What Can I Do with a Major in…

Medical Technology

Medical technologists perform tests and procedures using sophisticated medical equipment to obtain information to help physicians detect, diagnose, and treat diseases. The field of medical technology offers the opportunity to specialize in a number of areas including blood bank technology, clinical chemistry, cytotechnology, hematology, histology, microbiology, and virology. Many medical technologists are employed in hospitals, health agencies, industrial and biomedical laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and research and forensic laboratories. The following occupations represent some career opportunities available to medical technology majors. Some will require additional education. For more information visit the Career Center in Lucina 220.

Audiologist
Biochemist
Biomedical Engineer
Cardiovascular Technologist
Chemist
Clinical Laboratory Technologist
Dental Hygienist
Dental Laboratory Technician
Dietitian
Emergency Medical Technician
Health Services Administrator
Home Health Aide
Medical Laboratory Manager
Medical Laboratory Technician
Medical Records Technician
Medical Records Transcriptionist
Medical Technologist
Microbiologist
Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Nurse
Pharmacy Technician
Pharmacist
Physical Therapist
Physician
Physician Assistant
Psychiatric Technician
Radiologic Technologist
Respiratory Therapist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Surgical Technologist
Technical Writer
Veterinary Laboratory Technologist