| Activities | According to the American Association of Pathologists' Assistants (AAPA), "A pathologists' assistant is an intensively trained allied health professional who provides anatomic pathology services under the supervision of a pathologist (MD with board certification in Anatomic Pathology)." The pathologists' assistant's tasks consist primarily of gross examination of surgical pathology specimens and performance of autopsies. |
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| Outlook | Faster-than-average-job growth |
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| Median Income | $61,000 - $80,000 per year in 2004 |
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| Work Context & Conditions | Pathologists’ assistants work in the anatomic pathology section of a medical laboratory. Almost all laboratories are accredited by national organizations and work is conducted in well lit, well organized, and well ventilated areas. The workday is spent between the laboratory and an office. |
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| Minimum Education Requirements | Bachelor's Degree
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| Skills | Critical Thinking, Instructing, Active Listening, Time Management, Equipment Maintenance, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Science |
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| Abilities | Visual Color Discrimination, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Deductive Reasoning, Problem Sensitivity, Written Comprehension, Near Vision, Information Ordering, Inductive Reasoning, Oral Comprehension |
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