Also called: Microbiota Bank Technician, FMT Laboratory Technician
Screens and processes stool donated by healthy people into treatments that cure dangerous gut infections like C. diff.
Receives fresh donations from screened donors, weighs and blends them in a sealed hood, filters and freezes them into treatment doses. You track test results that rule out germs, keep chain-of-custody records and ship frozen doses to hospitals. Gross to some, life-saving for patients.
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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 or biology, or lab tech experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Microbiology, Biology.
Growing about average. Tiny field; FDA-approved microbiome drugs are changing how it works.
Low risk for 10 years. Processing donations and handling samples in a sterile hood stays hands-on.
Classes: Biology, Chemistry, Health science.
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