Lab Technician | What I do & how much I make | Part 1

Lab Technician | What I do & how much I make | Part 1 | Khan Academy

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Brian talks about his responsibilities and compensation as a research associate (lab technician) in the Weiss Lab for Synthetic Biology at MIT. This video is part of a series on Khan Academy covering the responsibilities, requirements, and financial aspects of careers.
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@Nocturnal_Deity 4 жыл бұрын

Getting my bachelors in biochemistry right now. I’m so glad I started at community, as I’m finishing all my chemistry, biology, physics and math with $0.00 debt. About to transfer soon and I couldn’t be happier and more excited to work in a lab!!! Favorite thing to do is gel electrophoresis or spectrometry. Titrations are awesome too. But then again farming cultures sounds good too, but the fridges are so loud! Ahhh I can’t decide

@nijahwyatt5047 4 жыл бұрын

グール omg I am at a community college as well studying biology. Is their any advice you can share??

@Nocturnal_Deity 4 жыл бұрын

Passion Art biology is very heavy on reading so the best advice I can give you is to try and picture things with drawings to better layout how certain processes might work together move toward. Best of luck

@rezi2149 4 жыл бұрын

Hi! Can you tell what are other classes are required before you transfer, other than those you mentioned? And how long is the program where you plan to transfer?

@Nocturnal_Deity 4 жыл бұрын

Rezi 21 it depends on your major really. The best advice I can give you is to check in with your counselor. They will plan out your entire schedule and help guide you.

@lopez12345ml 3 жыл бұрын

@@nijahwyatt5047 so did you graduate yet ?

@acetylcholine3656 5 жыл бұрын

They dont tell you that a lab tech associates degree can lead to other careers that dont require a bachelors that pay more than 50k and up to 120k.

@nigerianhurr90 5 жыл бұрын

Leon Wellz what are those? I’m currently in school for my associates in medical lab tech

@acetylcholine3656 5 жыл бұрын

Anthonia Orji Thefew that I was told about are just the tip of whats out there. Pathologist assistants make about 80-90k and most colleges only hire lab scientists with experience. You can be a preventative maintenance tech (which from what i was told from my instructor) that you could make 100k a year, an application specialist for one of the big companies (siemens pay better, sysmex, etc.) you teach lab personnel how to work the machines 80-120k, traveling lab techs make good money (about 60-70k; more than or equal to MLS/CLS/MT), you can travel to other countries and inspect other lab instruments and processing which is also 80-100k, and right now i am planning on doing a cytotechnology program which cytologists make 65-75k PLUS a bonus since they are so scarce. Thats only the ones i can remember i was told about. Its TRULY an underrated field. Also if you want to take it a step further if you had the time and money, you could become a DCLS (doctor of clinical lab science) and yes its real and brand new BUT they are looking for experience and not fresh graduates. There are so many opportunities and options.

@88PLR 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@serenitybeats1677 4 жыл бұрын

Leon Wellz really? That’s awesome! I don’t get why my teachers push me to get a bachelors degree

@sarahconnor9978 4 жыл бұрын

Would it be easier to go to other countries with this career for work. I’m a US student that loves Iceland currently studying for MLT if I were to learn Icelandic would it be easier to move there as an MLT with this career?

@johnsigmon7707 6 жыл бұрын

That man is adorable!

@johnsigmon7707 6 жыл бұрын

Adam Kue no duh. Besides you wouldn't call me that to my face you wouldn't have one left.

@CarspottingWrick 5 жыл бұрын

Adam Kue LMAOOOOO THAT NIGGA GAY💀

@zuhairreza 5 жыл бұрын

Agree!

@oscarmcgill6446 4 жыл бұрын

@@CarspottingWrick you little dead shit.

