Principle investigator vs fellow

The differences between principle investigators and fellows can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a principle investigator and a fellow. Additionally, a principle investigator has an average salary of $78,325, which is higher than the $66,364 average annual salary of a fellow.

The top three skills for a principle investigator include GPS, data collection and PI. The most important skills for a fellow are patients, professional development, and veterans.

Principle investigator vs fellow overview

	Principle Investigator	Fellow
Yearly salary	$78,325	$66,364
Hourly rate	$37.66	$31.91
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	5,554	7,459
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Principle investigator vs fellow salary

Principle investigators and fellows have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Principle Investigator	Fellow
Average salary	$78,325	$66,364
Salary range	Between $46,000 And $133,000	Between $46,000 And $93,000
Highest paying City	-	Oak Ridge, TN
Highest paying state	-	Tennessee
Best paying company	-	Peterson Institute for International Economics
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between principle investigator and fellow education

There are a few differences between a principle investigator and a fellow in terms of educational background:

	Principle Investigator	Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Psychology	Political Science
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Principle investigator vs fellow demographics

Here are the differences between principle investigators' and fellows' demographics:

	Principle Investigator	Fellow
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 49.9% Female, 50.1%	Male, 46.2% Female, 53.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 26.5% White, 53.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 26.4% White, 53.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between principle investigator and fellow duties and responsibilities

Principle investigator example responsibilities.

Manage outsource projects, and interact with vendors for API sourcing, and device components base on project needs.
Promote to perform sequence analysis and identify target primer sites for the development of PCR assays for bacterial species.
Synthesize and analyze experimental data using IBM SPSS.
Investigate the toxicology and efficacy of bioresorbable, polymer-base medical devices and extend release drug delivery system.
Supervise activities of analytical cellular and molecular immunology laboratories.
Supervise activities of analytical cellular and molecular immunology laboratories.

Fellow example responsibilities.

Design and lead labs align with the NYC curriculum, on topics including moon phases and dichotomous keys.
Maintain company website, as well as wrote, manage, and edit content on the SharePoint portal.
Manage live streaming for NARAL Facebook during NARAL's lobby day, as well as assisting in attendee organization.
Work through several medical software databases to generate SQL to pass on to Java developers for their programs.
Develop computer program to visualize EOS data in Java.
Include writing python scripts to parse poorly structure text into tabular data.

Principle investigator vs fellow skills

Common principle investigator skills

GPS, 9%
Data Collection, 8%
PI, 8%
Literature Reviews, 8%
Data Analysis, 6%
Research Projects, 5%

Common fellow skills

Patients, 11%
Professional Development, 7%
Veterans, 7%
Mathematics, 5%
Math, 5%
Public Health, 4%

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