Histology
Specialist
Duties and Responsibilities: Histology Specialist include
both Histologic Technicians and Histologist. Histologists are also referred to
as Histotechnologists.
Both histologic technicians and histologists prepare tissue samples that are
used by physicians to determine if a patient has a disease, dysfunction, or
malignancy.
Histology technicians and
histologists prepare samples by using equipment to thinly slice tissue
samples. They then mount the thin slices on microscope slides and use
chemicals to stain them so important structures are visible.
Histologists perform more
complex and advanced procedures than technicians and often also perform
management functions.
Histology
specialists work in hospital, veterinary, pharmacy, or research laboratories.
Average Salary:
$22,000 - $35,000 (Histologic technicians)
$30,000 - $50,000 (Histologists)
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Educational Requirements:
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Students should take the most
challenging high school courses in science, math, and English. To become a
histologic technician, students must either earn an associate`s degree in the
field and complete a one year internship or complete a long-term training
program in a histopathology lab.
This job seems cool but i`m not
interested in this, because it`s too much work to earn a degree to become a
histology specialists.