Also called: HLA Technologist, Transplant Immunology Technologist
Tests immune system markers to match organ and bone marrow donors with patients.
Gets a late-night call that a donor kidney is available, runs urgent tissue-typing and crossmatch tests, and helps decide which patient on the waitlist is the best match.
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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 or medical lab science; CHT certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Medical Laboratory Science, Biology.
Growing faster than average. Grows with transplants.
Medium risk for 10 years. Software automates typing and match scores; urgent crossmatches at night and certified sign-off stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, Chemistry, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-2011.
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