Health Sciences Librarian

               Health Sciences Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities:

Health science librarians and library technicians collect and organize medical information and help practitioners find the information they need for a patient care, education, research and administration. Librarians select and acquire books, journals, and other library material. Library technicians assist librarians in organizing collections, shelve books, and other.

Average Salary:   

$20,000 - $30,000 (Library Technicians)  

$35,000 - $55,000 (Librarians)

Education:

Students should take challenging courses in information management, math, science and English in high school. Health sciences library technician training varies by employer. They need to earn an Associate’s degree. Health Science Librarians should earn an undergraduate degree in one of the life sciences and must earn a master's degree in library science from a program that is accredited by the American Library Association.

I wouldn’t want to be Health Sciences Librarian because I want to become a doctor that works in a hospital. 

Clinical Laboratory Specialist

              Clinical Laboratory Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical Laboratory Specialists include Clinical Laboratory Technicians and Clinical Technologists. They are also referred as Medical Laboratory Technicians and Medical Technologists. Both technicians and technologists work to identify, diagnose, and treat diseases. Technicians use microscopes, laboratory equipment’s, chemicals, and computers to perform the procedures. Technologists perform more complex laboratory tests and procedures than technicians. Most clinical laboratory specialist work in hospitals, but are also employed by private practices, medical groups, research laboratories and more.

Salary:

 $20,000 - $28,000 (Clinical laboratory technicians)      

$25,000 - $40,000 (Clinical technologists)

Education:

Students should take challenging courses in science, math, and English when being in high school. An associate’s degree is required to become a clinical laboratory technician. A bachelor’s degree is required to become a clinical technologist.

I wouldn’t want to be a Clinical Laboratory Specialist because it doesn’t really interest me.