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Working As A Research Assistant
- Analyzing Data or Information
- Processing Information
- Getting Information
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Interacting With Computers
Mostly Sitting
$38,459
Average Salary
What Does A Research Assistant Do
A Research Assistant helps carry out a particular research agenda. They are generally found in the social science or laboratory setting.
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Research Assistant Career Paths
Research Assistant
Data Manager
6 Yearsyrs
Laboratory Manager
5 Yearsyrs
Lead Scientist
8 Yearsyrs
Principal Scientist
12 Yearsyrs
Project Director
8 Yearsyrs
Research And Development Technician
6 Yearsyrs
Research Director
7 Yearsyrs
Research Laboratory Manager
5 Yearsyrs
Research Manager
6 Yearsyrs
Senior Associate Scientist
7 Yearsyrs
Senior Chemist
7 Yearsyrs
Senior Research Associate
6 Yearsyrs
Senior Scientist
9 Yearsyrs
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PHD Researcher 3.3 years
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Assistant Research Scientist 3.3 years
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Graduate Research Associate 3.2 years
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Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant 3.1 years
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Senior Research Assistant 3.0 years
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Senior Research Fellow 2.9 years
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Graduate Researcher 2.8 years
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Graduate Student Assistant 2.6 years
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Graduate Research Assistant 2.6 years
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Doctoral Research Assistant 2.4 years
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant 2.4 years
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Faculty Research Assistant 2.3 years
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Research Assistant/Technician 2.2 years
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Graduate Research Student 2.2 years
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Senior Research Investigator 2.2 years
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Research Assistant Lead 2.1 years
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Research Assistant 2.0 years
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Research Assistant Professor 1.9 years
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Laboratory Research Assistant 1.6 years
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Researcher 1.5 years
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Research Scholar 1.4 years
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Research Aide 1.2 years
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Student Research Assistant 1.2 years
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Volunteer Research Assistant 0.9 years
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Research Volunteer 0.9 years
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Research Trainee 0.9 years
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Research Internship 0.5 years
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Internship 25.1%
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Teaching Assistant 18.3%
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Volunteer 8.6%
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Research Internship 5.4%
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Sales Associate 4.1%
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Laboratory Assistant 4.1%
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Tutor 4.1%
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Office Assistant 3.0%
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Researcher 2.8%
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Teacher Assistant 2.3%
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Assistant 2.2%
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Instructor 2.1%
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Cashier 2.1%
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President 2.0%
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Research Associate 1.9%
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Teacher 1.9%
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Teaching Assistant 17.0%
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Internship 15.7%
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Research Associate 7.1%
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Volunteer 5.6%
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Fellow 3.8%
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Graduate Assistant 3.5%
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Instructor 3.4%
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Research Internship 3.3%
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Research Fellow 3.2%
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Consultant 3.2%
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Tutor 3.1%
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Researcher 2.9%
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Research Scientist 2.7%
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Sales Associate 2.6%
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Project Manager 2.6%
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Teacher 2.2%
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Research Assistant Demographics
Gender
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Female
46.8% -
Male
42.2% -
Unknown
11.0%
Ethnicity
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White
61.9% -
Asian
24.4% -
Hispanic or Latino
9.2% -
Unknown
3.6% -
Black or African American
1.0%
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Languages Spoken
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Spanish
35.7% -
French
12.2% -
Chinese
10.9% -
Mandarin
9.0% -
German
4.5% -
Arabic
3.5% -
Japanese
3.3% -
Hindi
2.7% -
Italian
2.7% -
Korean
2.7% -
Russian
2.6% -
Portuguese
2.4% -
Cantonese
