What does a Histology Technician do?

According to people in this career, the main tasks are...

TaskImportance
Cut sections of body tissues for microscopic examination, using microtomes.
100%
Embed tissue specimens into paraffin wax blocks, or infiltrate tissue specimens with wax.
100%
Mount tissue specimens on glass slides.
99%
Stain tissue specimens with dyes or other chemicals to make cell details visible under microscopes.
98%
Freeze tissue specimens.
84%
Operate computerized laboratory equipment to dehydrate, decalcify, or microincinerate tissue samples.
82%
Archive diagnostic material, such as histologic slides and blocks.
81%
Maintain laboratory equipment, such as microscopes, mass spectrometers, microtomes, immunostainers, tissue processors, embedding centers, and water baths.
81%