Nuclear chemistry technician vs senior field technician

The differences between nuclear chemistry technicians and senior field technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a nuclear chemistry technician and a senior field technician. Additionally, a nuclear chemistry technician has an average salary of $55,733, which is higher than the $51,329 average annual salary of a senior field technician.

The top three skills for a nuclear chemistry technician include plant systems, laboratory equipment and sample collection. The most important skills for a senior field technician are customer satisfaction, customer service, and asphalt.

Nuclear chemistry technician vs senior field technician overview

	Nuclear Chemistry Technician	Senior Field Technician
Yearly salary	$55,733	$51,329
Hourly rate	$26.79	$24.68
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	11,773	88,582
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 79%	Associate Degree, 37%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Nuclear chemistry technician vs senior field technician salary

Nuclear chemistry technicians and senior field technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nuclear Chemistry Technician	Senior Field Technician
Average salary	$55,733	$51,329
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $85,000	Between $32,000 And $81,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between nuclear chemistry technician and senior field technician education

There are a few differences between a nuclear chemistry technician and a senior field technician in terms of educational background:

	Nuclear Chemistry Technician	Senior Field Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 79%	Associate Degree, 37%
Most common major	Biology	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Nuclear chemistry technician vs senior field technician demographics

Here are the differences between nuclear chemistry technicians' and senior field technicians' demographics:

	Nuclear Chemistry Technician	Senior Field Technician
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 65.5% Female, 34.5%	Male, 92.5% Female, 7.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 11.6% White, 54.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 10.5% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between nuclear chemistry technician and senior field technician duties and responsibilities

Nuclear chemistry technician example responsibilities.

Monitor water and air quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications (NPDES & NRC).
Conduct all require OJT and TPE require analytical tests to the satisfaction of department training organization to meet INPO qualification criteria.
Wet chemical analysis (e.g., ICP, IC/LC, GC, etc .).
Work with HPLC & x-ray fluorescence spectrometry.
Perform NPDES sampling and analysis to ensure compliance with Fermi NPDES permit.
Perform all chemistry operations in accordance with NRC requirements.

Senior field technician example responsibilities.

Manage a new PC assembly team, build, upgrade, and install new PCs for users.
Accomplish expert with Nortel TDM/CDMA/EVDO wireless telephony networking systems.
Install workstations, consoles, printers, racks, sequencers, processors, fiber optics & KVM switches.
Configure and support VPN connections.
Configure and troubleshoot VPN access point and remote log in.
Facilitate deployments by creating a standard OS image for the C/PDC.

Nuclear chemistry technician vs senior field technician skills

Common nuclear chemistry technician skills

Plant Systems, 22%
Laboratory Equipment, 13%
Sample Collection, 8%
Radiation Safety, 8%
Laboratory Instruments, 8%
Water Treatment, 8%

Common senior field technician skills

Customer Satisfaction, 11%
Customer Service, 10%
Asphalt, 10%
Video Conferencing, 5%
Construction Materials, 5%
Ladders, 4%

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