Water chemist vs associate chemist

The differences between water chemists and associate chemists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an associate chemist has an average salary of $61,544, which is higher than the $57,165 average annual salary of a water chemist.

The top three skills for a water chemist include water samples, QC and laboratory equipment. The most important skills for an associate chemist are lab equipment, HPLC, and method development.

Water chemist vs associate chemist overview

	Water Chemist	Associate Chemist
Yearly salary	$57,165	$61,544
Hourly rate	$27.48	$29.59
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	8,829	7,387
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 82%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Water chemist vs associate chemist salary

Water chemists and associate chemists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Water Chemist	Associate Chemist
Average salary	$57,165	$61,544
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $83,000	Between $39,000 And $97,000
Highest paying City	-	Worcester, MA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	Alere
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between water chemist and associate chemist education

There are a few differences between a water chemist and an associate chemist in terms of educational background:

	Water Chemist	Associate Chemist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 82%
Most common major	Chemistry	Chemistry
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Water chemist vs associate chemist demographics

Here are the differences between water chemists' and associate chemists' demographics:

	Water Chemist	Associate Chemist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 59.1% Female, 40.9%	Male, 54.9% Female, 45.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 18.2% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 18.1% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between water chemist and associate chemist duties and responsibilities

Water chemist example responsibilities.

Administer various laboratory safety audits with regard to OSHA rules and regulations to maintain adherence and manage necessary corrective actions.
Operate and maintain lab instrumentation such as pH meter, titration apparatus, spectrophotometer, etc.
Design FTIR chemical mapping/imaging experiments to evaluate sample heterogeneity, contamination, diffusion kinetics, dispersion quality and polymer cure uniformity.
Conduct laboratory analysis through the use of atomic absorption spectroscopy, titrations, and spectrophotometry.

Associate chemist example responsibilities.

Achieve and maintain ISO 9001-2000 certification by creating and implementing policies and serving as management representative.
Utilize GC, UV/vis, FT-IR, pH meter, and titration
Assay ointments and liquids per company test methods and USP procedures.
Utilize and maintain, TLC, GC, IR, UV/VIS Spectro-photometer and Karl Fischer
Utilize GC, UV and FTIR spectroscopy for products identification of reaction of o-cresol with nitric acid.
Operate and maintain analytical instruments such as FTIR, DSC and TGA.

Water chemist vs associate chemist skills

Common water chemist skills

Water Samples, 14%
QC, 13%
Laboratory Equipment, 12%
Water Treatment Plant, 12%
Water Quality, 11%
Laboratory Procedures, 9%

Common associate chemist skills

Lab Equipment, 9%
HPLC, 8%
Method Development, 6%
Ms, 4%
Product Development, 4%
Analytical Methods, 4%

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