Formulator vs chemical analyst

The differences between formulators and chemical analysts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a formulator and a chemical analyst. Additionally, a formulator has an average salary of $64,882, which is higher than the $53,769 average annual salary of a chemical analyst.

The top three skills for a formulator include FDA, R and QC. The most important skills for a chemical analyst are lab equipment, analytical methods, and analytical procedures.

Formulator vs chemical analyst overview

	Formulator	Chemical Analyst
Yearly salary	$64,882	$53,769
Hourly rate	$31.19	$25.85
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	412	10,790
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Formulator vs chemical analyst salary

Formulators and chemical analysts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Formulator	Chemical Analyst
Average salary	$64,882	$53,769
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $116,000	Between $36,000 And $78,000
Highest paying City	Morgantown, WV	Ossining, NY
Highest paying state	West Virginia	Maryland
Best paying company	Qorvo	Koppers
Best paying industry	Finance	Energy

Differences between formulator and chemical analyst education

There are a few differences between a formulator and a chemical analyst in terms of educational background:

	Formulator	Chemical Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Chemistry	Chemistry
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Formulator vs chemical analyst demographics

Here are the differences between formulators' and chemical analysts' demographics:

	Formulator	Chemical Analyst
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 81.9% Female, 18.1%	Male, 56.8% Female, 43.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 8.6% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 9.0% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between formulator and chemical analyst duties and responsibilities

Formulator example responsibilities.

Manage daily production schedule, monitor machine operation, addressed any etching machinery problems.
wear proper PPE for the jobs need to be done.
Follow all PPE rules and requirements.
Construct spectrophotometer database for all lacquer and UV base inks.
Warehouse, packing and stacking pallets, fill jugs with product, and cleaning
Operate blend tanks, agitators, and various pump as directed by batch record.

Chemical analyst example responsibilities.

Manage the scheduling and the FTIR analysis for all blend protocol gases.
Manage daily production schedule, monitor machine operation, addressed any etching machinery problems.
Perform finish product and release testing for prescription drugs in the pharmaceutical industry using UV/VIS, UV/PDA, and HPLC.
Develop, validate and support transfer of stability-indicative methods for solid and liquid dosage forms using HPLC, GC and GC/MS.
Perform routine maintenance and troubleshooting of FTIR instrumentation and GC instrumentation.
Follow cGMP, GLP, FDA, regulations.

Formulator vs chemical analyst skills

Common formulator skills

FDA, 16%
R, 13%
QC, 10%
GMP, 10%
Pallets, 9%
ISO, 7%

Common chemical analyst skills

Lab Equipment, 18%
Analytical Methods, 9%
Analytical Procedures, 6%
PH Meter, 5%
HPLC, 4%
R, 3%

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