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Is being an endoscopy technician a good fit for you?

Helps doctors and nurses during camera examinations inside the body. Prepares and cleans the instruments and keeps the area sterile.

What the work involves

  • Cleans, disinfects and adjusts camera instruments following the maker's guidelines.
  • Collects samples from patients using standard medical methods.
  • Does safety checks to make sure equipment works properly.
  • Looks after and repairs endoscope equipment.

The interests that suit it

People in this work tend to be hands-on and organising. Here is how much each of the six kinds of interest comes into it.

Hands-onStrong. Building, fixing, and working with tools, machines, animals or the outdoors.
CuriousSome. Finding things out, solving problems, and working with ideas and data.
CreativeLow. Making things: art, writing, music, design and performance.
HelpingLow. Teaching, caring for and supporting people.
PersuadingLow. Leading, selling, and making the calls.
OrganisingStrong. Keeping things in order: records, numbers and systems.

How much training it needs

Fast start. Little or some training needed. Rules differ from country to country, so check locally before you commit.

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