Clinical Laboratory Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

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

Salary: $20,000 - $28,000

Education:

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. 

Reflection: 

No i wouldn't want to be a Clinical Laboratory Specialist becuase it doesn't catch my attention.