[Histonet] Histotechs: how many are we nationwide?

[CHRISTIE GOWAN]

There are many histotechs working for Biotech as well.
Christie Gowan

>From: Rene J Buesa <rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com>
>To: "Truscott, Tom" 
><ttruscot <@t> vetmed.wsu.edu>,histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>Subject: RE: [Histonet] Histotechs: how many are we nationwide?
>Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 12:27:48 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Good! The more the better!
>   How many do you think we are?
>   René J.
>
>"Truscott, Tom" <ttruscot <@t> vetmed.wsu.edu> wrote:
>   Hi Rene', Your figures might be low. There are HT's in govt. and 
>military labs and private companies such as pharmceuticals. Tom Truscott 
>USDA
>
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>[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rene J 
>Buesa
>Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 9:32 AM
>To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>Subject: [Histonet] Histotechs: how many are we nationwide?
>
>Dear Histonet subscriber:
>
>The US Census does NOT recognize histotechs (HTs) as a category of 
>professionals (the NSH is going to try to do something about that during 
>2007) so we do not know how many we are. Some indirect calculations are 
>needed to answer that question.
>According to the US Census bureau:
>
>1- there are 5,193 general and surgical hospitals and perhaps 95% of them 
>have a histology laboratory = 5,000 labs
>2- the average number of HTs per lab = 9 (range from 1 to 15 or more in 
>some).
>So, in hospital settings there could be 5,000 x 9 = 45,000 HTs
>
>3- There are 4,084 institutions of higher education and perhaps 50% have 
>some sort of histology lab, veterinary, marine, research, botany, etc. = 
>2,000 histology labs.
>4- those experimental labs have an average of 2 HTs (between 1 and 5, 
>sometimes up to 10)
>So, in universities there could be 2,000 x 2 = 4,000 HTs
>
>Adding both = 49,000 histotechs nationwide.
>
>If membership to the NSH in 2006 (4,400 members) is any indicator (and 
>usually prestigious professional societies are able to have a membership of 
>roughly 10% of the profession) it can be said that the 4,400 members in 
>2006 = 9% of the proposed number.
>
>What do you think?
>Are we more than 49,000; less? or is 49,000 HTs about right?
>René J.
>
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