Also called: Tube System Technician, Pneumatic Tube System Mechanic
Maintains the hidden network of air-powered tubes that zips blood samples and medicines across a hospital in seconds.
Inside hospital walls run miles of plastic tubes. Carriers holding blood or pills shoot through at about 20 miles an hour, switched between floors by diverters and blowers. The tech fixes jammed carriers, replaces worn parts, and tracks system data so a lab sample never gets lost.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Electrical or HVAC/mechanical training; trained by tube system companies.
Ways in: Trade school, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Electrical Technology (2-year), HVAC Technology (trade school).
Growing about average. Most large hospitals use tube systems.
Low risk for 10 years. Software tracks carriers and flags faults, but clearing jams and fixing blowers is hands-on.
Classes: Electronics CTE class, Physics, Shop class.
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