My last student with a HT AND 3 YEARS  experience is considering a job for 20/$ per hour.
Let this be a reality check for you.

-----Original Message-----
From: Greer, Bonnie [mailto:Bonnie.Greer@stjude.org]
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 4:48 PM
To: 'Charles.Embrey'; 'Larry Fields'
Cc: 'histonet@pathology.swmed.edu'
Subject: RE: Jpb Posting

GOOD LUCK YOU BET 17.00 PER HOUR IS LOW

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles.Embrey [mailto:Charles.Embrey@carle.com]
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 11:31 AM
To: 'Larry Fields'
Cc: 'histonet@pathology.swmed.edu'
Subject: RE: Jpb Posting

Good luck finding someone these days, with college, for that salary.
Chuck
Charles R. Embrey Jr., PA(AAPA), HT(ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
Carle Clinic
Urbana, IL

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Fields [mailto:clfldshome@home.com]
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 5:33 AM
To: histonet
Subject: Jpb Posting

October 8th, 2001
Posting this for a friend.
Job Opening:
UCI Medical Center
Orange, CA
(714) 456-6141-Dave Reidy
Hospital Lab Technician I
Surgical Pathology
MH40601D
Salary Starting Between $11.30-$13.60 per hour
DUTIES: Performs a limited-variety of routine technical procedures to assist
physicians and other healthcare personnel in the diagnosis, delivery and
monitoring of of patient care. SAMPLE DUTIES INCLUDE: Processing surgical
specimens, staining H & E's and frozen sections, coverslipping, label
slides, preparing solutions for kits, fixatives, stains and buffers,
laboratory clean-up, maintaining equipment.  Provides administrative support
to the department including record management, filing and distribution of
materials.
REQUIREMENTS: Graduation for college with a major in an app;icable natural
science: or two years of applicable college courses plus two years of
applicable esperience: or and equivalent combination of education and
experience: and the knowledge and ability essential to the successful
performance of the duties assigned to the position.
DESIRABLE: Knowledge of medical computer software: skill to coverslip and
label slides accurately: application of basic histologic stains; knowledge
of tissue processors.