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Working As A Laboratory Research Assistant

  • Analyzing Data or Information
  • Processing Information
  • Getting Information
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Interacting With Computers

  • Mostly Sitting

  • $38,000

    Average Salary

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Average Length of Employment
Graduate Research Associate 3.2 years
Research Laboratory Technician 2.6 years
Research Associate 2.6 years
Graduate Research Assistant 2.5 years
Assistant Research Scientist 2.2 years
Research Assistant/Technician 2.1 years
Biology Laboratory Technician 2.1 years
Laboratory Research Assistant 2.0 years
Laboratory Researcher 1.6 years
Research Assistant 1.6 years
Student Research Assistant 1.5 years
Social Research Assistant 1.5 years
Biology Research Assistant 1.5 years
Psychology Research Assistant 1.2 years
Graduate Research Student 1.2 years
Volunteer Research Assistant 0.9 years
Research Trainee 0.8 years
Research Volunteer 0.8 years
Laboratory Internship 0.6 years
Research Internship 0.5 years
Top Careers Before Laboratory Research Assistant
Research Assistant 19.7%
Internship 16.4%
Volunteer 11.1%
Teaching Assistant 9.0%
Laboratory Assistant 5.6%
Sales Associate 4.1%
Research Internship 4.0%
Tutor 3.7%
Office Assistant 2.9%
Cashier 2.8%
Laboratory Technician 2.7%
Laboratory Internship 2.5%
Assistant 2.3%
Researcher 2.1%
Teacher Assistant 1.9%
Administrative Assistant 1.9%
Graduate Research Student 1.8%
Server 1.8%
President 1.8%
Vice President 1.8%
Top Careers After Laboratory Research Assistant
Research Assistant 19.5%
Internship 12.3%
Teaching Assistant 10.7%
Volunteer 7.2%
Graduate Research Assistant 6.0%
Research Associate 5.3%
Laboratory Technician 5.1%
Laboratory Assistant 3.9%
Tutor 3.4%
Sales Associate 3.2%
Research Internship 2.9%
Administrative Assistant 2.8%
Graduate Teaching Assistant 2.5%
Researcher 2.4%
Graduate Assistant 2.4%
Consultant 2.2%
Research Fellow 2.1%
Office Assistant 2.0%
Research Technician 2.0%
Engineering Internship 2.0%

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Average Salary For A Laboratory Research Assistant

Average Yearly Salary
$38,000
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$28,000
Min 10%
$38,000
Median 50%
$38,000
Median 50%
$38,000
Median 50%
$38,000
Median 50%
$38,000
Median 50%
$38,000
Median 50%
$38,000
Median 50%
$51,000
Max 90%
Best Paying Company
Rush University Medical Center
Highest Paying City
Newark, NJ
Highest Paying State
New Jersey
Avg Experience Level
1.6 years
How much does a Laboratory Research Assistant make at top companies?
The national average salary for a Laboratory Research Assistant in the United States is $38,578 per year or $19 per hour. Those in the bottom 10 percent make under $28,000 a year, and the top 10 percent make over $51,000.

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Real Laboratory Research Assistant Salaries

Job Title Company Location Start Date Salary
Research Assistant-Fuel Cell Lab Kelly Services, Inc. Nov 09, 2014 $73,045
Research Assistant-Fuel Cell Lab Kelly Services, Inc. Sep 11, 2014 $73,045
Research/Lab Assistant (Prosthodontics) DR. George A. Oley III PLC Aug 21, 2014 $49,500
Research Assistant-Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Sep 08, 2012 $48,000
Research/Lab Assistant (Prosthodontics) DR. George A. Oley III PLC Aug 21, 2011 $45,750
Research Assistant Lab University of Maryland Baltimore Nov 10, 2009 $45,498
Research Assistant-Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Dec 08, 2011 $43,800
Research Assistant, Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Aug 01, 2014 $42,349
Research Assistant, Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Jan 08, 2014 $42,349
Research Assistant Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Jun 01, 2014 $42,349
Research Assistant-Lab University of Maryland, Baltimore May 08, 2014 $42,349
Research Assistant, Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Sep 05, 2015 $42,153
Research Assistant, Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore May 09, 2015 $42,153
Research Assistant, Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Oct 17, 2016 $42,000
Research Assistant Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Dec 15, 2014 $42,000
Research Assistant, Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Oct 18, 2015 $41,766
Research Assistant, Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Jan 31, 2015 $41,766
Research Laboratory Assistant Rush University Medical Center Jul 01, 2013 $39,500
Research Assistant-Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Oct 02, 2012 $38,645
Research Assistant-Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Sep 05, 2012 $38,565
Research Laboratory Asst Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc. Dec 15, 2011 $38,192
Research Assistant Lab University of Maryland Baltimore Jan 08, 2011 $37,543
Research Assistant-Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Jan 15, 2013 $36,500
Research Assistant Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Jul 18, 2011 $36,126

