Health Technologists and Technicians Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
3,011K	$27.38	$56,950

Vocational Programs to Prepare Health Technologists and Technicians Career

The following 52 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Health Technologists and Technicians.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Health Technologists and Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	139	$20,397	$1,284	-	-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians, Other	1	-	-	115 Hours	24.00 Months
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	31	-	-	-	-
Nutrition Sciences	4	-	-	40 Hours	14.00 Months
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	37	$10,534	$1,132	339 Hours	6.00 Months
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	260	$16,884	$2,059	397 Hours	13.46 Months
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	428	$18,409	$1,182	301 Hours	10.40 Months
Disease Registry Data Management	3	-	-	-	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	29	$17,787	$1,080	247 Hours	9.33 Months
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	441	$14,974	$741	422 Hours	9.46 Months
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	5	$37,550	$2,170	846 Hours	18.60 Months
Radiologist Assistant	2	-	-	-	-
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	33	$32,368	$1,563	418 Hours	19.56 Months
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician	58	$2,862	$161	79 Hours	2.25 Months
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	14	$34,906	$1,601	647 Hours	16.50 Months
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	614	$4,986	$934	607 Hours	8.86 Months
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	25	$3,000	$1,100	1,780 Hours	12.00 Months
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	60	$32,088	$1,480	1,259 Hours	18.67 Months
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	27	$42,871	$1,901	202 Hours	18.89 Months
Surgical Technology/Technologist	248	$28,401	$2,293	463 Hours	16.86 Months
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	116	$41,328	$2,441	775 Hours	21.92 Months
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	161	$32,286	$2,142	842 Hours	19.71 Months
Cardiopulmonary Technology/Technologist	2	-	-	-	-
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician	4	-	-	-	-
Polysomnography	20	$18,408	$1,207	30 Hours	8.00 Months
Hearing Instrument Specialist	2	-	-	-	-
Mammography Technician/Technology	27	-	-	-	-
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician	60	$36,937	$1,458	684 Hours	19.00 Months
Orthopedic Technology/Technician	3	-	-	-	-
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)	50	$37,575	$1,413	113 Hours	24.00 Months
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	9	$14,074	$400	905 Hours	9.00 Months
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist	2	-	-	-	-
Hematology Technology/Technician	1	-	-	-	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	56	$31,224	$2,678	561 Hours	14.25 Months
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	17	$11,100	$860	1,185 Hours	12.00 Months
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist	4	-	-	-	-
Histologic Technician	10	-	-	-	-
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician	28	$9,752	$673	600 Hours	6.00 Months
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician	92	$14,770	$770	362 Hours	9.14 Months
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)	15	-	-	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	61	$16,440	-	784 Hours	10.00 Months
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician	14	-	-	-	-
Optometric Technician/Assistant	18	-	-	-	-
Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist	17	-	-	-	-
Orthoptics/Orthoptist	1	-	-	-	-
Orthotist/Prosthetist	4	-	-	-	-
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	4	-	-	-	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	11	$4,500	$190	1,400 Hours	10.00 Months
Dietetic Technician	9	$1,095	$200	-	-
Dietitian Assistant	12	-	-	-	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	985	$18,035	$2,032	1,202 Hours	12.85 Months
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)	91	$17,783	$1,994	926 Hours	12.71 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Health Technologists and Technicians

The following 1,833 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Health Technologists and Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.