History specialist

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Duties and responsibilities: Histology Specialists include both Histologic Technicians and Histologists.  Histologists are also referred to as Histotechnologists.  Both histologic technicians and histologists prepare tissue samples that are used by physicians to determine if a patient has a disease, dysfunction, or malignancy

Salary: $22,000 - $35,000 (Histologic technicians)  
$30,000 - $50,000 (Histologists)

Education: Students should take the most challenging high school courses in science, math, and English. To become a histologist, students must either earn a bachelor's degree that includes a one year clinical internship or complete a long-term training program in a histopathology lab.  They must also pass a national examination.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be a Histology Specialist? Why? Why not?