Histology Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Histology prepare tissue sample that are used by physicians to determine if the patient has a disease. They prepare the sample by using equipment to thinly slice tissue sample, they then mount the thin slices on microscope slid sans use chemicals to stain them so important structures are visible. Histology specialists work in hospitals, veterinary, pharmacy, or research laboratories.

Average Salary: $22,000-$35,000 (Histologic technicians)

                           $30,000-$50,000 (Histologists)

Educational Requirements:

Students should take the most challenging high school courses in science, math, and English, they also 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 and pass a national examination.

 

Answer: No! I wouldn’t want to be a histology Specialist because I’m not interested.