Pathology laboratory aide vs accessioner

The differences between pathology laboratory aides and accessioners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a pathology laboratory aide and an accessioner. Additionally, an accessioner has an average salary of $32,627, which is higher than the $31,579 average annual salary of a pathology laboratory aide.

The top three skills for a pathology laboratory aide include frozen sections, anatomic pathology and medical terminology. The most important skills for an accessioner are laboratory specimens, laboratory analysis, and lab tests.

Pathology laboratory aide vs accessioner overview

	Pathology Laboratory Aide	Accessioner
Yearly salary	$31,579	$32,627
Hourly rate	$15.18	$15.69
Growth rate	36%	-
Number of jobs	79,291	59,541
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	12	12

Pathology laboratory aide vs accessioner salary

Pathology laboratory aides and accessioners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pathology Laboratory Aide	Accessioner
Average salary	$31,579	$32,627
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $46,000	Between $23,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Anchorage, AK
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Zoetis
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between pathology laboratory aide and accessioner education

There are a few differences between a pathology laboratory aide and an accessioner in terms of educational background:

	Pathology Laboratory Aide	Accessioner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	New York University	New York University

Pathology laboratory aide vs accessioner demographics

Here are the differences between pathology laboratory aides' and accessioners' demographics:

	Pathology Laboratory Aide	Accessioner
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 20.3% Female, 79.7%	Male, 25.6% Female, 74.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 12.0% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 11.8% White, 53.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between pathology laboratory aide and accessioner duties and responsibilities

Pathology laboratory aide example responsibilities.

Manage patient, and corporate information with compassion and confidentiality.
Work with the SLP to implement their speech and language goals in a proper and efficient manner.
Plan activities base on assign student's IEP to encourage appropriate independence and facilitate/support student's participation in all activities.
Collect and distribute data for GLP and non-GLP studies.
Collaborate with other teachers or administrators to develop, evaluate, or revise kindergarten or elementary school programs.

Accessioner example responsibilities.

Achieve PHLEBOTOMY duties utilizing proper infection control techniques and perform a variety of laboratory tests.
Manage microbiology processing, customer care accounts, frozen splits, send outs and cytology processing.
Detail data entry base on patients requisitions and assist with various administrative functions.
Prepare specimens for FedEx shipments.
Follow company policies and procedures, including OSHA guidelines.
Create doctors schedules daily through EMR and Microsoft applications.

Pathology laboratory aide vs accessioner skills

Common pathology laboratory aide skills

Frozen Sections, 37%
Anatomic Pathology, 32%
Medical Terminology, 31%

Common accessioner skills

Laboratory Specimens, 26%
Laboratory Analysis, 10%
Lab Tests, 7%
Specimen Handling, 7%
Patients, 7%
Data Entry, 5%

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