Pros and Cons of Working as a Medical Technologist
Medical technologists are always looking for better pay, better hours, and opportunities to advance their careers in the clinical laboratory profession. Those hiring medical technologists often wonder what they can do to keep medical technologists longer term. Data was gathered from 600 medical technologists who have been in the field for at least five years to attempt to answer this question.
Most medical technologists said the reasons they stay in their profession are that they are interested in their work, they have job security, they feel challenged at work, and they have good medical benefits. Medical technologists said they feel that their work is important. Medical technologists also say their work is different each day. Medical technologists also have a lot of independence at work which they enjoy.
When these medical technologists were asked what could keep them in the field long term they said it would help if they had salaries equivalent to nursing salaries. Medical technologists said it would also help if individuals were recognized by those outside of the laboratory. The recognition that medical technologists seek is more from physicians, nurses, and administrators than from patients or the public.
Medical technologists could help to improve their field by working to increase recognition of the value of their work. If medical technologists were able to gain recognition from hospital administrators, the administrators might work harder to increase medical technologists’ salaries. This could help to solve both main problems that medical technologists have with their field.
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