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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

  • $37,000

    Average Salary

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Average Length of Employment
Staff Associate Of Research 3.1 years
Research Technician 2.6 years
Research Laboratory Technician 2.6 years
Research Associate 2.6 years
Graduate Research Assistant 2.5 years
Doctoral Research Assistant 2.4 years
Assistant Research Scientist 2.2 years
Biology Laboratory Technician 2.1 years
Research Assistant/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
Biology Research Assistant 1.5 years
Graduate Research Student 1.2 years
Volunteer Research Assistant 0.9 years
Research Volunteer 0.8 years
Research Trainee 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
$37,000
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$24,000
Min 10%
$37,000
Median 50%
$37,000
Median 50%
$37,000
Median 50%
$37,000
Median 50%
$37,000
Median 50%
$37,000
Median 50%
$37,000
Median 50%
$57,000
Max 90%
Best Paying Company
Brown University
Highest Paying City
Ridgewood, 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 $37,787 per year or $18 per hour. Those in the bottom 10 percent make under $24,000 a year, and the top 10 percent make over $57,000.

Real Laboratory Research Assistant Salaries

Job Title Company Location Start Date Salary
Research Assistant-Fuel Cell Lab Kelly Services, Inc. Farmington Hills, MI Nov 09, 2014 $73,045
Research Assistant-Fuel Cell Lab Kelly Services, Inc. Farmington Hills, MI Sep 11, 2014 $73,045
Research/Lab Assistant (Prosthodontics) DR. George A. Oley III PLC Richmond, VA Aug 21, 2014 $49,500
Research Assistant-Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Sep 08, 2012 $48,000
Research/Lab Assistant (Prosthodontics) DR. George A. Oley III PLC Richmond, VA Aug 21, 2011 $45,750
Research Assistant Lab University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore, MD Nov 10, 2009 $45,498
Research Assistant-Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Dec 08, 2011 $43,800
Research Assistant, Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Aug 01, 2014 $42,349
Research Assistant, Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Jan 08, 2014 $42,349
Research Assistant Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Jun 01, 2014 $42,349
Research Assistant-Lab University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD May 08, 2014 $42,349
Research Assistant, Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Sep 05, 2015 $42,153
Research Assistant, Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD May 09, 2015 $42,153
Research Assistant, Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Oct 17, 2016 $42,000
Research Assistant Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Dec 15, 2014 $42,000
Research Assistant, Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Oct 18, 2015 $41,766
Research Assistant, Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Jan 31, 2015 $41,766
Research Laboratory Assistant Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL Jul 01, 2013 $39,500
Research Assistant-Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Oct 02, 2012 $38,645
Research Assistant-Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Sep 05, 2012 $38,565
Research Laboratory Asst Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc. Milwaukee, WI Dec 15, 2011 $38,192
Research Assistant Lab University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore, MD Jan 08, 2011 $37,543
Research Assistant-Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Jan 15, 2013 $36,500
Research Assistant Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD 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.
  • Performed an SOP for RNA and DNA collection and extraction for samples to be sent for sequencing.
  • Assisted research lab staff with RT-PCR analysis and PCR analysis of gene expression in cultured cell lines.
  • Designed and implemented a universal protocol for expression and purification of proteins of interest.

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  1. Alaska
  2. Rhode Island
  3. New Mexico
  4. Kansas
  5. Minnesota
  6. Delaware
  7. New Jersey
  8. Louisiana
  9. Arizona
  10. Alabama
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Laboratory Research Assistant Demographics

Gender

Female

45.9%

Male

39.2%

Unknown

14.8%
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 Michigan - Ann Arbor

6.7%

University of California - San Diego

6.7%

Pennsylvania State University

6.5%

University of Florida

5.5%

Iowa State University

5.5%

Texas A&M University

5.1%

University of Arizona

5.0%

University of California - Davis

5.0%

Purdue University

5.0%

Northeastern University

5.0%

Michigan State University

4.9%

University of California - Berkeley

4.8%

University of Massachusetts Amherst

4.8%

Cornell University

4.7%

University of Washington

4.3%

Johns Hopkins University

4.3%

University of California - Los Angeles

4.2%

Ohio State University

4.1%

University of California - Riverside

3.9%

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3.9%
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Majors

Biology

20.6%

Psychology

14.4%

Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology

7.7%

Chemistry

7.3%

Mechanical Engineering

6.0%

Biomedical Engineering

5.0%

Chemical Engineering

4.8%

Electrical Engineering

3.7%

Neuroscience

3.3%

Environmental Science

3.2%

Microbiology

3.0%

Ecology, Population Biology, And Epidemiology

2.8%

Geology

2.7%

Computer Science

2.5%

Business

2.4%

Biotechnology

2.4%

Public Health

2.4%

Physics

2.1%

Counseling Psychology

1.9%

Pharmacy

1.8%
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Degrees

Bachelors

51.2%

Masters

27.5%

Doctorate

9.8%

Other

8.2%

Certificate

1.5%

Associate

1.5%

Diploma

0.2%

License

0.0%
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