maryland
Best paying company	-	Calpine
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between epitaxial reactor technician and chemical technician education

There are a few differences between an epitaxial reactor technician and a chemical technician in terms of educational background:

	Epitaxial Reactor Technician	Chemical Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Chemistry
Most common college	-	Inter American University of Puerto Rico Bayamon

Epitaxial reactor technician vs chemical technician demographics

Here are the differences between epitaxial reactor technicians' and chemical technicians' demographics:

	Epitaxial Reactor Technician	Chemical Technician
Average age	43	44
Gender ratio	Male, 97.1% Female, 2.9%	Male, 80.5% Female, 19.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 7.1% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 6.9% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	9%

Differences between epitaxial reactor technician and chemical technician duties and responsibilities

Epitaxial reactor technician example responsibilities.

Manage the receipt and tracking of control substances as well as the DEA biennial inspection.
Assist microbiology lab when necessary & perform other relate duties such as maintaining laboratory cleanliness as assigned.
Maintain safe work practices such as personal protective equipment (PPE), OSHA certifications and on the job safety training.
Clean and replace silicon carbide and tungsten susceptors utilizing a basic wet chemistry procedure (Acid/Base neutralization).
Operate Perkin-Elmer and Shimadzu spectrophotometers as well as other metrology tools for characterization of thin lms.

Chemical technician example responsibilities.

Manage daily production schedule, monitor machine operation, addressed any etching machinery problems.
Used the FTIR to determine the consistency of the BPA.
Sample preparation for ICP, ICPMS, FLAA, and IC.
Metal analysis through ICP OES testing.
Perform GC/MS analyses using sw846, EPA and CLP methodologies.
Maintain, organize, and update MSDS database for entire company.

Epitaxial reactor technician vs chemical technician skills

Common epitaxial reactor technician skills

Chemical Reactors, 45%
EPI, 30%
Space Entry, 11%
Control Systems, 5%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Routine Maintenance, 4%

Common chemical technician skills

Lab Equipment, 10%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Hazardous Materials, 5%
OSHA, 5%
Math, 5%
Troubleshoot, 3%

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