Water purification chemist vs production chemist

The differences between water purification chemists and production chemists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a production chemist has an average salary of $62,937, which is higher than the $59,798 average annual salary of a water purification chemist.

The top three skills for a water purification chemist include GMP, ms and . The most important skills for a production chemist are GMP, laboratory equipment, and synthesis.

Water purification chemist vs production chemist overview

	Water Purification Chemist	Production Chemist
Yearly salary	$59,798	$62,937
Hourly rate	$28.75	$30.26
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	6,811	58,948
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 79%	Bachelor's Degree, 83%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Water purification chemist vs production chemist salary

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

	Water Purification Chemist	Production Chemist
Average salary	$59,798	$62,937
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $87,000	Between $38,000 And $101,000
Highest paying City	-	Pennsauken, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Delaware
Best paying company	-	Bio-Rad Laboratories
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between water purification chemist and production chemist education

There are a few differences between a water purification chemist and a production chemist in terms of educational background:

	Water Purification Chemist	Production Chemist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 79%	Bachelor's Degree, 83%
Most common major	Chemistry	Chemistry
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Water purification chemist vs production chemist demographics

Here are the differences between water purification chemists' and production chemists' demographics:

	Water Purification Chemist	Production Chemist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 73.2% Female, 26.8%	Male, 70.4% Female, 29.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.7% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Asian, 19.5% White, 63.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 24.4% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between water purification chemist and production chemist duties and responsibilities

Water purification chemist example responsibilities.

Manage an analytical laboratory, which include SEM-EDS, GC-MS, GPC, FT-IR, ICP-MS, TGA and DSC equipment.
Perform both preparative and analytical high-performance liquid chromatography to purify pharmaceutical peptides in a cGMP environment.
Operate and prepare automated peptide purification system, GC/MS for small molecules and HPLC for peptides.
Learned the process of purifying pharmaceutical products, while also learning to stay within FDA guidelines.
Work in a GMP environment to perform the peptide purification processes through chromatography as well as other various purification techniques.
Take initiative to be cross-train in chemistry methods used by the company to perform additional tests that ensure uninterrupt laboratory operation.

Production chemist example responsibilities.

Lead the team in the isolation and purification of critical enzymes vital to the manufacture of diagnostic medical reagents.
Test developmental compounds to ASTM standards and manage certification submissions.
Experience with running ELISA as well as SDS-PAGE.
Coordinate with technicians on ELISA performance and troubleshooting.
Perform UPLC, FTIR, and moisture analysis.
Perform in-process and finish products sample testing using HPLC.

Water purification chemist vs production chemist skills

Common water purification chemist skills

GMP, 81%
Ms, 19%

Common production chemist skills

GMP, 13%
Laboratory Equipment, 10%
Synthesis, 8%
ISO, 7%
R, 5%
Safety Guidelines, 4%

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