Also called: Certified Tissue Bank Specialist, CTBS
Processes and stores donated human tissue like bone, skin, and heart valves for transplant.
Works in a cleanroom to shape donated bone into grafts for spine surgery, tests tissue for infections, and tracks every piece from donor to patient.
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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 biology; AATB CTBS certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Biology.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Tracking software and automated testing help; shaping grafts in a cleanroom and quality judgment stay hands-on.
Classes: Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy and physiology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4021.
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