Dental technician

Dental technician

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Duties and responsibilities:

Follow detailed work orders and prescriptions

Decide which materials and tools will be needed

Bend, form, and shape fabric or material

Use hand or power tools to polish and shape the devices

Adjust devices to allow for a more natural look or to improve function

Inspect the final product for quality and accuracy

Repair appliances that may be cracked or damaged

In small laboratories and offices, technicians may handle every phase of production. In larger ones, technicians may be responsible for only one phase of production, such as polishing, measuring, or testing.

Salary:

$36,000-$40,000

Education:

Although there are no formal educational requirements to become a dental or ophthalmic laboratory technician or medical appliance technician, most technicians have at least a high school diploma. Some community colleges and technical or vocational schools have formal education programs, but such programs are not common. High school students interested in becoming dental or ophthalmic laboratory technicians or medical appliance technicians should take courses in science, mathematics, computer programming, and art.

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It is not of my interest L

Sonographer (ultrasound technician)

Sonographer (ultrasound technician)

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Duties and responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities of an ultrasound technician are that they use special machines and equipment to operate on sound waves and determine medical problems for patients. Many specialize in pregnancy, heart health, gynecology, abdominal sonography and many others. Each of these specializations have varying duties but they all involve helping to give doctors the answers to what is going on inside the human body. Sound waves are highly accurate and capable tools in the fight against disease and conditions.

Salary:

Their salary is about $65,000 thousand per years.

Education:

Students must obtain a high school diploma and or a college degree. They must have a master in science, English and math.

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Reflection: do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not? I would not like to become and ultrasound technician  because it is not of my interest.

Environmental health specialist-sanitarian

Environmental health specialist-sanitarian

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Duties and responsibilities:

Sanitarians, or environmental health specialists, enforce government regulations and advise and educate clients.  They also improve water and sanitation facilities and are involved in improving the quality of community environments.  They often:

Collect and analyze samples.

Screen samples for possible health hazards.

Design or manage sanitation, disposal, and water systems.

Salary:

$25,000 - $50,000

Education:

Students should take college preparatory courses, especially in mathematics and science, during high school. They must have a college degree and must take training while beginning to work.

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I think I would not like to become one because it is not of my interest.

Respiratory therapy assistant

Respiratory therapy assistant

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Duties and responsibility:

 Respiratory therapy technicians evaluate, monitor, treat and care for patients with breathing disorders. They provide specific respiratory procedures under the supervision of doctors and respiratory therapists

•Test the capacity of a patient's lungs

·        Treat patient's health problems such as asthma, emphysema, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia and bronchitis.

·        Adhere to the safety rules of the equipment

•Perform diagnostic procedures to evaluate the severity of the patient's respiratory problem

•Provide respiratory care using well-defined therapeutic techniques under the supervision of doctors and respiratory therapists

Salary:

$41,000-$50,000

Education:

They must have a master’s degree and must get 2 years of training.

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I would not like to become one because it is not of my interest but if I had to pick  a career and I would not be able to get  the one I wanted I would have in mind respiratory therapy assistant.

Optical laboratory technicians

Optical laboratory technicians

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Duties and responsibilities:

Optical laboratory technicians grind and fit eyeglasses lances according to the prescriptions that the ophthalmologist. Technicians set lens grinding machine so that lens blanks are ground and polished. They then fit the polished lenses into eyeglass frames and, depending upon where they work, fit the frames to the patients.

Salary:

Average salary: $15,000-$20,000

Education:

 A high school diploma or a GED certificate is needed to begin with the optical laboratory training.

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I think that I would not like to be an optical laboratory technician because it is really not of my interest and because if I would get a job like that I would make sure that I like it.