Textile chemist vs associate chemist

The differences between textile chemists and associate chemists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a textile chemist has an average salary of $64,023, which is higher than the $61,544 average annual salary of an associate chemist.

The top three skills for a textile chemist include textile, laboratory equipment and . The most important skills for an associate chemist are lab equipment, HPLC, and method development.

Textile chemist vs associate chemist overview

	Textile Chemist	Associate Chemist
Yearly salary	$64,023	$61,544
Hourly rate	$30.78	$29.59
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	2,822	7,387
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 83%	Bachelor's Degree, 82%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Textile chemist vs associate chemist salary

Textile chemists and associate chemists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Textile Chemist	Associate Chemist
Average salary	$64,023	$61,544
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $95,000	Between $39,000 And $97,000
Highest paying City	-	Worcester, MA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	Alere
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between textile chemist and associate chemist education

There are a few differences between a textile chemist and an associate chemist in terms of educational background:

	Textile Chemist	Associate Chemist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 83%	Bachelor's Degree, 82%
Most common major	Chemistry	Chemistry
Most common college	University of Georgia	University of Southern California

Textile chemist vs associate chemist demographics

Here are the differences between textile chemists' and associate chemists' demographics:

	Textile Chemist	Associate Chemist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 46.7% Female, 53.3%	Male, 54.9% Female, 45.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.7% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Asian, 19.5% White, 63.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 18.1% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between textile chemist and associate chemist duties and responsibilities

Textile chemist example responsibilities.

Achieve and maintain ISO 9001-2000 certification by creating and implementing policies and serving as management representative.
Take initiative to be cross-train in chemistry methods used by the company to perform additional tests that ensure uninterrupt laboratory operation.
Skil in the use of laboratory instrumentation including: optical and scanning electron microscopy; gas chromatography; chemical analysis.

Associate chemist example responsibilities.

Achieve and maintain ISO 9001-2000 certification by creating and implementing policies and serving as management representative.
Utilize GC, UV/vis, FT-IR, pH meter, and titration
Assay ointments and liquids per company test methods and USP procedures.
Utilize and maintain, TLC, GC, IR, UV/VIS Spectro-photometer and Karl Fischer
Utilize GC, UV and FTIR spectroscopy for products identification of reaction of o-cresol with nitric acid.
Operate and maintain analytical instruments such as FTIR, DSC and TGA.

Textile chemist vs associate chemist skills

Common textile chemist skills

Textile, 51%
Laboratory Equipment, 49%

Common associate chemist skills

Lab Equipment, 9%
HPLC, 8%
Method Development, 6%
Ms, 4%
Product Development, 4%
Analytical Methods, 4%

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