Junior research technician vs biological aide

The differences between junior research technicians and biological aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a junior research technician and a biological aide. Additionally, a junior research technician has an average salary of $60,746, which is higher than the $33,231 average annual salary of a biological aide.

The top three skills for a junior research technician include laboratory procedures, elisa and cell culture. The most important skills for a biological aide are steelhead, biological samples, and GPS.

Junior research technician vs biological aide overview

	Junior Research Technician	Biological Aide
Yearly salary	$60,746	$33,231
Hourly rate	$29.20	$15.98
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	62,084	40,534
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 95%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Junior research technician vs biological aide salary

Junior research technicians and biological aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Junior Research Technician	Biological Aide
Average salary	$60,746	$33,231
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $88,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between junior research technician and biological aide education

There are a few differences between a junior research technician and a biological aide in terms of educational background:

	Junior Research Technician	Biological Aide
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 95%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	Cornell University	Duke University

Junior research technician vs biological aide demographics

Here are the differences between junior research technicians' and biological aides' demographics:

	Junior Research Technician	Biological Aide
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 27.8% Female, 72.2%	Male, 50.3% Female, 49.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% Asian, 13.5% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 11.4% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between junior research technician and biological aide duties and responsibilities

Junior research technician example responsibilities.

Manage a DNA database and work with researchers to retrieve or send out samples and results.
Participate in a summer research intensive that provide hands-on training in interdisciplinary biomedical laboratory techniques with an emphasis in advance instrumentation.
Prepare and analyze samples using instrumentation such as gas chromatography.

Biological aide example responsibilities.

Create PowerPoint and other support media for presentation of research to PhD research leads.
Work on population genetics projects entailing DNA extraction, quantification, PCR, and STR analysis.
Measure fish, collect DNA samples.
Use hand hold GPS units and maps to identify camera and bear trapping sites.
Enter data into PDA, used navigational skills and GPS to locate sites, contact landowners, and report weekly updates.
Train associates how to maintain and troubleshoot immunoassay instruments, prepare dilutions, evaluate interfering substances and perform accelerate stability testing.

Junior research technician vs biological aide skills

Common junior research technician skills

Laboratory Procedures, 59%
Elisa, 25%
Cell Culture, 16%

Common biological aide skills

Steelhead, 13%
Biological Samples, 13%
GPS, 10%
Fish Species, 10%
GIS, 9%
Boats, 8%

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