Pathology laboratory aide vs senior laboratory technician

The differences between pathology laboratory aides 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 pathology laboratory aide and a senior laboratory technician. Additionally, a senior laboratory technician has an average salary of $48,530, which is higher than the $31,579 average annual salary of a pathology laboratory aide.

The top three skills for a pathology laboratory aide include frozen sections, anatomic pathology and medical terminology. The most important skills for a senior laboratory technician are lab equipment, patients, and research projects.

Pathology laboratory aide vs senior laboratory technician overview

	Pathology Laboratory Aide	Senior Laboratory Technician
Yearly salary	$31,579	$48,530
Hourly rate	$15.18	$23.33
Growth rate	36%	9%
Number of jobs	79,291	63,876
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	12	12

Pathology laboratory aide vs senior laboratory technician salary

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

	Pathology Laboratory Aide	Senior Laboratory Technician
Average salary	$31,579	$48,530
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $46,000	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 pathology laboratory aide and senior laboratory technician education

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

	Pathology Laboratory Aide	Senior Laboratory Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	New York University	New York University

Pathology laboratory aide vs senior laboratory technician demographics

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

	Pathology Laboratory Aide	Senior Laboratory Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 20.3% Female, 79.7%	Male, 58.6% Female, 41.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 12.0% White, 54.2% 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 pathology laboratory aide and senior laboratory technician duties and responsibilities

Pathology laboratory aide example responsibilities.

Manage patient, and corporate information with compassion and confidentiality.
Work with the SLP to implement their speech and language goals in a proper and efficient manner.
Plan activities base on assign student's IEP to encourage appropriate independence and facilitate/support student's participation in all activities.
Collect and distribute data for GLP and non-GLP studies.
Collaborate with other teachers or administrators to develop, evaluate, or revise kindergarten or elementary school programs.

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.

Pathology laboratory aide vs senior laboratory technician skills

Common pathology laboratory aide skills

Frozen Sections, 37%
Anatomic Pathology, 32%
Medical Terminology, 31%

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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