Graduate fellow vs graduate researcher

The differences between graduate fellows and graduate researchers 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 $32,346 average annual salary of a graduate researcher.

The top three skills for a graduate fellow include data analysis, undergraduate classes and data collection. The most important skills for a graduate researcher are R, cell culture, and research projects.

Graduate fellow vs graduate researcher overview

	Graduate Fellow	Graduate Researcher
Yearly salary	$60,507	$32,346
Hourly rate	$29.09	$15.55
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	7,204	17,313
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Graduate fellow vs graduate researcher salary

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

	Graduate Fellow	Graduate Researcher
Average salary	$60,507	$32,346
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $82,000	Between $15,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	Germantown, MD	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	Pace University	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between graduate fellow and graduate researcher education

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

	Graduate Fellow	Graduate Researcher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Law	Chemistry
Most common college	Stanford University	Cornell University

Graduate fellow vs graduate researcher demographics

Here are the differences between graduate fellows' and graduate researchers' demographics:

	Graduate Fellow	Graduate Researcher
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 45.8% Female, 54.2%	Male, 57.3% Female, 42.7%
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, 17.7% Asian, 11.9% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between graduate fellow and graduate researcher 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 researcher example responsibilities.

Lead the in-vitro biophysical and biochemical characterization of homologous recombination and investigate structure-function effects of mutant enzymes.
Analyze the expression of MZF-1 gene using western blots and RT-PCR.
Train undergraduate, masters, and PhD-level students on HPLC and UPLC instruments.
Use of NMR, IR, and TLC to analyze product purity and identity.
Experience using GC/MS, LC/MS, and NMR to analyze molecules produce in the lab.
Create buffers, HPLC solvents, maintain laboratory notebooks, order chemical reagents and perform serial dilutions.

Graduate fellow vs graduate researcher skills

Common graduate fellow skills

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

Common graduate researcher skills

R, 9%
Cell Culture, 8%
Research Projects, 6%
Protein Expression, 5%
Chemistry, 4%
Data Analysis, 4%

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