Spectral scientist vs rocket scientist

The differences between spectral scientists and rocket scientists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a spectral scientist and a rocket scientist. Additionally, a rocket scientist has an average salary of $107,053, which is higher than the $106,296 average annual salary of a spectral scientist.

Spectral scientist vs rocket scientist overview

	Spectral Scientist	Rocket Scientist
Yearly salary	$106,296	$107,053
Hourly rate	$51.10	$51.47
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	41,842	41,724
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 80%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Spectral scientist vs rocket scientist salary

Spectral scientists and rocket scientists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Spectral Scientist	Rocket Scientist
Average salary	$106,296	$107,053
Salary range	Between $68,000 And $164,000	Between $69,000 And $164,000
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Differences between spectral scientist and rocket scientist education

There are a few differences between a spectral scientist and a rocket scientist in terms of educational background:

	Spectral Scientist	Rocket Scientist
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 80%
Most common major	Physics	Engineering
Most common college	Northwestern University	Johns Hopkins University

Spectral scientist vs rocket scientist demographics

Here are the differences between spectral scientists' and rocket scientists' demographics:

	Spectral Scientist	Rocket Scientist
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%	Male, 84.6% Female, 15.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Asian, 18.8% White, 64.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Asian, 18.8% White, 64.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between spectral scientist and rocket scientist duties and responsibilities

Spectral scientist example responsibilities.

Develop and implement tools in both IDL/ENVI and Erdas to automate preprocessing and enhancement of imagery data for exploitation and interpretation.
Require to acquire geospatial information and extract essential elements from a wide array of multi-intelligence data to include Sigint and Masint.
Assay results are used to screen compounds to ensure that high quality candidates are selected for subsequent pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic experiments.

Rocket scientist example responsibilities.

Develop and implement tools in both IDL/ENVI and Erdas to automate preprocessing and enhancement of imagery data for exploitation and interpretation.
Require to acquire geospatial information and extract essential elements from a wide array of multi-intelligence data to include Sigint and Masint.
Used Endotoxin and viral contamination assays to detect contamination in cells freezes and identify organism by ribosomal RNA testing.

Spectral scientist vs rocket scientist skills

Common spectral scientist skills

DOD, 74%
Hyperspectral Imaging, 9%
Erdas, 9%
MASINT, 8%

Common rocket scientist skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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