Also called: Sterility Assurance Engineer
Designs and validates how medical devices are sterilized before reaching patients.
Plans an ethylene oxide or radiation sterilization cycle for a new catheter, places biological indicator strips in test loads, and proves the process kills every microbe.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in microbiology, biomedical, or chemical engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Microbiology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Data systems automate cycle records; designing and proving sterilization processes in labs and plants stays hands-on.
Classes: AP Chemistry, AP Biology, Algebra II.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2199.
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