Infectious disease epidemiology director vs research epidemiologist

The differences between infectious disease epidemiology directors and research epidemiologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an infectious disease epidemiology director and a research epidemiologist. Additionally, a research epidemiologist has an average salary of $81,242, which is higher than the $55,862 average annual salary of an infectious disease epidemiology director.

The top three skills for an infectious disease epidemiology director include development programs, business development and evidence generation. The most important skills for a research epidemiologist are statistical analysis, SAS, and public health.

Infectious disease epidemiology director vs research epidemiologist overview

	Infectious Disease Epidemiology Director	Research Epidemiologist
Yearly salary	$55,862	$81,242
Hourly rate	$26.86	$39.06
Growth rate	26%	26%
Number of jobs	5,812	46,013
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Infectious disease epidemiology director vs research epidemiologist salary

Infectious disease epidemiology directors and research epidemiologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Infectious Disease Epidemiology Director	Research Epidemiologist
Average salary	$55,862	$81,242
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $126,000	Between $56,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Precision Health Economics
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between infectious disease epidemiology director and research epidemiologist education

There are a few differences between an infectious disease epidemiology director and a research epidemiologist in terms of educational background:

	Infectious Disease Epidemiology Director	Research Epidemiologist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Duke University

Infectious disease epidemiology director vs research epidemiologist demographics

Here are the differences between infectious disease epidemiology directors' and research epidemiologists' demographics:

	Infectious Disease Epidemiology Director	Research Epidemiologist
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 40.9% Female, 59.1%	Male, 45.0% Female, 55.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.6% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Asian, 27.9% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 4.6% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Asian, 27.9% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between infectious disease epidemiology director and research epidemiologist duties and responsibilities

Infectious disease epidemiology director example responsibilities.

Manage chronic diseases including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypothyroidism, hyperlipidemia, etc.
Design fully-functional modern immunology laboratory.
Implement HRSA's new HIVQUAL algorithms program.
Design fully-functional modern immunology laboratory.

Research epidemiologist example responsibilities.

Manage IRB submissions, approvals for single and multi- site research studies.
Manage investigator initiate and cooperative group correlative studies to identify biomarkers to ascertain tumor burden and clinical outcomes in lymphoma.
Establish data sharing and instigates communication with various agencies, programs and organizations to disseminate the information gather by the registry.
Develop and introduce standardised case definitions for communicable diseases in Caribbean countries.

Infectious disease epidemiology director vs research epidemiologist skills

Common infectious disease epidemiology director skills

Development Programs, 64%
Business Development, 24%
Evidence Generation, 10%
Infectious Disease, 3%

Common research epidemiologist skills

Statistical Analysis, 36%
SAS, 27%
Public Health, 17%
Data Management, 7%
IRB, 5%
Literature Searches, 4%

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