History
Specialist
Duties
and Responsibilities: Histology Specialists
include both Histologic Technicians and Histologists. 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.
Salary: $22,000 - $35,000 (Histologic technicians) $30,000 -
$50,000 (Histologists)
Education: 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. They must also pass a national examination.
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