Process development technician vs technician

The differences between process development technicians and 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 technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a process development technician has an average salary of $49,516, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

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

Process development technician vs technician overview

	Process Development Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$49,516	$38,045
Hourly rate	$23.81	$18.29
Growth rate	3%	1%
Number of jobs	82,499	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	45	40
Years of experience	4	2

Process development technician vs technician salary

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

	Process Development Technician	Technician
Average salary	$49,516	$38,045
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $85,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between process development technician and technician education

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

	Process Development Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Process development technician vs technician demographics

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

	Process Development Technician	Technician
Average age	45	40
Gender ratio	Male, 77.3% Female, 22.7%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
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, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	2%

Differences between process development technician and 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.

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Process development technician vs technician skills

Common process development technician skills

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

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%

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