Paint laboratory technician vs chemical technician

The differences between paint laboratory technicians and chemical 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 a chemical technician. Additionally, a chemical technician has an average salary of $42,584, which is higher than the $41,813 average annual salary of a paint laboratory technician.

Paint laboratory technician vs chemical technician overview

	Paint Laboratory Technician	Chemical Technician
Yearly salary	$41,813	$42,584
Hourly rate	$20.10	$20.47
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	40,217	40,191
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Paint laboratory technician vs chemical technician salary

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

	Paint Laboratory Technician	Chemical Technician
Average salary	$41,813	$42,584
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $60,000	Between $30,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	-	Maryland
Best paying company	-	Calpine
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between paint laboratory technician and chemical technician education

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

	Paint Laboratory Technician	Chemical Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Management	Chemistry
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Inter American University of Puerto Rico Bayamon

Paint laboratory technician vs chemical technician demographics

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

	Paint Laboratory Technician	Chemical Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 82.1% Female, 17.9%	Male, 80.5% Female, 19.5%
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, 7.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 6.9% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between paint laboratory technician and chemical 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

Chemical technician example responsibilities.

Manage daily production schedule, monitor machine operation, addressed any etching machinery problems.
Used the FTIR to determine the consistency of the BPA.
Sample preparation for ICP, ICPMS, FLAA, and IC.
Metal analysis through ICP OES testing.
Perform GC/MS analyses using sw846, EPA and CLP methodologies.
Maintain, organize, and update MSDS database for entire company.

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