Also called: Medicinal Larvae Technician
Raises sterile maggots that doctors use to clean infected wounds (FDA-cleared therapy).
Disinfects fly eggs, grows germ-free larvae, packages them into vials, and ships them overnight to hospitals for patients with stubborn wounds.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; lab experience helpful.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Biology.
Growing about average. Tiny niche.
Low risk for 10 years. Sterile rearing is careful lab handwork with little automation; demand depends on wound-care use, not AI.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to the few medical maggot labs (like Monarch Labs) for lab or production tech jobs
Classes: Biology, Microbiology elective, Chemistry, Health science CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 45-2093.
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