@HappyMomma412 4 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry, John, that I can not shield you from the ignorance of some people. God bless you and your loved ones. 💜🌈🙏🏾🦋

@citlalivillegas9298 4 жыл бұрын

I’m getting a bachelors in traditional biology with a minor in chem . Lab tech sounds about right

@zahsum 3 жыл бұрын

Currently graduating with my BS in Biology next week. Got interviewed today for lab tech position. I hope to work as a lab tech during this gap year before I apply to medical school! Cheers.

@yasmin90s 3 жыл бұрын

update?

@zahsum 3 жыл бұрын

@@yasmin90s I have my third interview tomorrow actually! So many interviews!

@yasmin90s 3 жыл бұрын

@@zahsum goodluck!!

@cutthelandline 3 жыл бұрын

how exciting! congrats on the third interview! i'm also a lab tech and i filmed a "come to work with me" vlog so maybe that'll help you get a sense of what the job is like. Good luck!!!

@zahsum 3 жыл бұрын

Siiiiick, just got a call. Got the job!

@yulizatafoyaalvarado121 5 жыл бұрын

I love his honesty

@fatimasaidu8183 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thanks a lot

@cutthelandline 3 жыл бұрын

wished i saw this video BEFORE i got a job as a clinical research coordinator and lab technician HAHAH i filmed a COME TO WORK W/ ME vlog so it might be a helpful video too to get to know what it's like to work in this field :)

@Flix_locco 4 жыл бұрын

I love the "s" sound

@willthomas7950 3 жыл бұрын

keep up the good work.

@ahmadtheaviationlover1937 6 жыл бұрын

this is an awesome career.. I really want to get into this industry! im doing an apprenticeship in this awesome career

@cassgreen5813 5 жыл бұрын

me too!

@H3_N_Cl 4 жыл бұрын

Three

@Miracle_Naomie 3 жыл бұрын

Ma shaaalah

@lydiahiksan1232 2 жыл бұрын

It's 2022, I was just offered an entry level lab tech position at MIT for 60,000 a year, so ask for more money

@peaori Жыл бұрын

how much can one earn with a PHD in biotech

@lydiahiksan1232 Жыл бұрын

@@peaori prolly 6 figures. If you're a lab supervisor at Harvard they pay 6 figures. You also could be a director of a lab making that much. You can make a lot but it's good to look at job openings that ask for a PhD and see what it states as the starting salary. : )

@peaori Жыл бұрын

@@lydiahiksan1232 could a phd in pathology with a 5 years experience as a medical/clinical lab scientist also give you a 6 figure salary

@lydiahiksan1232 Жыл бұрын

@@peaori I think at that point you're a med tech or could go for a med tech licensure which can be $80,000 per year

@TheBigpapax30 Жыл бұрын

@@lydiahiksan1232 How is that even possible?😱. I guess it depends on the State or location?

@PremBhatia 3 жыл бұрын

I am #prembhatia and I am a Lab technician...

@fizabano9590 3 жыл бұрын

Sir I want to do job

@thuyngo3851 2 жыл бұрын

Hay quá

@slow.vq355 4 жыл бұрын

Im getting an associates in biology... is it useless?? Or will i get hired somewhere,, located in texas

@Nocturnal_Deity 4 жыл бұрын

pablo mccarty you’ll be hired on similarly to this guy. Of course I recommend you get an internship or apprenticeship while you are in school to better your odds of getting a job quicker. The key is to gain experience and continue to find jobs that can teach and pay you more. Best of luck

@CS-er9xv 4 жыл бұрын

It's useless if you're trying to be a lab tech. If you wanna be a lab tech with an associates degree then you have to have gone thru the MLT program and be certified by ASCP or another accrediting agency. However if you have a bachelors in biology, SOME hospitals hire those people without being certified as an MT.

@buffycatnip 4 жыл бұрын

apply to st genetics in texas to be lab technician

@xx112267 3 жыл бұрын

Start looking for co op/internship programs, and do classes that require lab. Once you go through a process in lab safe the protocols and what you learned. That way you can put it on a resume. That’s how I got my research assistant job (basically a lab technician). There is a difference between lab technician and medical lab technician just FYI. Most places require a certification program for a medical lab technician.

