Laboratory Technician Histotechnologist

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SYRACUSE, NYContract / Temporary / Full-time$64/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation

$64/hr

Location

SYRACUSE, NY

Schedule

Contract / Temporary / Full-time

Work Authorization

Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

ASCP HT Or HTL CertificationBLS Or CPR Certification

Job overview

SUNY Upstate Medical University is seeking an experienced Laboratory Technician Histotechnologist for its Pathology and Histology team in Syracuse. The role focuses on tissue processing, microtomy, embedding, and slide preparation for routine and specialized specimens, including frozen sections. The assignment is a 13-week contract with full-time day-shift hours.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Tissue ProcessingMicrotomyEmbeddingBlock CuttingH&E StainingCryostat Frozen Sections

Qualifications

ASCP HT or HTL CertificationBLS or CPR Certification1 Year Clinical Histology Experience

Full job description

Job Title: Laboratory Technician HistotechnologistClient: SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityLocation: Syracuse, NY (ZIP: 13210)Pay Rate: $64.00 / hourEmployment Type: Contract / Temporary Assignment (13-Week Contract)Department: Pathology / Histology LaboratorySchedule: Day Shift (Full-Time Hours) Position Overview:SUNY Upstate Medical University is seeking an experienced Laboratory Technician Histotechnologist to join our Pathology and Histology team in Syracuse, NY. The Histotechnologist will focus on tissue processing, microtomy, embedding, and slide preparation for routine biopsies, dermatopathology, excision specimens, and frozen sections using cryostats. Key Responsibilities: * Perform tissue grossing assistance, fixation, processing, embedding, and microtomy for routine and specialized tissue samples. * Prepare, section, and stain microscopic slides utilizing routine Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) and special dye stains. * Handle frozen section procedures using cryostat equipment during intraoperative consultations. * Process diverse surgical specimens including excision, shave, incisional biopsies, and Mohs procedure tissue samples. * Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot histology instrumentation including cryostats and automated stainers. Qualifications & Requirements: * Certification: Active ASCP Certification as a Histotechnician (HT) or Histotechnologist (HTL) required. * Certifications: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) / CPR certification required. * Experience: Minimum 1 year of prior clinical histology experience required (microtomy, embedding, block cutting, H&E staining, and cryostat frozen sections).

How this job compares

Set against the 2,056 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay: This posting$64/hr
New York median$24–28/hr115 hourly ranges
US median$22–26/hr996 hourly ranges
This rate, $64/hr, is 145% above the New York median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the top quarter of Laboratory Technician hourly ranges in New York.
Openings: Olive Jobs lists 192 open Laboratory Technician jobs in New York and 2,056 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York: University of Rochester31 open
NYU Langone Medical Center10 open
Cornell University8 open
Experience: This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Laboratory Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (881 postings).
Education: 285 of the 2,056 open Laboratory Technician jobs (14%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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