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How to Find a Lab Career

General Information on Pathology and Lab Careers

American Society for Clinical Pathology Career Center
U.S. Department of Labor: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

Information on Specific Careers

Requires high school education

Courier: picks up and delivers specimens and supplies from labs and doctors' offices

Phlebotomist: draws blood from patients

Requires two-year college degree (usually A.A.S.)

Histotechnologist: prepares tissue specimens for examination by pathologist

Requires four-year degree (usually B.S.)

Medical Laboratory Technologist: performs clinical laboratory testing

Cytotechnologist: examines Pap smears and other cell samples for signs of cancer

Requires graduate degree (usually M.S.)

Pathologist Assistant: assists pathologists with preparation and examination of specimens

Requires graduate degree (usually Ph.D.)

Clinical Laboratory Scientist: evaluates the results of clinical laboratory testing

Research Laboratory Scientist: studies the cellular and molecular basis of human disease

Resources for the Development of Early Career Scientists - Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Science Careers - Science Magazine

Requires medical school (M.D.), residency, and sometimes fellowship

Pathologist: a medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis of human diseases