@j03man44 3 жыл бұрын

47k a year at MIT? What a ripoff.

@Shawn-ms4gf 2 жыл бұрын

With a regular job you can make 60k or more a year lmao

@tamaica7770 Жыл бұрын

Lol i hear 3 7 000 a year.

@user-pq4wf3wn8z 6 ай бұрын

how to meet with this hospital

@lemonlimesnout 6 жыл бұрын

Theres something endearing about him... cute! 😘😛😜

@zahraaal-burkat327 Жыл бұрын

this is filmed like it's in The Office

@landon-7316 3 жыл бұрын

23? Dude is 30

@JulissaMatthews 4 жыл бұрын

How long does it take to study this career?

@kallidulin2937 4 жыл бұрын

lab technician is an associates degree (i'm in that), and lab technologist is a bachelors degree. I think normally L. technologists usually start as a L. tech .

@88PLR 4 жыл бұрын

1 KZfaq video for any career 😭😭😭

@duckdad6768 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t know how long it takes but I am almost certain this man has one of the nerdiest voices I’ve ever heard. 9/10 chance he got atomic wedgies as a child.

@jessijamescollection2017 4 жыл бұрын

Associate's degree (lab technician) 2 years Bachelor's degree (lab technologist) 4 years

@marwaAM-yq Жыл бұрын

technician so u only study two years?

@janethcotarobles3536 2 жыл бұрын

Only 47k??

@dcfear8862 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry but there is no way he’s 23. I can see 43 being his real age.

@thatsprettygood0 3 жыл бұрын

That is the oldest looking 23 year old I've ever seen

@cheyennemurray4491 3 жыл бұрын

Exactlt

@crappyaccount 3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit he's 23?!

@gustavomaspersonal 3 жыл бұрын

Dude come on! Would you dare say that to his face? That's extremely impolite and rude

@thatsprettygood0 3 жыл бұрын

@@gustavomaspersonal of course I wouldn’t I’m not stupid , that’s why I’m saying it over the safety of the internet.

@megapham1 3 жыл бұрын

I’m 22 and I look like a kid next to him lmaooo

@Boona26 11 ай бұрын

he looks way older than 23

@farmgirl7891 5 жыл бұрын

What if I did bad in micro?

@farmgirl7891 5 жыл бұрын

LUCY LOVE what if I didn’t do so good in Microbiology? I got a C- in college ?

@Nocturnal_Deity 4 жыл бұрын

Degree is really all that matters. Jobs can’t see you’re transcripts. It doesn’t matter if it takes you 8 years to get a bachelors or 2 years, the paper doesn’t say much. Think of it like a diploma... I recommend you intern or do a job study while you’re in school. Experience is great!

@srreal4821 4 жыл бұрын

I passed microbiology with exams that actually got more than 100% on multiple exams. Even so it wasnt for me. Microbiology was fun. If you have drive and love for it than go for it no matter what grade u get initially.

@Sadboy80629 3 жыл бұрын

Fund your own laboratory and hire yourself

@bkaur92 5 жыл бұрын

Hello.. m doing chemical laboratory analysis PG diploma in Canada. I have done masters in chemistry from india my back home. Please suggest me how can i get the job in Canada. Anyone please help me this, i would b so thankful to that person. I really want to do my field job. If anyone knows any job related to my study plzz let me know. Thank you so much... hope i'll get expected answer

@karansahota4858 3 жыл бұрын

Any luck since last year? I am doing similar program in Manitoba, currently in the phase of life when you watched this video.

@bkaur92 3 жыл бұрын

@@karansahota4858 did you get your job?

