Upstream biomanufacturing technician vs biological science technician

The differences between upstream biomanufacturing technicians and biological science technicians 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 science technician. Additionally, an upstream biomanufacturing technician has an average salary of $50,881, which is higher than the $35,390 average annual salary of a biological science technician.

The top three skills for an upstream biomanufacturing technician include cell culture, harvest and CIP. The most important skills for a biological science technician are laboratory equipment, data collection, and rehabilitation.

Upstream biomanufacturing technician vs biological science technician overview

	Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician	Biological Science Technician
Yearly salary	$50,881	$35,390
Hourly rate	$24.46	$17.01
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	7,860	13,801
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Upstream biomanufacturing technician vs biological science technician salary

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

	Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician	Biological Science Technician
Average salary	$50,881	$35,390
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $73,000	Between $26,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Watertown Town, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	SenesTech
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between upstream biomanufacturing technician and biological science technician education

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

	Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician	Biological Science Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	Harvard University	Duke University

Upstream biomanufacturing technician vs biological science technician demographics

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

	Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician	Biological Science Technician
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 50.0% Female, 50.0%	Male, 51.0% Female, 49.0%
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, 11.6% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 12.7% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between upstream biomanufacturing technician and biological science technician 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 science technician example responsibilities.

Create PowerPoint and other support media for presentation of research to PhD research leads.
Assist in developing a genetic algorithm for generating sound recognition templates for insect calls (still ongoing).
Develop an image viewer design to let researchers train programs so that they can see and label insect calls
General laboratory work - collecting tissue sample, organization/preparation, plant seeds, greenhouse work, maintenance of plants, etc
Train on FDA regulations for biological materials and regulating inventory.
Prepare bacteria suspension for greenhouse cotton bolls and inject bacterial suspension bolls.

Upstream biomanufacturing technician vs biological science technician skills

Common upstream biomanufacturing technician skills

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

Common biological science technician skills

Laboratory Equipment, 10%
Data Collection, 7%
Rehabilitation, 7%
Scientific Data, 5%
USDA, 5%
Water Quality, 4%

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