Venereal disease investigator vs laboratory researcher

The differences between venereal disease investigators and laboratory researchers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a venereal disease investigator, becoming a laboratory researcher takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a venereal disease investigator has an average salary of $55,575, which is higher than the $27,760 average annual salary of a laboratory researcher.

The top three skills for a venereal disease investigator include public health, infectious disease and patients. The most important skills for a laboratory researcher are lab procedures, cell culture, and molecular biology.

Venereal disease investigator vs laboratory researcher overview

	Venereal Disease Investigator	Laboratory Researcher
Yearly salary	$55,575	$27,760
Hourly rate	$26.72	$13.35
Growth rate	6%	17%
Number of jobs	5,476	57,359
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Average age	45	41
Years of experience	6	4

Venereal disease investigator vs laboratory researcher salary

Venereal disease investigators and laboratory researchers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Venereal Disease Investigator	Laboratory Researcher
Average salary	$55,575	$27,760
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $87,000	Between $17,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	Eureka, CA	New Brunswick, NJ
Highest paying state	Alaska	Maine
Best paying company	Cambridge Health Alliance	Los Alamos National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between venereal disease investigator and laboratory researcher education

There are a few differences between a venereal disease investigator and a laboratory researcher in terms of educational background:

	Venereal Disease Investigator	Laboratory Researcher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Venereal disease investigator vs laboratory researcher demographics

Here are the differences between venereal disease investigators' and laboratory researchers' demographics:

	Venereal Disease Investigator	Laboratory Researcher
Average age	45	41
Gender ratio	Male, 45.1% Female, 54.9%	Male, 56.7% Female, 43.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 5.7% White, 63.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 26.4% White, 53.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	7%	8%

Differences between venereal disease investigator and laboratory researcher duties and responsibilities

Venereal disease investigator example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain medical and legal case files in compliance with HIPAA.
Employ CDC and ADHS standardize testing and protocols to perform client-centered counseling.
Conduct visits to hospitals and nursing homes of newly diagnose and suspect cases of tuberculosis and TB/HIV.
Coordinate and provide weekly prevention counseling sessions to infect patients to create awareness and lower risks.
Establish good rapport and maintain sensitivity with reluctant patients during the comprehensive interview process of discussing their sexual/social behaviors.
Design new survey tool using qualitative and quantitative methods to monitor and evaluate quality of immunization programs at county health departments.

Laboratory researcher example responsibilities.

Manage participant records according to IRB guidelines to ensure confidentiality.
Plan to create apparatus and experimental procedure to enable selective extraction of DNA using surface chemistry.
Experience in conducting gel electrophoresis procedures.
Gel electrophoresis are used to analyze banding patterns.
Specialize in design and implementation of ELISA's for vaccine.
Analyze samples with advance instrumentation, including HPLC and UV-visible spectroscopy.

Venereal disease investigator vs laboratory researcher skills

Common venereal disease investigator skills

Public Health, 24%
Infectious Disease, 12%
Patients, 11%
Health Education, 11%
Disease Prevention, 7%
Communicable Diseases, 5%

Common laboratory researcher skills

Lab Procedures, 10%
Cell Culture, 7%
Molecular Biology, 6%
PCR, 6%
Chemistry, 5%
R, 4%

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