Upstream biomanufacturing technician vs biological aide

The differences between upstream biomanufacturing technicians and biological aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an upstream biomanufacturing technician and a biological aide. Additionally, an upstream biomanufacturing technician has an average salary of $50,881, which is higher than the $33,231 average annual salary of a biological aide.

The top three skills for an upstream biomanufacturing technician include cell culture, harvest and CIP. The most important skills for a biological aide are steelhead, biological samples, and GPS.

Upstream biomanufacturing technician vs biological aide overview

	Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician	Biological Aide
Yearly salary	$50,881	$33,231
Hourly rate	$24.46	$15.98
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	7,860	40,534
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Upstream biomanufacturing technician vs biological aide salary

Upstream biomanufacturing technicians and biological aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician	Biological Aide
Average salary	$50,881	$33,231
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $73,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between upstream biomanufacturing technician and biological aide education

There are a few differences between an upstream biomanufacturing technician and a biological aide in terms of educational background:

	Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician	Biological Aide
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	Harvard University	Duke University

Upstream biomanufacturing technician vs biological aide demographics

Here are the differences between upstream biomanufacturing technicians' and biological aides' demographics:

	Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician	Biological Aide
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 50.0% Female, 50.0%	Male, 50.3% Female, 49.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% Asian, 13.5% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 11.4% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between upstream biomanufacturing technician and biological aide duties and responsibilities

Upstream biomanufacturing technician example responsibilities.

Assist in managing technical and regulatory site visits to the laboratory and interface with QA and RA on all vendor/regulatory audits.
Assist senior level manufacturing technicians within a cGMP facility in the fermentation and harvest of proprietary biopharmaceuticals for purification and packaging.
Participate in regulatory inspections and FDA tours.

Biological aide example responsibilities.

Create PowerPoint and other support media for presentation of research to PhD research leads.
Work on population genetics projects entailing DNA extraction, quantification, PCR, and STR analysis.
Measure fish, collect DNA samples.
Use hand hold GPS units and maps to identify camera and bear trapping sites.
Enter data into PDA, used navigational skills and GPS to locate sites, contact landowners, and report weekly updates.
Train associates how to maintain and troubleshoot immunoassay instruments, prepare dilutions, evaluate interfering substances and perform accelerate stability testing.

Upstream biomanufacturing technician vs biological aide skills

Common upstream biomanufacturing technician skills

Cell Culture, 44%
Harvest, 24%
CIP, 21%
Clean Rooms, 7%
Bioreactors, 5%

Common biological aide skills

Steelhead, 13%
Biological Samples, 13%
GPS, 10%
Fish Species, 10%
GIS, 9%
Boats, 8%

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