Renal/Dialysis Technician

Types of Degrees Renal/Dialysis Technician Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many renal/dialysis technologist/technician graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	156
Undergraduate Certificate	64

What Can You Do With a Renal/Dialysis Technician Major?

People with a renal/dialysis technologist/technician degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Health Technologists and Technicians	19.6%	$42,920

How Much Do Renal/Dialysis Technician Majors Make?

Salaries According to BLS

Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician majors often go into careers with median salaries of $47,450. This median refers to all degree levels, so the salary for a person with just a bachelor’s degree may be a little less and the one for a person with an advanced degree may be a little more.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

Online Renal/Dialysis Technician Programs

In 2020-2021, 29 schools offered a renal/dialysis technologist/technician program of some type. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	13	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	0	0
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	0	0
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Is a Degree in Renal/Dialysis Technician Worth It?

The median salary for a renal/dialysis technologist/technician grad is $47,450 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

This is 19% more than the average salary for an individual holding a high school degree. This adds up to a gain of about $151,000 after 20 years!

Majors Related to Renal/Dialysis Technician

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to renal/dialysis technologist/technician.

Major	Number of Grads
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	7,599
Laboratory Technician	4,185
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	3,912
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician	1,108
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions	982
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	280
Histologic Technician	243
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist	106
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist	101
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician	78
Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist	46
Hematology Technology	41

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla under License

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