Lab Technician | What I do & how much I make | Part 1 | Khan Academy

[@zahsum]

Currently graduating with my BS in Biology next week. Got interviewed today for lab tech position. I hope to work as a lab tech during this gap year before I apply to medical school! Cheers.

[@yasmin90s]

update?

[@zahsum]

@@yasmin90s I have my third interview tomorrow actually! So many interviews!

[@yasmin90s]

@@zahsum goodluck!!

[@cutthelandline]

how exciting! congrats on the third interview! i'm also a lab tech and i filmed a "come to work with me" vlog so maybe that'll help you get a sense of what the job is like. Good luck!!!

[@zahsum]

Siiiiick, just got a call. Got the job!

[@acetylcholine3656]

They dont tell you that a lab tech associates degree can lead to other careers that dont require a bachelors that pay more than 50k and up to 120k.

[@nigerianhurr90]

Leon Wellz what are those? I’m currently in school for my associates in medical lab tech

[@acetylcholine3656]

Anthonia Orji Thefew that I was told about are just the tip of whats out there. Pathologist assistants make about 80-90k and most colleges only hire lab scientists with experience. You can be a preventative maintenance tech (which from what i was told from my instructor) that you could make 100k a year, an application specialist for one of the big companies (siemens pay better, sysmex, etc.) you teach lab personnel how to work the machines 80-120k, traveling lab techs make good money (about 60-70k; more than or equal to MLS/CLS/MT), you can travel to other countries and inspect other lab instruments and processing which is also 80-100k, and right now i am planning on doing a cytotechnology program which cytologists make 65-75k PLUS a bonus since they are so scarce. Thats only the ones i can remember i was told about. Its TRULY an underrated field. Also if you want to take it a step further if you had the time and money, you could become a DCLS (doctor of clinical lab science) and yes its real and brand new BUT they are looking for experience and not fresh graduates. There are so many opportunities and options.

[@88PLR]

Indeed

[@serenitybeats1677]

Leon Wellz really? That’s awesome! I don’t get why my teachers push me to get a bachelors degree

[@HrvatskiHistory]

Would it be easier to go to other countries with this career for work. I’m a US student that loves Iceland currently studying for MLT if I were to learn Icelandic would it be easier to move there as an MLT with this career?

[@Nocturnal_Deity]

Getting my bachelors in biochemistry right now. I’m so glad I started at community, as I’m finishing all my chemistry, biology, physics and math with $0.00 debt. About to transfer soon and I couldn’t be happier and more excited to work in a lab!!! Favorite thing to do is gel electrophoresis or spectrometry. Titrations are awesome too. But then again farming cultures sounds good too, but the fridges are so loud! Ahhh I can’t decide

[@nijahwyatt5047]

グール omg I am at a community college as well studying biology. Is their any advice you can share??

[@Nocturnal_Deity]

Passion Art biology is very heavy on reading so the best advice I can give you is to try and picture things with drawings to better layout how certain processes might work together move toward. Best of luck

[@rezi2149]

Hi! Can you tell what are other classes are required before you transfer, other than those you mentioned? And how long is the program where you plan to transfer?

[@Nocturnal_Deity]

Rezi 21 it depends on your major really. The best advice I can give you is to check in with your counselor. They will plan out your entire schedule and help guide you.

[@lopez12345ml]

@@nijahwyatt5047 so did you graduate yet ?

[@johnsigmon7707]

That man is adorable!

[@johnsigmon7707]

Adam Kue no duh. Besides you wouldn't call me that to my face you wouldn't have one left.

[@CarspottingWrick]

Adam Kue LMAOOOOO THAT NIGGA GAY💀

[@zuhairreza]

Agree!

[@oscarmcgill6446]

@@CarspottingWrick you little dead shit.

[@HappyMomma412]

I am so sorry, John, that I can not shield you from the ignorance of some people. God bless you and your loved ones. 💜🌈🙏🏾🦋

[@The.Wandering.Appalachian]

I have a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science. Got an interview for a lab tech role, and I can't wait !

[@citlalivillegas9298]

I’m getting a bachelors in traditional biology with a minor in chem . Lab tech sounds about right

[@yulizatafoyaalvarado121]

I love his honesty

[@thatsprettygood0]

That is the oldest looking 23 year old I've ever seen

[@cheyennemurray4491]

Exactlt

[@crappyaccount]

Holy shit he's 23?!

