Graduate fellow vs graduate research student

The differences between graduate fellows and graduate research students can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a graduate fellow has an average salary of $60,507, which is higher than the $34,658 average annual salary of a graduate research student.

The top three skills for a graduate fellow include data analysis, undergraduate classes and data collection. The most important skills for a graduate research student are lab equipment, laboratory equipment, and python.

Graduate fellow vs graduate research student overview

	Graduate Fellow	Graduate Research Student
Yearly salary	$60,507	$34,658
Hourly rate	$29.09	$16.66
Growth rate	17%	19%
Number of jobs	7,204	58,921
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Graduate fellow vs graduate research student salary

Graduate fellows and graduate research students have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Graduate Fellow	Graduate Research Student
Average salary	$60,507	$34,658
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $82,000	Between $19,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	Germantown, MD	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	Washington	Pennsylvania
Best paying company	Pace University	Capgemini
Best paying industry	Technology	Education

Differences between graduate fellow and graduate research student education

There are a few differences between a graduate fellow and a graduate research student in terms of educational background:

	Graduate Fellow	Graduate Research Student
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Law	Biology
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Graduate fellow vs graduate research student demographics

Here are the differences between graduate fellows' and graduate research students' demographics:

	Graduate Fellow	Graduate Research Student
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 45.8% Female, 54.2%	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 7.6% White, 55.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 11.8% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between graduate fellow and graduate research student duties and responsibilities

Graduate fellow example responsibilities.

Develop and manage syllabus material; evaluate students' performance relative to standardize learning objectives.
Assist with creating scoring keys for automate scoring engines for mathematics and short-text constructed-response tasks.
Prepare the documents and PowerPoint presentations containing the results for the ETSU COE s NCATE accreditation evaluation
Present technical data using PowerPoint.
Research mathematics with faculty and teach mathematics to undergraduate students
Develop procedures for hydrothermal synthesis of uranyl vanadate minerals and novelmineral analogues.

Graduate research student example responsibilities.

Evaluate patients' study eligibility via medical history, obtain informed consent, enroll patients, and achieve enrollment quotas.
Conduct molecular and cellular biology research techniques including DNA, RNA and protein isolation and analysis
Assist in organic chemistry laboratory on synthesis of molecule that behaves as fluorescent switch with cation binding properties
Perform Parkinson's psychological test on undergraduate students at UCLA and analyze data using statistical analysis software SPSS.
Analyze data using SAS statistical software, and map populations using GIS.
Summarize statistics from SAS outputs for USDA research grant investigating WIC and food insecurity.

Graduate fellow vs graduate research student skills

Common graduate fellow skills

Data Analysis, 10%
Undergraduate Classes, 8%
Data Collection, 8%
Fellowship Program, 8%
Legal Research, 7%
Mathematics, 6%

Common graduate research student skills

Lab Equipment, 11%
Laboratory Equipment, 6%
Python, 6%
C++, 5%
Chemistry, 5%
Cell Culture, 5%

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