Some people say they are lucky. They have been working in colleges and universities since graduation. Like experimenters in many universities, it is actually different in pure scientific research institutes. Our main duty is to ensure the normal operation of the laboratory, assist PI in administrative work and some other experiments. Sometimes it feels a little wasteful. After all, an undergraduate or even a junior college student can do these jobs. The daily workload is not much. When the work efficiency is high, you can basically go to work on time. Of course, money and time are also directly proportional, and income is also obvious. Take Hangzhou as an example. Salaries range from 5000 to 9000. Just graduated may be a starting salary, want to have more salary. It may depend on the arrangement and workload of the research group. It's like a besieged city. People inside feel that the work outside is more challenging, better and more profitable. People outside think that people inside are purer, more suitable for scientific research and more able to develop themselves. But I think most people who come to be research assistants don't love scientific research so much. They may just want to find a buffer period for themselves and get a doctorate. Let yourself develop better in the future. In fact, this is understandable, but what I want to say is that the idea of studying for a doctorate is mostly an excuse for yourself when you start looking for a job in the later stage, or when you don't know your future and want to start studying for a doctorate. Often at this time, you will find that you want to leave the laboratory, but there is no better place to go. The lab's own tutor or other good teachers have long decided to put themselves in a passive situation. With the mentality of looking for a job and starting to submit resumes, many people will think that universities or research institutes have good welfare and work and leisure, but they are not. At present, any scientific research institution is striving for strength, and it also needs efforts to make itself develop better in the future. Some laboratory teachers will do scientific research for laboratory personnel with peace of mind, and their salary will increase with your efforts. There are also some teachers devoted to scientific research. Ignoring your salary level, of course, at this moment, you often feel that your contribution is not proportional to your salary, and there will be a certain gap in your heart. At this time, you must make a good career plan. If you really want to study for a doctorate, seize every opportunity to apply for a doctorate. Don't wait, don't miss.
In your career planning, the job of research assistant may be just an overwork, but I suggest that young people should be more enterprising and not live a comfortable life too early. This job can be a temporary springboard for you, but it won't be a long-term job. You can give yourself a buffer period of just graduated 1-2 years. But it is not recommended that you work as a research assistant by studying for a doctorate. After all, you had the opportunity to apply before you graduated from the master's degree, and you didn't prepare for the exam at that time. In the research assistant work in the next two years, most of the help you may get when applying for a doctorate is only articles, and it is also very little.