Career Opportunities

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Salary Range Survey in 2009

$32,000 - $52,000 ($53,500 - $62,400 PRN)

Forensic laboratories

Hospital laboratories

Industry laboratories

Physicians' office laboratories

Public health centers

Reference laboratories

Research facilities

Veterinary laboratories

Medicine and Dentistry

Microbiology and Immunology

Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology

Molecular Biology

Industrial Hygiene

  (also see Advancement Possibilities)

Medical Technologist Rated in top 20 Jobs in America

Medical technologist was ranked in the top 20 list of best jobs.  Two hundred and fifty jobs were rated on factors including outlook, stress levels, work environment, salary, security, benefits, and physical demands. Income growth potential was estimated at 275%. Employment opportunity is expected to increase sharply in coming years.

…Jobs Rated Almanac: The Best and Worst Jobs

  Employment opportunity expected to grow 10-20% by 2006.

…Bureau of Labor Statistics

Seventy percent of medical decisions are based on laboratory test results.

Forsman,RW: Why is the laboratory an afterthought for managed care? Clinical Chemistry 42(5):813-16,1996.