Clinical laboratory Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical Laboratory specialists include both clinical laboratory technologists and Clinical technologists. These professions are also referred to as medical laboratory technicians or medical technologists. Both technicians and technologists perform laboratory work to identify, diagnose, and treat disease.

Clinical technologists perform more complex laboratory tests and procedures than technicians. They also supervise technicians, confirm their tests, and mange laboratory quality control programs.

Clinical laboratory technicians use microscopes, laboratory equipment, chemicals and computers to perform laboratory procedures. They collect blood specimens and prepare culture media. They conduct tests and prepare reports for clinical technologists or physicians.

Average Salary: $20,000 - $28,000(clinical laboratory)

                                $25,000- $40,000( Clinical technologists)

Educational Requirements:

Students should take the most challenging high school courses in, science, math, and English.

An associate's degree in the field or completion of a specialized in-house training program is required to become a clinical laboratory technician.

A bachelor's degree in the field is normally required to become a clinical technologist , employers accept an associate's degree and extensive clinical experience as a substitute.  Many technologists pursue additional graduate education or specialized training to advance their careers in clinical chemistry, blood banking, and microbiology.

 I would like to work in this field because I like to help people and I like medicine so it’s a perfect combination.