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Top Skills for A Laboratory Research Assistant

  1. Lab Equipment
  2. Cell Culture
  3. DNA
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  • Managed lab equipment and cell inventory while developing and maintaining an organized inventory and filing system to improve work efficiency.
  • Managed cell culture laboratory and performed wide variety of microbiological experiments for cancer research.
  • Developed and tested various systems involving DNA-strand displacement reactions.
  • Assisted research lab staff with RT-PCR analysis and PCR analysis of gene expression in cultured cell lines.
  • Cleaned lab glassware* Maintained chemical stock levels* Started research for optimizing protein purification* Created SDS Page gels for determining protein purity

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  1. New Jersey
  2. Massachusetts
  3. Rhode Island
  4. District of Columbia
  5. Alaska
  6. New York
  7. Maryland
  8. Maine
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  10. Delaware
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Laboratory Research Assistant Demographics

Gender

Female

48.2%

Male

42.2%

Unknown

9.6%
Ethnicity

White

51.3%

Asian

19.5%

Hispanic or Latino

14.5%

Black or African American

9.6%

Unknown

5.1%
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Foreign Languages Spoken

Spanish

42.4%

French

9.8%

Chinese

8.6%

Mandarin

7.7%

German

3.9%

Italian

3.2%

Japanese

3.2%

Arabic

3.0%

Korean

2.8%

Hindi

2.7%

Russian

2.4%

Vietnamese

1.8%

Cantonese

1.8%

Urdu

1.4%

Turkish

1.1%

Portuguese

1.1%

Gujarati

0.9%

Hebrew

0.9%

Swahili

0.8%

Tagalog

0.5%
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Laboratory Research Assistant Education

Schools

University of California - San Diego

8.2%

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

7.5%

Pennsylvania State University

7.1%

Texas A&M University

5.6%

University of California - Berkeley

4.9%

University of California - Riverside

4.9%

University of Florida

4.9%

Purdue University

4.9%

Iowa State University

4.8%

University of Arizona

4.8%

University of California - Davis

4.7%

University of Washington

4.6%

Arizona State University

4.3%

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

4.3%

University of California - Los Angeles

4.2%

University of Massachusetts Amherst

4.2%

Michigan State University

4.2%

Northeastern University

4.2%

North Carolina State University

3.9%

University of Maryland - College Park

3.8%
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Majors

Biology

21.4%

Psychology

18.6%

Chemistry

7.9%

Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology

7.8%

Mechanical Engineering

5.5%

Biomedical Engineering

4.5%

Chemical Engineering

4.2%

Electrical Engineering

4.2%

Neuroscience

3.2%

Environmental Science

3.0%

Microbiology

2.8%

Geology

2.3%

Computer Science

2.3%

Physics

2.1%

Biotechnology

2.0%

Ecology, Population Biology, And Epidemiology

1.9%

Public Health

1.8%

Cell Biology And Anatomical Science

1.7%

Business

1.5%

Pharmacy

1.4%
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Degrees

Bachelors

71.3%

Masters

18.4%

Doctorate

5.3%

Associate

1.9%

High School Diploma

1.5%

Certificate

1.3%

Diploma

0.2%

License

0.0%
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