[@gustavomaspersonal]

Dude come on! Would you dare say that to his face? That's extremely impolite and rude

[@thatsprettygood0]

@@gustavomaspersonal of course I wouldn’t I’m not stupid , that’s why I’m saying it over the safety of the internet.

[@megapham1]

I’m 22 and I look like a kid next to him lmaooo

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

this is an awesome career.. I really want to get into this industry! im doing an apprenticeship in this awesome career

[@cassgreen5813]

me too!

[@H3_N_Cl]

Three

[@cutthelandline]

wished i saw this video BEFORE i got a job as a clinical research coordinator and lab technician HAHAH i filmed a COME TO WORK W/ ME vlog so it might be a helpful video too to get to know what it's like to work in this field :)

[@lydiahiksan1232]

It's 2022, I was just offered an entry level lab tech position at MIT for 60,000 a year, so ask for more money

[@peaori]

how much can one earn with a PHD in biotech

[@lydiahiksan1232]

@@peaori prolly 6 figures. If you're a lab supervisor at Harvard they pay 6 figures. You also could be a director of a lab making that much. You can make a lot but it's good to look at job openings that ask for a PhD and see what it states as the starting salary. : )

[@peaori]

@@lydiahiksan1232 could a phd in pathology with a 5 years experience as a medical/clinical lab scientist also give you a 6 figure salary

[@lydiahiksan1232]

@@peaori I think at that point you're a med tech or could go for a med tech licensure which can be $80,000 per year

[@TheBigpapax30]

​@@lydiahiksan1232 How is that even possible?😱. I guess it depends on the State or location?

[@Flix_locco]

I love the "s" sound

[@j03man44]

47k a year at MIT? What a ripoff.

[@Shawn-ms4gf]

With a regular job you can make 60k or more a year lmao

[@tamaica7770]

Lol i hear 3 7 000 a year.

[@fatimasaidu8183]

Amazing! Thanks a lot

[@slow.vq355]

Im getting an associates in biology... is it useless?? Or will i get hired somewhere,, located in texas

[@Nocturnal_Deity]

pablo mccarty you’ll be hired on similarly to this guy. Of course I recommend you get an internship or apprenticeship while you are in school to better your odds of getting a job quicker. The key is to gain experience and continue to find jobs that can teach and pay you more. Best of luck

[@CS-er9xv]

It's useless if you're trying to be a lab tech. If you wanna be a lab tech with an associates degree then you have to have gone thru the MLT program and be certified by ASCP or another accrediting agency. However if you have a bachelors in biology, SOME hospitals hire those people without being certified as an MT.

[@buffycatnip]

apply to st genetics in texas to be lab technician

[@xx112267]

Start looking for co op/internship programs, and do classes that require lab. Once you go through a process in lab safe the protocols and what you learned. That way you can put it on a resume. That’s how I got my research assistant job (basically a lab technician). There is a difference between lab technician and medical lab technician just FYI. Most places require a certification program for a medical lab technician.

[@JulissaMatthews]

How long does it take to study this career?

[@kallidulin2937]

lab technician is an associates degree (i'm in that), and lab technologist is a bachelors degree. I think normally L. technologists usually start as a L. tech .

[@88PLR]

1 KZbin video for any career 😭😭😭

[@duckdad6768]

I don’t know how long it takes but I am almost certain this man has one of the nerdiest voices I’ve ever heard. 9/10 chance he got atomic wedgies as a child.

[@jessijamescollection2017]

Associate's degree (lab technician) 2 years Bachelor's degree (lab technologist) 4 years

[@lemonlimesnout]

Theres something endearing about him... cute! 😘😛😜

[@willthomas7950]

keep up the good work.

[@PremBhatia]

I am #prembhatia and I am a Lab technician...

[@landon-7316]

23? Dude is 30

[@JustAway9]

he looks 40

[@bigredone1030]

its that stress bro

[@citlalivillegas9298]

Fr lmfaoo like .......

[@88PLR]

He look like yo Daddy 🤣🤣

[@AkoonAkoon-y9i]

how to meet with this hospital

[@dcfear8862]

I’m sorry but there is no way he’s 23. I can see 43 being his real age.

[@Miracle_Naomie]

Ma shaaalah

[@farmgirl7891]

What if I did bad in micro?

[@farmgirl7891]

LUCY LOVE what if I didn’t do so good in Microbiology? I got a C- in college ?

