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Northern Illinois University

School of Allied Health & Communicative Disorders

Professional Opportunities

Employment opportunities for graduates of the clinical laboratory sciences program are plentiful and increasing. Many secure employment positions by graduation.

Working with emerging technology in a life-saving environment provides the clinical laboratory scientist with lifelong opportunities for both challenge and growth. Although many graduates work in hospital laboratories, other opportunities exist in a variety of settings such as:

  • Research (university, industry, medical centers)
    Blood banks
  • Public Health (state and community health departments, environmental testing laboratories)
  • Physicians' office laboratories
  • Veterinary and Zoo laboratories
  • Forensics (state and municipal crime laboratories)
  • Peace Corps
  • Education
  • Health Administration (laboratory managers/directors, quality assurance and safety officers, computer operations managers)
  • Consulting
  • Sales and Marketing (biomedical equipment and supply companies, pharmaceutical companies)
  • Infection Control

Graduates of our program have successfully applied for and been accepted into medical school and graduate school programs.