Sterilization specialist vs specialist

The differences between sterilization specialists and specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a sterilization specialist and a specialist. Additionally, a specialist has an average salary of $58,013, which is higher than the $57,057 average annual salary of a sterilization specialist.

The top three skills for a sterilization specialist include OSHA, autoclaves and AAMI. The most important skills for a specialist are patients, customer service, and work ethic.

Sterilization specialist vs specialist overview

	Sterilization Specialist	Specialist
Yearly salary	$57,057	$58,013
Hourly rate	$27.43	$27.89
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	4,372	358,433
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	43	42
Years of experience	2	2

Sterilization specialist vs specialist salary

Sterilization specialists and specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sterilization Specialist	Specialist
Average salary	$57,057	$58,013
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $83,000	Between $32,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between sterilization specialist and specialist education

There are a few differences between a sterilization specialist and a specialist in terms of educational background:

	Sterilization Specialist	Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Boston University	Stanford University

Sterilization specialist vs specialist demographics

Here are the differences between sterilization specialists' and specialists' demographics:

	Sterilization Specialist	Specialist
Average age	43	42
Gender ratio	Male, 42.3% Female, 57.7%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 9.1% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	11%

Differences between sterilization specialist and specialist duties and responsibilities

Sterilization specialist example responsibilities.

Lead cross functional project team to build user-friendly windows base customer support applications which interface with the OmniPlan/OmniPlus mainframe application.
Facilitate the sterilization process of dental instruments in compliance with OSHA standards.
Perform steam, ETO and gamma yearly revalidations in according with ISO guidelines.
Follow OSHA requirements for disinfecting and preparing dental instruments for both the dentists and hygienists.
Architect FDA product application submission strategy for parametric release.
Investigate audit findings with regulatory implications, prepare comprehensive report for senior leadership, and develop targeted CAPA.

Specialist example responsibilities.

Create, manage, and assist users with SharePoint sites.
Manage an on-site IRB and company good clinical practice (GCP) inspection.
Manage SharePoint sites by creating, editing, and customizing company sites, libraries and security.
Manage the building of accounts, assigning of static IP's, and scheduling of business class installations.
Convert servers from UNIX to Linux, all hardware diagnostics and repair including printers/plotters/desktops etc.
Follow safety procedures such as maintenance of all equipment (Telxon scanners, terminals and ladders).

Sterilization specialist vs specialist skills

Common sterilization specialist skills

OSHA, 18%
Autoclaves, 13%
AAMI, 12%
Sterilizers, 11%
ISO, 10%
FDA, 8%

Common specialist skills

Patients, 15%
Customer Service, 11%
Work Ethic, 5%
Patient Care, 4%
Exceptional Client, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%