Paint laboratory technician vs analytical technician

The differences between paint laboratory technicians and analytical 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 paint laboratory technician and an analytical technician. Additionally, an analytical technician has an average salary of $69,177, which is higher than the $41,813 average annual salary of a paint laboratory technician.

Paint laboratory technician vs analytical technician overview

	Paint Laboratory Technician	Analytical Technician
Yearly salary	$41,813	$69,177
Hourly rate	$20.10	$33.26
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	40,217	48,581
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Paint laboratory technician vs analytical technician salary

Paint laboratory technicians and analytical technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Paint Laboratory Technician	Analytical Technician
Average salary	$41,813	$69,177
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $60,000	Between $41,000 And $114,000
Highest paying City	-	Hartford, CT
Highest paying state	-	Maryland
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between paint laboratory technician and analytical technician education

There are a few differences between a paint laboratory technician and an analytical technician in terms of educational background:

	Paint Laboratory Technician	Analytical Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Management	Chemistry
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Paint laboratory technician vs analytical technician demographics

Here are the differences between paint laboratory technicians' and analytical technicians' demographics:

	Paint Laboratory Technician	Analytical Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 82.1% Female, 17.9%	Male, 56.4% Female, 43.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 6.0% White, 68.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 8.4% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between paint laboratory technician and analytical technician duties and responsibilities

Paint laboratory technician example responsibilities.

Lead aerobic, anaerobic and UV light testing, chemical residue testing and centrifuge to separate chemicals from water.
Maintain and operate laboratory equipment and commendably troubleshoot and resolve an assortment of laboratory testing analyzers and perform diverse chemical tests.
Monitor temperature and pressure of production distillation towers

Analytical technician example responsibilities.

Start mixer and allow it to run for prescribe time to attain specify viscosity and color.
Manage daily production schedule, monitor machine operation, addressed any etching machinery problems.
Perform prescribed ASTM and ISO procedures on condom lot submissions to determine acceptability for use.
Perform gas and liquid chromatography, GLP and statistical analysis, among many other lab duties.
Lead technician on all analytical testing including FTIR, DSC, TGA, UV-Vis and oxygen permeability testing.
Perform CIP to clean vessels after usage, recognize and perform clean room techniques and adhere to proper PPE.

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