Upstream biomanufacturing technician vs manufacturing technician

The differences between upstream biomanufacturing technicians and manufacturing technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an upstream biomanufacturing technician, becoming a manufacturing technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an upstream biomanufacturing technician has an average salary of $50,881, which is higher than the $37,853 average annual salary of a manufacturing technician.

The top three skills for an upstream biomanufacturing technician include cell culture, harvest and CIP. The most important skills for a manufacturing technician are GMP, continuous improvement, and hand tools.

Upstream biomanufacturing technician vs manufacturing technician overview

	Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician	Manufacturing Technician
Yearly salary	$50,881	$37,853
Hourly rate	$24.46	$18.20
Growth rate	9%	3%
Number of jobs	7,860	76,490
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	40	45
Years of experience	4	2

Upstream biomanufacturing technician vs manufacturing technician salary

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

	Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician	Manufacturing Technician
Average salary	$50,881	$37,853
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $73,000	Between $27,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Framingham, MA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Qorvo
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between upstream biomanufacturing technician and manufacturing technician education

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

	Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician	Manufacturing Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Biology	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Harvard University	Stanford University

Upstream biomanufacturing technician vs manufacturing technician demographics

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

	Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician	Manufacturing Technician
Average age	40	45
Gender ratio	Male, 50.0% Female, 50.0%	Male, 74.4% Female, 25.6%
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, 9.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 8.9% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between upstream biomanufacturing technician and manufacturing 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.

Manufacturing technician example responsibilities.

Relay to the oncoming shift everything accomplish and the projected workload through use of PowerPoint and excel.
Perform adjustments to CIP equipment and run computer programs in order to automate the cleaning and sanitizing of the equipment.
Require reading, writing and arithmetic skills, oral communication, manual dexterity and successful completion of on-the-job training.
Inspect ladders, tools, job sites, fire extinguishers, valves, etc.
Operate buffing machines that are split for polishers.
Provide needed training for new specification fab wide.

Upstream biomanufacturing technician vs manufacturing technician skills

Common upstream biomanufacturing technician skills

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

Common manufacturing technician skills

GMP, 6%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
Hand Tools, 5%
Production Equipment, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%
Safety Procedures, 4%

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