Also called: Tissue Bank Recovery Technician
Recovers donated bone, skin, heart valves, and corneas from donors so they can help living patients.
Tissue recovery techs travel to hospitals and medical examiner offices at any hour, perform careful sterile recoveries, and package tissue that may help burn victims or restore someone's sight.
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 degree in a health or science field; certified tissue bank specialist credential.
Ways in: 2-year college, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Surgical Technology, Biology, Mortuary Science.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). BLS 2025-35 projection band for SOC 29-2099: Faster than average (5% to 6%).
Low risk for 10 years. Sterile recovery of bone, skin and corneas from donors at any hour is skilled hands-on work.
Classes: AP Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, Chemistry, Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-2099.
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