Vein access technician vs senior laboratory technician

The differences between vein access technicians and senior laboratory technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a vein access technician and a senior laboratory technician. Additionally, a senior laboratory technician has an average salary of $48,530, which is higher than the $36,896 average annual salary of a vein access technician.

The top three skills for a vein access technician include lims, laboratory tests and patient samples. The most important skills for a senior laboratory technician are lab equipment, patients, and research projects.

Vein access technician vs senior laboratory technician overview

	Vein Access Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Yearly salary	$36,896	$48,530
Hourly rate	$17.74	$23.33
Growth rate	-	9%
Number of jobs	35,142	63,876
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	12	12

Vein access technician vs senior laboratory technician salary

Vein access technicians and senior laboratory technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Vein Access Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Average salary	$36,896	$48,530
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $54,000	Between $34,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Genentech
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between vein access technician and senior laboratory technician education

There are a few differences between a vein access technician and a senior laboratory technician in terms of educational background:

	Vein Access Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	New York University

Vein access technician vs senior laboratory technician demographics

Here are the differences between vein access technicians' and senior laboratory technicians' demographics:

	Vein Access Technician	Senior Laboratory Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 30.1% Female, 69.9%	Male, 58.6% Female, 41.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 11.9% White, 53.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 12.0% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between vein access technician and senior laboratory technician duties and responsibilities

Vein access technician example responsibilities.

Lead aerobic, anaerobic and UV light testing, chemical residue testing and centrifuge to separate chemicals from water.
Perform initial data entry, QA, tube check and batches samples to the receiving lab.
Work across accessioning, quality and DNA extractions.
Adhere to confidentiality (HIPPA) requirements (patient files and personal information).
Prepare and process incoming immigration and paternity DNA samples for isolation and analysis while maintaining Starfruit database.
Maintain and operate laboratory equipment and commendably troubleshoot and resolve an assortment of laboratory testing analyzers and perform diverse chemical tests.

Senior laboratory technician example responsibilities.

Lead aerobic, anaerobic and UV light testing, chemical residue testing and centrifuge to separate chemicals from water.
Operate a binary distillation column using LabView to separate a mixture of methanol and water.
Provide and sign certificate of analyses for wet chemistry and microbiology.
Perform CFU-blast, CFU-C, CFU-D, CFU-S assays.
Create raw material library on FTIR.
Perform manual titration, including testing bacteria and other water tests.

Vein access technician vs senior laboratory technician skills

Common vein access technician skills

Lims, 32%
Laboratory Tests, 14%
Patient Samples, 13%
Sops, 12%
Test Results, 9%
HIPAA, 9%

Common senior laboratory technician skills

Lab Equipment, 9%
Patients, 8%
Research Projects, 5%
Cell Culture, 4%
Safety Procedures, 4%
Molecular Biology, 4%

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