Fish culture technician vs molecular biologist

The differences between fish culture technicians and molecular biologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both a fish culture technician and a molecular biologist. Additionally, a molecular biologist has an average salary of $73,763, which is higher than the $44,378 average annual salary of a fish culture technician.

The top three skills for a fish culture technician include lab equipment, and . The most important skills for a molecular biologist are CRISPR, next-generation sequencing, and cell culture.

Fish culture technician vs molecular biologist overview

	Fish Culture Technician	Molecular Biologist
Yearly salary	$44,378	$73,763
Hourly rate	$21.34	$35.46
Growth rate	6%	17%
Number of jobs	23,963	22,019
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	8	8

Fish culture technician vs molecular biologist salary

Fish culture technicians and molecular biologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fish Culture Technician	Molecular Biologist
Average salary	$44,378	$73,763
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $68,000	Between $52,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Novartis
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between fish culture technician and molecular biologist education

There are a few differences between a fish culture technician and a molecular biologist in terms of educational background:

	Fish Culture Technician	Molecular Biologist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	Duke University	Harvard University

Fish culture technician vs molecular biologist demographics

Here are the differences between fish culture technicians' and molecular biologists' demographics:

	Fish Culture Technician	Molecular Biologist
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 66.7% Female, 33.3%	Male, 48.9% Female, 51.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.3% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% Asian, 11.1% White, 74.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 2.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Asian, 17.3% White, 66.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between fish culture technician and molecular biologist duties and responsibilities

Fish culture technician example responsibilities.

Lead a 4 to 8 man teams (depending on location) in construction of greenhouse and irrigation systems.
Execute and analyze tests in areas including chemistry, hematology and bacteriology to aid physicians in diagnosing and treating diseases.
Assist in release of coho from net pens and sea bags, and assist in cleaning of empty sea bags.

Molecular biologist example responsibilities.

Provide oversight for FDA inspections.
Present results in monthly HTS and data meeting.
Perform instrument, primers and reagent validations utilize in RT-PCR.
Develop and perform assays for testing samples using ELISA and PCR technology.
Used molecular techniques such as RNA and DNA isolation, RT-PCR, and qPCR.
Play a lead role in developing, optimizing and validating ELISA and ELISA microarrays.

Fish culture technician vs molecular biologist skills

Common fish culture technician skills

Lab Equipment, 100%

Common molecular biologist skills

CRISPR, 8%
Next-Generation Sequencing, 7%
Cell Culture, 6%
Lab Equipment, 6%
Molecular Biology Techniques, 5%
Extraction, 5%

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