Reuse technician vs senior laboratory technician

The differences between reuse technicians and senior laboratory technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a reuse technician and a senior laboratory technician. Additionally, a senior laboratory technician has an average salary of $48,530, which is higher than the $40,112 average annual salary of a reuse technician.

The top three skills for a reuse technician include patients, patient care and patient safety. The most important skills for a senior laboratory technician are lab equipment, patients, and research projects.

Reuse technician vs senior laboratory technician overview

	Reuse Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Yearly salary	$40,112	$48,530
Hourly rate	$19.28	$23.33
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	61,715	63,876
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	12	12

Reuse technician vs senior laboratory technician salary

Reuse technicians and senior laboratory technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Reuse Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Average salary	$40,112	$48,530
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $50,000	Between $34,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Genentech
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between reuse technician and senior laboratory technician education

There are a few differences between a reuse technician and a senior laboratory technician in terms of educational background:

	Reuse Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Biology
Most common college	University of Connecticut	New York University

Reuse technician vs senior laboratory technician demographics

Here are the differences between reuse technicians' and senior laboratory technicians' demographics:

	Reuse Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 47.4% Female, 52.6%	Male, 58.6% Female, 41.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 12.0% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 12.0% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between reuse technician and senior laboratory technician duties and responsibilities

Reuse technician example responsibilities.

Maintain national certification as CCHT and attain CE's as required.
Initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the event of a cardiac arrest.
Gather and document accurate health-relate information of patients.
Provide assistance to RN on evaluating and documenting overall dialysis of patients.
Explain dialysis procedures and operation of the hemodialysis machine to address patient concerns.
Explain dialysis procedure and operation of hemodialysis machine to patient before treatment to allay anxieties.

Senior laboratory technician example responsibilities.

Lead aerobic, anaerobic and UV light testing, chemical residue testing and centrifuge to separate chemicals from water.
Operate a binary distillation column using LabView to separate a mixture of methanol and water.
Provide and sign certificate of analyses for wet chemistry and microbiology.
Perform CFU-blast, CFU-C, CFU-D, CFU-S assays.
Create raw material library on FTIR.
Perform manual titration, including testing bacteria and other water tests.

Reuse technician vs senior laboratory technician skills

Common reuse technician skills

Patients, 44%
Patient Care, 9%
Patient Safety, 6%
Vital Signs, 6%
Dialysis Machines, 5%
RO, 4%

Common senior laboratory technician skills

Lab Equipment, 9%
Patients, 8%
Research Projects, 5%
Cell Culture, 4%
Safety Procedures, 4%
Molecular Biology, 4%

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