[@Nocturnal_Deity]

Degree is really all that matters. Jobs can’t see you’re transcripts. It doesn’t matter if it takes you 8 years to get a bachelors or 2 years, the paper doesn’t say much. Think of it like a diploma... I recommend you intern or do a job study while you’re in school. Experience is great!

[@srreal4821]

I passed microbiology with exams that actually got more than 100% on multiple exams. Even so it wasnt for me. Microbiology was fun. If you have drive and love for it than go for it no matter what grade u get initially.

[@Sadboy80629]

Fund your own laboratory and hire yourself

[@Boona26]

he looks way older than 23

[@fizabano9590]

Sir I want to do job

[@zahraaal-burkat327]

this is filmed like it's in The Office

[@marwaAM-yq]

technician so u only study two years?

[@bkaur92]

Hello.. m doing chemical laboratory analysis PG diploma in Canada. I have done masters in chemistry from india my back home. Please suggest me how can i get the job in Canada. Anyone please help me this, i would b so thankful to that person. I really want to do my field job. If anyone knows any job related to my study plzz let me know. Thank you so much... hope i'll get expected answer

[@karansahota4858]

Any luck since last year? I am doing similar program in Manitoba, currently in the phase of life when you watched this video.

[@bkaur92]

@@karansahota4858 did you get your job?

[@karansahota4858]

Not yet but within next few months I have to get one for coop and to graduate

[@bkaur92]

Oh okk. Gud luck

[@thuyngo3851]

Hay quá

[@crazylazylee892]

It sucks I used to be like him

[@isaacfrancis2820]

What changed your ways?

[@crazylazylee892]

@@isaacfrancis2820 Jealous teachers rigging my education so I can’t get the grades to work in the Field

[@isaacfrancis2820]

@@crazylazylee892 what field of work did you end up going to instead?

[@crazylazylee892]

@@isaacfrancis2820 Tesco it’s the only option I had left and it’s hell

[@SacredQuack]

This guy looks like in his 30s and not 23 hahaha

[@peacepeace5788]

Exactly I’m 28 but I look way way younger than him

[@janethcotarobles3536]

Only 47k??

[@sarahlisa4627]

.....you're 23?

[@liawhitney2202]

Looks 42

[@father5946]

That's the oldest 23-year-old I've ever seen in my life. Bro's at least 30. Bro lied about his age.

[@kayhong939]

America is great!

[@Patrick-cy2zh]

Kay Hong make it great again

[@serenity6831]

NOT

[@Patrick-cy2zh]

serenity6831 how dare you

[@pendulousphallus]

I ain't seen a "not joke" in nigh-on fifteen years!

[@88PLR]

Hong Kong is better

[@deyvismejia7529]

37k a year? I’m gonna cry

[@mr.O-theOtter]

This is from 6 years ago.. and depends what city/state you work in.

[@kevinmagana9086]

He said 47k a year, my state pays $58k

[@estelamino6356]

As a lab technician do u draw blood..too .???

[@adrianbakalyar2118]

I don't think so, phlebotomists are the ones who usually draw blood

[@ggraciee77]

Smaller hospitals with a lab sometimes have the med techs draw blood too

[@mrnarason]

That pay sucks

[@crystalboles4615]

Victor P. It’s not that bad being that you only need an AAS for it.

[@razzmatazz7198]

Psh that pay is dope af, son.

[@coogibeatsandproductions7559]

its about the national average, but I wouldn't say the pay is dope at all

[@journey4109]

Why are you so greedy... not all occupations only about money !

[@dawnthompson9149]

@@journey4109 that pay does suck how you going to survive off $3000 a year?!?!?! There are health jobs paying $80,000 to $180,000

[@MrYega-zq7rz]

getting paid below median income. nice. rather work at walmart with no degree.

[@koerd85]

Ehhheeeeeewwwwwwuuuwww

[@kimberlykoerner3078]

Stop!!!! Lmao

[@lopez12345ml]

I don’t get it lol

[@koerd85]

My wife, i side joke lol

[@caramia1042]

You lost me with "synthetic " , mRna , DNA gene therapy. Alas ! SARS Cov is here . Not good.

[@stedminnshivers4262]

He thinks he’s a neurosurgeon

[@NhungNguyen-ev6zl]

Hay quá

[@novaduh]

That is the oldest looking 23 year old I’ve ever seen

[@sam2theammyk9]

yup studying all night will kill ya