Research assistant member vs research fellow

The differences between research assistant members and research fellows can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a research assistant member, becoming a research fellow takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a research assistant member has an average salary of $99,982, which is higher than the $53,823 average annual salary of a research fellow.

The top three skills for a research assistant member include patient care, patients and DR. The most important skills for a research fellow are patients, research projects, and data analysis.

Research assistant member vs research fellow overview

	Research Assistant Member	Research Fellow
Yearly salary	$99,982	$53,823
Hourly rate	$48.07	$25.88
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	51,972	59,746
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	38	41
Years of experience	2	4

Research assistant member vs research fellow salary

Research assistant members and research fellows have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Research Assistant Member	Research Fellow
Average salary	$99,982	$53,823
Salary range	Between $62,000 And $160,000	Between $39,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	Nutley, NJ	South San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Hawaii
Best paying company	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	McKinsey & Company Inc
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between research assistant member and research fellow education

There are a few differences between a research assistant member and a research fellow in terms of educational background:

	Research Assistant Member	Research Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Biology	Chemistry
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Duke University

Research assistant member vs research fellow demographics

Here are the differences between research assistant members' and research fellows' demographics:

	Research Assistant Member	Research Fellow
Average age	38	41
Gender ratio	Male, 37.1% Female, 62.9%	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 16.5% White, 52.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 27.1% White, 52.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between research assistant member and research fellow duties and responsibilities

Research assistant member example responsibilities.

Invent and develop new (user) input technology then lead the design and prototyping of its applications.
Characterize various types of lab-synthesize membrane-coated nanoparticles using Zetasizer and TEM.
Work in a team base environment to perform synthesis and purification of high quality oligonucleotides in high-throughput setting.
Guide the technical implementation of an automate analysis system (electrophoresis station), with the enhancement of its operational efficiency.
Retrieve samples from GIS site, and prepare samples for analysis.
Establish a process and develop MATLAB programs to automatically convert utility GIS data to a CYMDIST model.

Research fellow example responsibilities.

Collaborate with software engineers to automate identification of 15N- and 13C- labele LC-MS features.
Process and manage GIS databases to contribute towards research in human transportation behavior.
Manage investigator initiate and cooperative group correlative studies to identify biomarkers to ascertain tumor burden and clinical outcomes in lymphoma.
Analyze quantitative and qualitative data through statistical software SAS and SPSS.
Conduct sampling, PCR, data analysis and oral presentations of the work
Implement python and C++ codes for numerical computation of transport properties in models and materials.

Research assistant member vs research fellow skills

Common research assistant member skills

Patient Care, 25%
Patients, 15%
DR, 9%
Independent Research, 7%
Research Projects, 5%
R, 4%

Common research fellow skills

Patients, 10%
Research Projects, 6%
Data Analysis, 5%
Cell Culture, 5%
Immunology, 4%
CRISPR, 4%

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