Research epidemiologist vs research fellow

The differences between research epidemiologists and research 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 research epidemiologist and a research fellow. Additionally, a research epidemiologist has an average salary of $81,242, which is higher than the $53,823 average annual salary of a research fellow.

The top three skills for a research epidemiologist include statistical analysis, SAS and public health. The most important skills for a research fellow are patients, research projects, and data analysis.

Research epidemiologist vs research fellow overview

	Research Epidemiologist	Research Fellow
Yearly salary	$81,242	$53,823
Hourly rate	$39.06	$25.88
Growth rate	26%	17%
Number of jobs	46,013	59,746
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Research epidemiologist vs research fellow salary

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

	Research Epidemiologist	Research Fellow
Average salary	$81,242	$53,823
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $117,000	Between $39,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	Hawaii
Best paying company	Precision Health Economics	McKinsey & Company Inc
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between research epidemiologist and research fellow education

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

	Research Epidemiologist	Research Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Biology	Chemistry
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Research epidemiologist vs research fellow demographics

Here are the differences between research epidemiologists' and research fellows' demographics:

	Research Epidemiologist	Research Fellow
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 45.0% Female, 55.0%	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.6% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Asian, 27.9% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	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 epidemiologist and research fellow duties and responsibilities

Research epidemiologist example responsibilities.

Manage IRB submissions, approvals for single and multi- site research studies.
Manage investigator initiate and cooperative group correlative studies to identify biomarkers to ascertain tumor burden and clinical outcomes in lymphoma.
Establish data sharing and instigates communication with various agencies, programs and organizations to disseminate the information gather by the registry.
Develop and introduce standardised case definitions for communicable diseases in Caribbean countries.

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 epidemiologist vs research fellow skills

Common research epidemiologist skills

Statistical Analysis, 36%
SAS, 27%
Public Health, 17%
Data Management, 7%
IRB, 5%
Literature Searches, 4%

Common research fellow skills

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

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