Medical technologist core job tasks still reign

In 1993; the ASCP Board of Registry began a 10-year prospective study of the career patterns of 412 newly MT(ASCP)-certified persons. The Board examined the changes in core, advanced technical, and management job tasks of these MTs during their first 5 years of work. In the first year, the MTs did core tasks more frequently than advanced technical or management tasks. Five years later, they still did core tasks frequently and had acquired additional advanced technical and management tasks. The entry-level task mix of MTs was the same regardless of gender, ethnicity, job title, facility location, or degree.