Histology Technicians

85% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

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Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians' was $60,780, or $29 per hour

'Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians' were paid 26.5% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Comments

WA HT 14 days ago

At the time of commenting, this page reads, "These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment."
This is... fully not true.
Histology involves tons of human judgment and case-by-case variability. That's not even mentioning the need for finger dexterity and fine motor skill flexibility. Won't be automated anytime soon (if ever!).
An exception is auto-stainers, but even those need human techs to repair and maintain.

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Mary (Low) 14 days ago

I am a histology technician and troubleshooting is too complex and needed too often for a robot to do anytime soon. Every slide needs to be evaluated immediately for quality before being stained and each block needs different treatment.

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H (Low) 5 months ago

Because a lot of factors have to be played in when it comes to a job in histology, for example, tissue thickness, the processing of tissue cutting differently and at different speeds, depending on what kind of tissue it is and visual necessities, because sometimes you need to be able to look at your waterbath to see if a tissue section is adequately faced

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