Also called: Micropropagation Technician
Clones plants from tiny bits of tissue in sterile jars to mass-produce rare or valuable plants.
Works in a sterile hood cutting tiny shoots and placing them on jelly-like growth media; thousands of identical baby plants grow from one parent.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate in horticulture or biotechnology; on-the-job training.
Ways in: 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Horticulture (associate), Biotechnology.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Delicate cutting under sterile hoods is handwork, though robot systems are starting to clone plants.
Classes: Biology, Agriculture or horticulture CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4021.
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