@karansahota4858 3 жыл бұрын

Not yet but within next few months I have to get one for coop and to graduate

@bkaur92 3 жыл бұрын

Oh okk. Gud luck

@therealbologna2 5 жыл бұрын

he looks 40

@bigredone1030 5 жыл бұрын

its that stress bro

@citlalivillegas9298 4 жыл бұрын

Fr lmfaoo like .......

@88PLR 4 жыл бұрын

He look like yo Daddy 🤣🤣

@sarahlisa4627 4 жыл бұрын

.....you're 23?

@liawhitney2202 4 жыл бұрын

Looks 42

@kayhong939 6 жыл бұрын

America is great!

@Patrick-cy2zh 6 жыл бұрын

Kay Hong make it great again

@serenity6831 6 жыл бұрын

NOT

@Patrick-cy2zh 6 жыл бұрын

serenity6831 how dare you

@pendulousphallus 6 жыл бұрын

I ain't seen a "not joke" in nigh-on fifteen years!

@88PLR 4 жыл бұрын

Hong Kong is better

@estelamino6356 3 жыл бұрын

As a lab technician do u draw blood..too .???

@adrianbakalyar2118 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think so, phlebotomists are the ones who usually draw blood

@ggraciee77 3 жыл бұрын

Smaller hospitals with a lab sometimes have the med techs draw blood too

@deyvismejia7529 7 ай бұрын

37k a year? I’m gonna cry

@mr.O-theOtter 6 ай бұрын

This is from 6 years ago.. and depends what city/state you work in.

@kevinmagana9086 4 ай бұрын

He said 47k a year, my state pays $58k

@crazylazylee892 3 жыл бұрын

It sucks I used to be like him

@isaacfrancis2820 2 жыл бұрын

What changed your ways?

@crazylazylee892 2 жыл бұрын

@@isaacfrancis2820 Jealous teachers rigging my education so I can’t get the grades to work in the Field

@isaacfrancis2820 2 жыл бұрын

@@crazylazylee892 what field of work did you end up going to instead?

@crazylazylee892 2 жыл бұрын

@@isaacfrancis2820 Tesco it’s the only option I had left and it’s hell

@SacredQuack 2 жыл бұрын

This guy looks like in his 30s and not 23 hahaha

@peacepeace5788 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly I’m 28 but I look way way younger than him

@father5946 5 ай бұрын

That's the oldest 23-year-old I've ever seen in my life. Bro's at least 30. Bro lied about his age.

@MrYega-zq7rz 6 ай бұрын

getting paid below median income. nice. rather work at walmart with no degree.

@koerd85 3 жыл бұрын

Ehhheeeeeewwwwwwuuuwww

@kimberlykoerner3078 3 жыл бұрын

Stop!!!! Lmao

@lopez12345ml 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t get it lol

@koerd85 3 жыл бұрын

My wife, i side joke lol

@novaduh 3 жыл бұрын

That is the oldest looking 23 year old I’ve ever seen

@sam2theammyk9 2 жыл бұрын

yup studying all night will kill ya

@mrnarason 6 жыл бұрын

That pay sucks

@crystalboles4615 6 жыл бұрын

Victor P. It’s not that bad being that you only need an AAS for it.

@razzmatazz7198 6 жыл бұрын

Psh that pay is dope af, son.

@coogibeatsandproductions7559 5 жыл бұрын

its about the national average, but I wouldn't say the pay is dope at all

@journey4109 5 жыл бұрын

Why are you so greedy... not all occupations only about money !

@dawnthompson9149 5 жыл бұрын

@@journey4109 that pay does suck how you going to survive off $3000 a year?!?!?! There are health jobs paying $80,000 to $180,000

@stedminnshivers4262 Жыл бұрын

He thinks he’s a neurosurgeon

@caramia1042 2 жыл бұрын

You lost me with "synthetic " , mRna , DNA gene therapy. Alas ! SARS Cov is here . Not good.

@NhungNguyen-ev6zl 2 жыл бұрын

Hay quá