High School Career Planning Outline

Career Pathways in:
Career Focus:
What is it?	Focuses on performing various medical laboratory tests and providing information or research to aid the diagnosis, treatment and management of disease.
Salary Range:	Phlebotomist: $14k - $17k, Laboratory Technicians: $20k - $28k, Biotechnicans: $30k - $50k, Medical Laboratory Scientists: $35k - $38k, Histotechnologists & Cytotechnologists: $25k – $42k, Pathologists: $150k +

College and Career Planning

Job Titles

Certificate Programs

Associate Degrees

Bachelor Degrees

Graduate and Post Graduate Degrees

1. Phlebotomist

2. Medical (Clinical) Lab Technician

3. Biotechnician

4. Medical (Clinical) Laboratory Scientist

5. Histotechnologist

6. Cytotechnologist

7. Forensic Scientist

8. Pathology Assistant

9. Pathologist

NH Community Technical College Claremont, Stratham

Phlebotomy

NH Community Technical College Claremont

Clinical Laboratory Technology

(Clinical Track & Research Track)

University of New Hampshire

Medical Laboratory Science

Albany (NY) Medical School of Cytotechnology

Fletcher Allen Healthcare School of Cytotechnology – Burlington, VT

State University of NY at Stoney Brook & Syracuse

Cytotechnology Programs

Hartford (CT) Hospital School of Allied Health

SUNY Cobleskill

Histotechnology Programs

Dartmouth College & Medical School

Evaluative Clinical Sciences

Immunology & Microbiology

Molecular & Cellular Biology

Pathology

University of New Hampshire

Animal Sciences

Biochemistry

Cellular Biology

Microbiology

Molecular Biology

Public Health

NOTE: NOTE: The level to which an advanced degree is required will vary from one employer to the next and one position to the next.

High School Course Planning

	9^th Grade	10^th Grade	11^th Grade	12^th Grade
English	English 9	English 10	English 11	English 12 and or College Composition I*
Math	Algebra I	Geometry	Algebra II	Pre-Calculus or Calculus, Probability & Statistics
Science	Introduction to Life Sciences or Physical Science	Biology	Chemistry Anatomy & Physiology I*	Physics AP or General Biology I* AP or General Chemistry I* Microbiology*
Social Students	World History	Government and or Ethics	United States History	Economics
Foreign Language	Foreign Language I	Foreign Language II	Foreign Language III
Technical Core			Health Sciences & Technologies I or Health Occupations I	Health Sciences & Technologies II or Health Occupations II (may include Anatomy & Physiology I*)
Technology	IT & ME	Computer Applications
Electives		Ethics and Society	Introduction to Psychology*

*College Credit Courses through NH Community Technical College Project Running Start Program

Note: Check with your guidance counselor to identify the comparable courses offered at your high school or technical center.

School to Career Connection

Informational Interview with a local employer
Industry Representative in the Classroom
Hospital Tour
Postsecondary laboratory tour
Project Based Learning
Community Service or Service Learning Project

High School Career Planning Outline

College and Career Planning

Job Titles

Certificate Programs

Associate Degrees

Bachelor Degrees

Graduate and Post Graduate Degrees

NH Community Technical College Claremont

University of New Hampshire

Dartmouth College & Medical School

University of New Hampshire

NOTE: NOTE: The level to which an advanced degree is required will vary from one employer to the next and one position to the next.

High School Course Planning

English

Math

Science

Social Students

Foreign Language

Technical Core

Technology

Electives

Note: Check with your guidance counselor to identify the comparable courses offered at your high school or technical center.

Eastern Region Partnership, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA Phone: (603) 433-1964 E-Mail Us

Eastern Region Partnership, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Phone: (603) 433-1964 E-Mail Us