Biochemist Techincian
Working long hours to keep you healthy! Rahma Mohamed Hour 4
Basic Information
- Biochemist Technicians are also called Medical Technicians.
- They run tests using body fluid, cell, or tissue samples.
- Cultivate samples of patients' living cells in labs.
- Identify diseases such as leukemia, arthritis, or bone cancer.
- You need a bachelor's degree in medical technology.
- May need a license but not always. Varies from state to state.
- For and entry you will get paid $139,580 annually and $19.03 an hour.
- Technologists usually work 40 hours a week, may work night shifts, weekends, and overtime.
- Work areas are usually hospital laboratories and clinical laboratories.
- May also work with instruments in sales or service, specializing in pharmaceuticals or research.
What do you need to do to succeed in this career?
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Biology
- Calculus
- Chemistry
- and Medical Terminology.
- Participation in a Tech Prep program may be a valuable high school experience.
Some helpful Undergraduate Courses are:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Clinical Chemistry
- Clinical Laboratory Techniques
- Clinical Microbiology
- Clinical Microscope
- General, Organic, and Biochemistry
- Hematology
- Immunohematology
- Immunology and Serology
- Instrumentation in the Clinical Laboratory
- Medical Terminology
- Mycology and Parasitology
- Transfusion Medicine
- Urinalysis and Body Fluids
What colleges can you attend to earn a degree for this career?
Associations/Professional Organization for this Career
1.) American Society of Clinical Pathologist
Address: 33 West Monroe Street, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312-541-4999
Website : ascp.org
2.) The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
1861 International Drive, Suite 200
McLean, VA 22102
Phone: 571.748.3770
Website : ascls .org
Job Advertisement
Diseases are a horrible that thing many people around the world die from every single day. The Hospital of Disease Prevention wants Biochemist Technicians to join our team to help stop these dreaded diseases by studying tissue samples in our state of the art labs. Join us and work long hours for the benefit of our community. We are like a family and want you to join. Bachelor Degree required and a license. Licensing laws vary from state to state. You work about 40 hours a week and make $19.00 an hour. Please call today to apply for our job opening. Call us at 1(800) 546-9736 to apply.