Compare Chemists & Molecular and Cellular Biologists Missouri

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Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Chemists $76,000
Molecular and Cellular Biologists $59,800

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Chemistry
Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Management of Personnel Resources
Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.

Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

Operations Analysis
Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

Systems Evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemists
Chemists
Low
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Very High

Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

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Learning Strategies Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemists
Chemists
Low
Learning Strategies Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Molecular and Cellular Biologists
High

Learning Strategies
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemists
Chemists
Very Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Medium

Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

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Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemists
Chemists
Medium
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Molecular and Cellular Biologists
High

Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

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Judgment and Decision Making Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemists
Chemists
Medium
Judgment and Decision Making Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Molecular and Cellular Biologists
High

Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemists
Chemists
Medium
English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Molecular and Cellular Biologists
High

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Chemists
Chemists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Molecular and Cellular Biologists

Licensing

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Licensing for Chemists
Chemists

No license found in Missouri

Licensing for Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Molecular and Cellular Biologists

No license found in Missouri


Certification

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Certification for Chemists
Chemists

6 related certifications

Certification for Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Molecular and Cellular Biologists

4 related certifications

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