Neurology technician vs senior laboratory technician

The differences between neurology technicians and senior laboratory technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a neurology technician and a senior laboratory technician. Additionally, a senior laboratory technician has an average salary of $48,530, which is higher than the $44,001 average annual salary of a neurology technician.

The top three skills for a neurology technician include patients, EEG and EMG. The most important skills for a senior laboratory technician are lab equipment, patients, and research projects.

Neurology technician vs senior laboratory technician overview

	Neurology Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Yearly salary	$44,001	$48,530
Hourly rate	$21.15	$23.33
Growth rate	20%	9%
Number of jobs	84,357	63,876
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	12	12

Neurology technician vs senior laboratory technician salary

Neurology technicians and senior laboratory technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Neurology Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Average salary	$44,001	$48,530
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $82,000	Between $34,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Genentech
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between neurology technician and senior laboratory technician education

There are a few differences between a neurology technician and a senior laboratory technician in terms of educational background:

	Neurology Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	New York University	New York University

Neurology technician vs senior laboratory technician demographics

Here are the differences between neurology technicians' and senior laboratory technicians' demographics:

	Neurology Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 31.5% Female, 68.5%	Male, 58.6% Female, 41.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 11.0% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 12.0% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between neurology technician and senior laboratory technician duties and responsibilities

Neurology technician example responsibilities.

Perform electroencephalograms (EEG) and nerve conduction studies (NCS).
Perform patient preparations and anesthesia for emergency and/or specialize surgical procedures of extremely critical patients.
Educate the community about responsible pet ownership and wildlife care.
Perform various animal dosing techniques such as oral and iv administration.
Care for and monitor the condition of animals recovering from surgery.
Enter in all private insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare information.

Senior laboratory technician example responsibilities.

Lead aerobic, anaerobic and UV light testing, chemical residue testing and centrifuge to separate chemicals from water.
Operate a binary distillation column using LabView to separate a mixture of methanol and water.
Provide and sign certificate of analyses for wet chemistry and microbiology.
Perform CFU-blast, CFU-C, CFU-D, CFU-S assays.
Create raw material library on FTIR.
Perform manual titration, including testing bacteria and other water tests.

Neurology technician vs senior laboratory technician skills

Common neurology technician skills

Patients, 40%
EEG, 18%
EMG, 11%
CPR, 8%
Vital Signs, 4%
NCS, 3%

Common senior laboratory technician skills

Lab Equipment, 9%
Patients, 8%
Research Projects, 5%
Cell Culture, 4%
Safety Procedures, 4%
Molecular Biology, 4%

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