Process development technician vs laboratory technician

The differences between process development technicians and laboratory technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a process development technician, becoming a laboratory technician takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a process development technician has an average salary of $49,516, which is higher than the $40,038 average annual salary of a laboratory technician.

The top three skills for a process development technician include R, GMP and data entry. The most important skills for a laboratory technician are patients, lab equipment, and customer service.

Process development technician vs laboratory technician overview

	Process Development Technician	Laboratory Technician
Yearly salary	$49,516	$40,038
Hourly rate	$23.81	$19.25
Growth rate	3%	4%
Number of jobs	82,499	84,357
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	45	44
Years of experience	4	12

Process development technician vs laboratory technician salary

Process development technicians and laboratory technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Process Development Technician	Laboratory Technician
Average salary	$49,516	$40,038
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $85,000	Between $27,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Tenaska
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between process development technician and laboratory technician education

There are a few differences between a process development technician and a laboratory technician in terms of educational background:

	Process Development Technician	Laboratory Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	Stanford University	New York University

Process development technician vs laboratory technician demographics

Here are the differences between process development technicians' and laboratory technicians' demographics:

	Process Development Technician	Laboratory Technician
Average age	45	44
Gender ratio	Male, 77.3% Female, 22.7%	Male, 53.3% Female, 46.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 11.3% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 12.0% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between process development technician and laboratory technician duties and responsibilities

Process development technician example responsibilities.

General laboratory duties; coordinate maintenance of equipment, maintain ingredient and prototype inventory, manage shipping and receiving.
Support and troubleshoot pharmacy medication packaging system.
Operate feasibility and prototype manufacturing equipment to provide performance feedback and troubleshoot failures.
General laboratory duties; coordinate maintenance of equipment, maintain ingredient and prototype inventory, manage shipping and receiving.
Direct involvement with: exotic gases & chemicals, and automate PLC distribution systems.
Coordinate upgrades with electricians, PLC programmers, drafting & design teams in house and on field service calls.

Laboratory technician example responsibilities.

Lead aerobic, anaerobic and UV light testing, chemical residue testing and centrifuge to separate chemicals from water.
Manage patient, and corporate information with compassion and confidentiality.
Analyze and paid attention to detail as well as demonstrated excellent organization skills, manual dexterity and good eyesight.
Monitor patients' blood pressure and heart rate with EKG equipment and notify physician is something appears to be wrong.
Monitor several color formulations being manufacture in the production department to ensure manufacturing procedures are follow per ISO and GMP.
Perform age appropriate phlebotomy while working with critically or terminally ill patients, with careful respect for individual and/or cultural concerns.

Process development technician vs laboratory technician skills

Common process development technician skills

R, 11%
GMP, 9%
Data Entry, 6%
Process Equipment, 6%
Product Development, 5%
Lean Manufacturing, 4%

Common laboratory technician skills

Patients, 17%
Lab Equipment, 8%
Customer Service, 6%
Basic Math, 4%
Test Results, 4%
Math, 4%

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