2.2% -
Urdu
1.1% -
Vietnamese
1.0% -
Hebrew
1.0% -
Turkish
0.7% -
Greek
0.7% -
Polish
0.6% -
Gujarati
0.5%
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Research Assistant Education
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Iowa State University
6.6% -
University of Florida
6.5% -
Pennsylvania State University
6.3% -
Michigan State University
5.9% -
University of Texas at Austin
5.8% -
Purdue University
5.2% -
Northeastern University
5.1% -
Cornell University
5.0% -
Texas A&M University
5.0% -
Boston University
5.0% -
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
4.9% -
University of Illinois at Chicago
4.7% -
University of Southern California
4.7% -
Johns Hopkins University
4.6% -
University of Massachusetts Amherst
4.4% -
University of Houston
4.2% -
University of Connecticut
4.2% -
George Washington University
4.2% -
University of Iowa
4.0% -
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3.9% -
Psychology 13.3%
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Biology 10.6%
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Chemistry 8.6%
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Computer Science 5.6%
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Chemical Engineering 5.3%
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Business 4.2%
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Law 3.9%
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Physics 3.7%
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Computer Engineering 3.1%
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Public Health 3.1%
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Political Science 2.8%
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Civil Engineering 2.8%
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Economics 2.8%
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Geology 2.5%
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Bachelors
37.9% -
Masters
34.8% -
Doctorate
17.4% -
Other
7.2% -
Certificate
1.5% -
Associate
0.9% -
Diploma
0.2% -
License
0.0%
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Real Research Assistant Salaries
Job Title
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Company
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Location
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Start Date
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Salary
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| Research Assistant | Reading Health System | West Reading, PA | Jan 07, 2016 | $190,000 |
| Research Assistant | Reading Health System | West Reading, PA | Jun 24, 2016 | $190,000 |
| Orthodontist Research Assistant | House of Orthodontia, PLLC | New York, NY | Jan 04, 2016 | $187,830 |
| Research Economist & Assistant Advisor | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | Aug 31, 2016 | $160,000 |
| Research Assistant | Google Inc. | Mountain View, CA | Apr 06, 2016 | $132,000 |
| Associate Director for Research/Assistant In Research | General Hospital Corporation | Boston, MA | Apr 01, 2015 | $112,200 |
| Assistant In Research | General Hospital Corporation | Boston, MA | Sep 03, 2015 | $110,000 |
| Research Assistant | Analysis & Design Application Co., Ltd | Provo, UT | Feb 02, 2015 | $100,000 |
| Life Science Research Assistant 3 | Stanford Hospital & Clinics | Palo Alto, CA | Nov 30, 2016 | $95,222 - $100,276 |
| Research Assistant | Spectrum Operations LLC | Fort Worth, TX | Sep 16, 2015 | $93,790 |
| Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Research | Saint Joseph's University | Philadelphia, PA | Jun 21, 2016 | $93,747 - $110,000 |
| Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness & Research | Saint Joseph's University | Philadelphia, PA | Nov 07, 2016 | $93,747 - $110,000 |
| Life Science Research Asst | The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford, Jr. University | Stanford, CA | Jan 06, 2015 | $49,862 |
| Research Assistant I | Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | Mar 01, 2016 | $49,817 |
| Research Assistant II | Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | Apr 04, 2016 | $49,800 |
| Research Assistant | The Henry M. Jackson Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | Jun 28, 2015 | $49,440 |
| Research Assistant | Forsight Vision5, Inc. | Menlo Park, CA | Sep 23, 2015 | $49,316 |
| Research Assistant | Johrei Institute | Tucson, AZ | Oct 31, 2015 | $49,170 |
| Research Assistant | University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | Oklahoma City, OK | Jul 01, 2015 | $49,000 |
| Assistant Researcher | Regents of The University of California at Riverside | Riverside, CA | Aug 01, 2015 | $49,000 - $59,000 |
| Research Assistant | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | Aug 13, 2015 | $42,494 |
| Research Assistant, Microbiology | Bioconsortia, Inc. | Davis, CA | Sep 21, 2016 | $42,490 |
| Research Assistant | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | Aug 10, 2015 | $42,411 |
| Research Assistant, Laboratory | University of Maryland, Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | Mar 24, 2016 | $42,349 |
| Research Assistant III | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Nov 22, 2015 | $42,307 |
| Research Assistant 2 | Oregon Health & Science University | Portland, OR | Jan 09, 2016 | $42,286 |
| Financial Research Assistant | Dominion Electric Supply Company, Inc. | Arlington, VA | Sep 15, 2016 | $42,241 |
| Research Assistant | The University of Iowa | New York, NY | Nov 17, 2015 | $42,199 |
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Top Research Assistant Skills
- Lab Equipment
- Laboratory Equipment
- Research Project
- Maintain the accuracy of the Lab Log: ensuring that lab equipment sign in and out sheet is accurate and updated.
- Involved in hands on application of optical tweezers along with fabrication and repair of laboratory equipment
- Conduct research projects to support Committee briefings, investigations, and hearings.
- Experience in multiple types of assays, immunoassays, cell culture, weighing, dialysis, and nitrocellulose blotting
- Peer mentored other undergraduate students in designing and performing research experiments
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