Geoscience technician vs sounding device operator

The differences between geoscience technicians and sounding device operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a geoscience technician and a sounding device operator. Additionally, a geoscience technician has an average salary of $77,535, which is higher than the $34,862 average annual salary of a sounding device operator.

The top three skills for a geoscience technician include data management, petra and GIS. The most important skills for a sounding device operator are clean room environment, GMP, and catheter.

Geoscience technician vs sounding device operator overview

	Geoscience Technician	Sounding Device Operator
Yearly salary	$77,535	$34,862
Hourly rate	$37.28	$16.76
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	6,450	36,805
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 79%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	12	12

Geoscience technician vs sounding device operator salary

Geoscience technicians and sounding device operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Geoscience Technician	Sounding Device Operator
Average salary	$77,535	$34,862
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $107,000	Between $25,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between geoscience technician and sounding device operator education

There are a few differences between a geoscience technician and a sounding device operator in terms of educational background:

	Geoscience Technician	Sounding Device Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 79%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Geology	Business
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Stanford University

Geoscience technician vs sounding device operator demographics

Here are the differences between geoscience technicians' and sounding device operators' demographics:

	Geoscience Technician	Sounding Device Operator
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 52.1% Female, 47.9%	Male, 61.0% Female, 39.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 10.4% White, 56.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 10.7% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between geoscience technician and sounding device operator duties and responsibilities

Geoscience technician example responsibilities.

Manage data input by various methods of scanning, downloading, and digitizing.
Generate base maps using Amoco implementation of ARC/INFO GIS software.
Create prospect, seismic, lease and field maps in ArcMap.
Used GIS applications for display of spatial layers and associate data tables.
Supervise and delegate work to contract, clerical, and geotechnical personnel.
Support geologists and geophysicists with GeoGraphix project updates, imports and exports.

Sounding device operator example responsibilities.

Produce, inspect and measure product to FDA regulations.
Produce medical devices such as stents following very detail-orientedS.O.P .'s.
Experience in UV curing stations, UV curable glues and hand tools such as tweezers, electric drill driver.
Provide service solutions that purify, protect and transport critical materials used in the semiconductor and other high-technology industries.
Coordinate with supervisors and QA personnel to execute equipment sampling for chemical and microbiological testing.4.

Geoscience technician vs sounding device operator skills

Common geoscience technician skills

Data Management, 14%
Petra, 12%
GIS, 10%
QC, 8%
Log Data, 6%
Petrel, 6%

Common sounding device operator skills

Clean Room Environment, 29%
GMP, 20%
Catheter, 15%
R, 13%
FDA, 9%
Medical Products, 5%

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