Histology Specialist

Histology Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

    Histology specialists also called Histology technicians, prepare tissue samples that are used by physicians to determine if a patient has a disease, dysfunction or malignancy. They prepare by using special equipment to tiny slice the tissue samples. Then they out the tiny tissue samples into a microscope for examination. Histologists perform more difficult and advanced procedures than technicians and also perform management functions. 

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

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

Education:

    Students should begin their education in high school and take the most challenging courses in the main subjects available. To become a histologist, students must either earn an associate’s degree in the histology field or complete a one year internship or a long-term training program in a histopathology lab.  They must also pass a national examination

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be a histology Specialist?

No I would not like to become a HS because I do not have patience and not good while under pressure.