Also called: Certified Tumor Registrar, CTR
Collects detailed data on every cancer patient so researchers can track treatments and survival.
Reads pathology reports and charts to record each cancer's type, stage, and treatment into a national database. That data shapes cancer research and public health decisions nationwide. Many work remotely.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree plus CTR certification.
Ways in: 2-year college, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Health Informatics, Health Information Management.
Growing about average. Steady demand; common remote job.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI is starting to pull cancer type, stage and treatment from records automatically; registrars move to verifying, with fewer openings.
Classes: Biology, Health-science CTE, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-9021.
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