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Histotechnologist jobs in District of Columbia

open histotechnologist jobs in District of Columbia at , posting . BLS measures a median of $36.81 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in District of Columbia) for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians here.

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Checked 13 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the histotechnologist jobs are in District of Columbia

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What histotechnologists earn in District of Columbia

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in District of Columbia

Middle half of from , median .

Measured by BLS in District of Columbia, May 2025

$36.81/hr ($76,560 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in District of Columbia)

Median for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians, against $30.26 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, national) for the whole US; 960 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in District of Columbia) employed in District of Columbia.

By metro area

  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$33.80/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV) · 5,680 (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians; areas that cross a state line list every state.

What lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in District of Columbia offer

Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.

Employers hiring histotechnologists in District of Columbia

What the job takes

A histotechnology program or a science degree with lab training, then the ASCP HT or HTL exam.

  • Certification

    Histotechnician HT(ASCP) or histotechnologist HTL(ASCP)

    ASCP Board of Certification

Histotechnologist jobs in District of Columbia: common questions

How much do histotechnologists make in District of Columbia?

Open histotechnologist jobs in District of Columbia that post an hourly rate pay $36.30–$40.84 an hour in the middle half, median $37.22 (4 jobs from 3 employers). BLS measured a median of $36.81/hr ($76,560 a year) for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in District of Columbia (May 2025), against $30.26 nationally, 6th highest of 52 states and territories.

Who is hiring histotechnologists in District of Columbia?

By open jobs on this board: Universal Health Services (2), Children's National Hospital (1) and Johns Hopkins Medicine (1). In all, 4 employers have histotechnologist jobs open in District of Columbia.

Are histotechnologists in demand in District of Columbia?

5 histotechnologist jobs are open in District of Columbia today at 4 employers on this board, about 5.2 for every 1,000 histotechnologists employed there (BLS counts 960, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians to grow 2.7% over 2025-2035.

Which employers pay histotechnologists the most in District of Columbia?

Ranked by the hourly rates each one posts for the histotechnologist jobs open here, an employer with few rates weighed toward the others' so one high posting never outranks many: MedStar Health (most often $35.68–$64.71 an hour, a median of $50.19 across 1 posted rate), Universal Health Services (most often $30.37–$44.06 an hour, a median of $37.22 across 2 posted rates) and Children's National Hospital (most often $26.29–$43.82 an hour, a median of $35.06 across 1 posted rate). Posted pay is the base range, before shift differentials and bonuses.

Which lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in District of Columbia want bilingual staff?

2 of the open lab tech and phlebotomist jobs here say so in their own posting: Bilingual English Spanish Phlebotomist at Labcorp (Bilingual: Spanish.); Bilingual Spanish English Phlebotomist at Labcorp (Bilingual: Spanish.).

Which lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in District of Columbia hire with no experience?

1 of the open lab tech and phlebotomist jobs here says so in its own posting: Ph.D. Patent Agent / Technical Specialist — Life Sciences & Chemistry at HRL & Epiarx (...a transition away from traditional research. Prior patent-law experience is not required for an...).

Which lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in District of Columbia hire before you are certified?

2 of the open lab tech and phlebotomist jobs here say so in their own posting: Phlebotomist at MedStar Health (Certified Phleb Tech - NPA - CPT NPA preferred or); Phlebotomist at One Medical (Phlebotomy experience and/or certification preferred).

Which lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in District of Columbia offer a sign-on bonus?

1 of the open lab tech and phlebotomist jobs here says so in its own posting: Lead Pathologist Assistant | Up to $140K Salary Potential; $10K Sign-On bonus | Washington, DC at Universal Health Services ($10,000 sign-on bonus).

Which lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in District of Columbia offer relocation assistance?

1 of the open lab tech and phlebotomist jobs here says so in its own posting: Tech - Cytotechnologist at Universal Health Services (...Fine Needle Aspirations (FNAs) and Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS). Relocation Available! Benefit...).

What do you need to work as a histotechnologist in District of Columbia?

A histotechnology program or a science degree with lab training, then the ASCP HT or HTL exam. Histotechnician HT(ASCP) or histotechnologist HTL(ASCP) (ASCP Board of Certification). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from District of Columbia's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

Which hospitals hiring histotechnologists in District of Columbia have the best Medicare ratings?

Of the employers hiring histotechnologists in District of Columbia, the hospitals Medicare rates highest (Jul 2026): Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington (Johns Hopkins Medicine, 5 of 5, 74% said nurses always communicated well) and George Washington Univ Hospital in Washington (Universal Health Services, 2 of 5, 68% said nurses always communicated well); District of Columbia's rated hospitals average 2.8 stars. Every District of Columbia hospital hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted. Each job opens its own page with the employer's full posting and the pay it states. Its Apply goes to the employer's application wherever a job network that works with us carries the same job; elsewhere it offers similar open jobs and recruiters who place that work.

Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in District of Columbia, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in District of Columbia, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 13 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (SOC 29-2010), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Histotechnician HT(ASCP) or histotechnologist HTL(ASCP): ASCP Board of Certification

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Histotechnologist jobs in District of Columbia. Data as of 13 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/histotechnologist/district-of-columbia

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