Clinical/Medical Science Professions

Types of Degrees Clinical/Medical Science Professions Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other clinical/medical laboratory science and allied professions graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	574
Basic Certificate	57
Undergraduate Certificate	38
Associate Degree	9

What Clinical/Medical Science Professions Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to other clinical/medical laboratory science and allied professions were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions Majors

Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:

• Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Chemistry - Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
• Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Skills for Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions Majors

A major in other clinical/medical laboratory science and allied professions prepares you for careers in which the following skill-sets are crucial:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Abilities for Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions Majors

As a other clinical/medical laboratory science and allied professions major, you will find yourself needing the following abilities:

• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

What Can You Do With a Clinical/Medical Science Professions Major?

People with a other clinical/medical laboratory science and allied professions degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Cytogenetic Technologists	11.6%	NA
Cytotechnologists	11.6%	NA
Histotechnologists and Histologic Technicians	11.6%	NA
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	14.0%	NA

Who Is Getting an Associate’s Degree in Clinical/Medical Science Professions?

This major is dominated by women with about 78% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of other clinical/medical laboratory science and allied professions majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Clinical/Medical Science Professions

Some degrees associated with other clinical/medical laboratory science and allied professions may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

Find out what the typical degree level is for other clinical/medical laboratory science and allied professions careers below.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	3.5%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	3.1%
Some College Courses	1.0%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	23.6%
Bachelor’s Degree	43.2%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.	19.7%
Master’s Degree	2.8%
Post-Master’s Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master’s degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.	0.8%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.	0.8%
Post-Doctoral Training	0.8%

Online Clinical/Medical Science Professions Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	10	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	6	0
Bachelor’s Degree	6	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	11	1
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Trades Related to Clinical/Medical Science Professions

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to other clinical/medical laboratory science and allied professions.

Major	Number of Grads
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	8,296
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	3,966
Laboratory Technician	3,429
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician	1,193
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	319
Histologic Technician	245
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician	184
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist	147
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist	101
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician	72
Hematology Technology	66
Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist	44

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla under License

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