Clinical Laboratory Specialist
Duties and responsibilities:
Clinical Laboratory Specialists include both Clinical Laboratory Technicians and Clinical Technologists. These professions are also referred to as Medical Laboratory Technicians or Medical Technologists.
Both technicians and technologists perform laboratory work to identify, diagnose, and treat diseases.
Clinical laboratory technicians use laboratory equipment, chemicals and computers to perform laboratory procedures, and manage laboratory quality control programs. They also prepare culture media. They conduct tests and make reports for clinical technologists or physicians.
Most clinical laboratory specialists work in hospitals, but they are also employed by private practices, medical groups, research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and universities.
Average Salary:
$20,000 - $28,000 (Clinical laboratory technicians)
$25,000 - $40,000 (Clinical technologists)
Educational Requirements:
Students should take the most challenging high school courses in, science, math, and English.
Some training programs may be required to become a clinical laboratory technician.
A bachelor's degree in the field is normally required.
I don't want to be a clinical laboratory specialist, but it sounds interesting. I like the medical field, however this is not what i would like to be.
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