Also called: Lab Courier, Specimen Transport Driver, Organ Transport Courier
Delivers lab samples, medicines, and sometimes organs for transplant between hospitals and labs.
You pick up blood samples from clinics on a tight route and get them to the lab in temperature-controlled boxes. An organ courier might rush a donor heart to an airport at 3 a.m.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Driver's license plus training on handling hazardous medical materials (HIPAA, bloodborne pathogens).
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average. Steady with healthcare demand.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Drones already fly lab samples between some hospitals; road couriers stay common through 2031.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to medical courier companies or labs; they give you the short HIPAA and safety training
Classes: Biology, Driver's education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-5021.
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