My experience with the terminology is:

 histotechnician is a student that's had a less amount of schooling, usually
one year,while a histotechnologist is combined in a four year degree of
studies.

Debi


--On Tue, Sep 25, 2001 8:51 AM -0500 "Charles.Embrey"
 wrote: 

> In all places I have been a Histotechnician has been an ASCP registered HT
> and a Histotechnologist an HTL.
> 
> Charles R. Embrey Jr., PA(AAPA), HT(ASCP)
> Histology Supervisor
> Carle Clinic
> Urbana, IL
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ErnieMiddleton@aol.com [mailto:ErnieMiddleton@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 4:11 AM
> To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: Salaries and Job Classification
> 
> 
> Hi Everyone;
> What criteria do are you using for Histotechnician and Histotechnologist? 
I
> 
> have a new Pathologist (Site Director) and he wants me to find what most 
> laboratory is doing.  What make one job classification different from the 
> other?  
> 
> To my friend in the NY area:  What is your hourly rate for Histotechnician

> and 
> Histotechnologist?
> 



Debi Turner
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Medical Univ. of S.C.
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