Clinical Laboratory Technologists And Technicians Career Opportunities
he technologist’s work biological sciences,
involves detecting, microbiology, mathematics and
diagnosing and treating statistics. Specialized courses
disease. It includes such areas concern the knowledge and skills
as bacteriological, biological, needed in a clinical laboratory,
chemical, hematological, as well as courses in management,
immunologic and microscopic test business and computer
procedures. applications.
Technicians perform less complex Technicians should have an
tests and laboratory procedures. associate degree from a community
or junior college or a
In 2004 there were about 302,000 certificate from a hospital, a
jobs for clinical laboratory vocational or technical school or
technologists and technicians. one of the U.S. Armed Forces.
More than half these jobs were in
hospitals; a large number were in In some states laboratory
offices of physicians and in personnel must be licensed or
medical and diagnostic registered. Certification is a
laboratories. Some jobs were in prerequisite for most jobs and
educational and other health care may be required for advancement.
services.
Clinical laboratory technologists
A technologist requires a and technicians must:
bachelor's degree with a major in
medical technology or in a life •Have good analytical judgment
science. One may also qualify by and be able to work under
combining education, work and pressure.
specialized training. Courses •Have attention to detail,
should include chemistry, •Have good dexterity and normal
color vision, and other microorganisms,
•Follow instructions closely, •analyze the chemical content of
•Have some computer skills and to fluids and match blood for
be good at problem solving. transfusions,
• test for drug levels in the
Job openings are expected to be blood to show how a patient is
very good, as the job openings responding to treatment,
continue to be more than the •prepare specimens for
number of job seekers. Employment examination and look for abnormal
of clinical laboratory workers is cells in blood and body fluids,
expected to grow faster than •analyze the results and relay
average for all occupations them to physicians,
through 2014. •perform complex chemical,
biological, hematological,
How Much Do Clinical Laboratory immunologic, microscopic and
Technologists and Technicians bacteriological tests,
Ern? • type and cross match blood
samples for transfusions,
Median annual earnings of •Evaluate various test results.
technologists was $45,730 in May
2004. Salaries generally ranged I hope this article gives you a
from $32,240 to $63,120. good idea of what is involved in
For technicians the median was the career of a Clinical
$30,840. Salaries generally Laboratory Technologists or
ranged from $20,410 to $45,680. Technician. Health care is the
largest industry in the world. In
On A typical day a Technologist the U.S. about 14 million people
will: work in the health care field.
More new wage and salary jobs are
•look for bacteria, parasites, in health care than in any other
industry. (Some figures from Bureau of Labor Statistics.)
About the Author:
Mike Clark is the director of Health Care Hiring (http://www.healthcarehiring.com) an online portal to the health care and medical community. Check out this website to find out more about career & training opportunities, and nationwide employer contact information, in the health care and medical sector.
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