Also called: Organ Recovery Coordinator, Donor Coordinator
Coordinates organ donation, from supporting donor families to getting organs to recipients in time.
Gets paged when a patient is declared brain-dead, works with the family, manages the donor's body to keep organs healthy, runs the national matching list, and coordinates surgical teams flying in from other states. Shifts can last 24+ hours.
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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. Usually an RN, paramedic, or science graduate; CPTC certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Nursing, Biology.
Growing faster than average. Growing with transplant volumes.
Low risk for 10 years. Matching software speeds up logistics; supporting grieving families and managing donors in real time stay deeply human.
Classes: Biology, Psychology, Chemistry, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-9099.
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