Medical Technology Degrees
Career summary: Medical Technologists
Average Salary$53,120 National Average, Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics |
Career OutlookVery Good 11% job growth by 2028, which is much faster than average |
Earn a degree in medical technology from an accredited college
Overview
Why would I want a degree in medical technology?
Medical laboratory technologists (commonly known as medical laboratory scientists) and medical laboratory technicians collect samples and perform tests to analyze body fluids, tissue, and other substances.
Job Description
What does a medical technologist do?
Medical laboratory technologists and technicians typically do the following:
- Analyze body fluids, such as blood, urine, and tissue samples, and record normal or abnormal findings
- Study blood samples for use in transfusions by identifying the number of cells, the cell morphology or the blood group, blood type, and compatibility with other blood types
- Operate sophisticated laboratory equipment, such as microscopes and cell counters
- Use automated equipment and computerized instruments capable of performing a number of tests at the same time
- Log data from medical tests and enter results into a patientâs medical record
- Discuss results and findings of laboratory tests and procedures with physicians
- Supervise or train medical laboratory technicians
Salary
How much does a medical technologist make?
The median annual wage for medical laboratory technologists and technicians was $53,120 in May 2019. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $30,920, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $81,530.
Career Outlook
How popular are jobs in medical technology?
An increase in the aging population will lead to a greater need to diagnose medical conditions, such as cancer or type 2 diabetes, through laboratory procedures. Medical laboratory technologists and technicians will be in demand, to use and maintain the equipment needed for diagnosis and treatment.
Career Path
How do I become a medical technologist?
A bachelorâs degree program in medical laboratory technology includes courses in chemistry, biology, microbiology, mathematics, and statistics, as well as courses in clinical laboratory skills, management, and education. This degree often is known as a medical laboratory scientist degree.
The courses may be offered through a hospital-based program that students attend during their senior year of college. College graduates who major in other sciences and meet a programâs prerequisites, such as having completed required courses in biology and chemistry, also may apply to a medical laboratory science program.
Salary and career outlook data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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