Medical researcher vs fellow

The differences between medical researchers and fellows can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a medical researcher and a fellow. Additionally, a fellow has an average salary of $66,364, which is higher than the $61,177 average annual salary of a medical researcher.

The top three skills for a medical researcher include patients, statistical analysis and vital signs. The most important skills for a fellow are patients, professional development, and veterans.

Medical researcher vs fellow overview

	Medical Researcher	Fellow
Yearly salary	$61,177	$66,364
Hourly rate	$29.41	$31.91
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	51,264	7,459
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Medical researcher vs fellow salary

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

	Medical Researcher	Fellow
Average salary	$61,177	$66,364
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $106,000	Between $46,000 And $93,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Oak Ridge, TN
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Tennessee
Best paying company	Rose Medical Center	Peterson Institute for International Economics
Best paying industry	Health Care	Professional

Differences between medical researcher and fellow education

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

	Medical Researcher	Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Biology	Political Science
Most common college	University of Southern California	Duke University

Medical researcher vs fellow demographics

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

	Medical Researcher	Fellow
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 42.6% Female, 57.4%	Male, 46.2% Female, 53.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 26.3% White, 53.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 26.4% White, 53.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between medical researcher and fellow duties and responsibilities

Medical researcher example responsibilities.

Create Linux shell scripts to automate common process which severely reduce manual work load and processing time for the entire lab.
Experience in quantifying RNA and protein (BCA method) as well as synthesizing complementary DNA from RNA.
Extract RNA and protein using TRIzol reagent.
Compose PowerPoint presentation providing in-depth explanation for lack of preliminary results, as well as proposed process resolution.
Adhere to strict turn-a-round deadlines and maintain confidential information by following proper ISO procedures.

Fellow example responsibilities.

Design and lead labs align with the NYC curriculum, on topics including moon phases and dichotomous keys.
Maintain company website, as well as wrote, manage, and edit content on the SharePoint portal.
Manage live streaming for NARAL Facebook during NARAL's lobby day, as well as assisting in attendee organization.
Work through several medical software databases to generate SQL to pass on to Java developers for their programs.
Develop computer program to visualize EOS data in Java.
Include writing python scripts to parse poorly structure text into tabular data.

Medical researcher vs fellow skills

Common medical researcher skills

Patients, 14%
Statistical Analysis, 11%
Vital Signs, 10%
Laboratory Practices, 8%
Clinical Research Studies, 8%
Research Projects, 7%

Common fellow skills

Patients, 11%
Professional Development, 7%
Veterans, 7%
Mathematics, 5%
Math, 5%
Public Health, 4%

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