Also called: High-Containment Lab Technician
Works with dangerous germs like tuberculosis in sealed, high-safety labs.
Dons a respirator and gown, works inside a biosafety cabinet with live TB cultures, and follows strict decontamination steps before leaving the lab.
Estimate.
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 plus specialized containment training.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Microbiology.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Containment work with live dangerous germs is hard to automate; robots help some, but trained hands stay essential.
Classes: Biology, Chemistry, Health science CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4021.
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