You will prepare reports for physicians to aid in monitoring of pregnancy and diagnosis of cardiac, abdominal, ophthalmic, vascular and other disorders. You will reprogram pacemakers and maintain testing equipment. As a technician or technologist, you will work in a clean, bright, well ventilated hospital or a private medical laboratory, clinic or office. When working with instruments or patients, the work can be physically demanding. Stress levels can be high when working with ill or critically injured patients.
Some instruments pose potential radiation hazards.
Technicians and technologists who work with animals should comfortable working with all kinds of animals. All ten of the respiratory technicians were men. Of the 20 medical laboratory technologists, half were men. All 25 of the radiation technicians and all ten of the cardiology technicians were women. Since post-secondary training is required, the majority are over 25 and the average age in 1995 was 44.