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CIP PROGRAM: 51.1008
Histologic Technician.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of histotechnologists and other clinical laboratory scientists, to prepare and process tissue samples and perform routine histologic procedures and tests. Includes instruction in fixation, dehydration, embedding, sectioning, decalcification, microincineration, mounting, routine and special steaming, laboratory mathematics, laboratory procedures and safety, instrumentation and microscopy, computer applications, preparation of museum specimens, and recording and administrative procedures.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 122 14 -
2021 102 9 -
2022 117 12 -
2023 129 19 -
2024 130 12 -
Change +5.74% +35.71% -

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Institutions granting degrees in Histologic Technician.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change

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