Have you ever wondered what kind of jobs you can get with an associate degree in laboratory sciences? The following are two examples of positions that are open to graduates who pursue a degree in this field.
Description: Public Health Laboratory Technicians assist Public Health Microbiologists by performing and initiating routine biological tests. They weigh, prepare, and sterilize culture media and reagents for testing, as well as perform courier services.
Salary: $32,800 — $35,700
Job Duties: Performs courier services, weighs, prepares and sterilizes cultures, assist in autopsying animals, prepares cultures and biochemical setups for microbiologists, assist in application of quality control standard, process and label reagents and solutions, discards test setups after each testing is completed, and assist in training of laboratory personnel.
Hocking College in Nelsonville, OH offers a Laboratory Science program. In two years, you could graduate with an Associate of Applied Science in Laboratory Sciences.
In order to participate in a medical laboratory science educational program, students must be able to comply with program-designated essential functions, or request reasonable accommodations to execute the following functions:
For more information on Hocking College’s Laboratory Sciences program, contact Medical Lab Technologies Program Manager, Kimberly Ephlin, by email at ephlink@hocking.edu or by phone at (740) 753-6356.