H-1B Visa Histology Technician Jobs
Histology Technician roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at minimum a bachelor's degree in histotechnology, biology, or a related science. Employers in hospital systems, academic medical centers, and pathology labs file LCAs with DOL before petitioning USCIS, and the annual 85,000-cap lottery applies unless your employer is cap-exempt.
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Get Access To All JobsHourly Wage Estimate: $23.21 - $33.67 / hour
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Do you have the career opportunities as a Histology Technician you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Healthcare which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
Job Summary and Qualifications
Histology Technician / Histo Lab Tech / Histotechnician in HCA Healthcare Lab Service Line meticulously prepare and process specimens for microscopic examination and diagnosis by a pathologist. This role involves performing histology and cytology procedures, maintaining equipment, ensuring quality control, and contributing to continuous quality improvement initiatives within the laboratory. Histology technicians directly impact patient care through processing, sectioning, and staining tissue specimens working collaboratively with pathologists and the care team contributing to our commitment to providing accurate and timely results.
Major Responsibilities:
- Ensure quality control and quality assurance and participates in continuous quality improvement.
- Prepares and processes specimens for gross and microscopic examination and diagnosis by a pathologist. May assist in the preparation of frozen sections of surgical specimens for microscopic examination by a pathologist.
- Performs histology and cytology procedures including specimen processing/fixation, cell block preparation, embedding, microtomy, slide preparation, routine and special stains, case organization in accordance with department procedures.
- Assures positive sample, block and slide identification.
- Prepares and maintains solutions for routine stains and histology procedures. Performs preventive maintenance on equipment and instrumentation per manufacturer & department procedures and per department schedule.
- Utilizes problem-solving skills to ensure the accuracy of procedures performed and proper equipment performance. Troubleshoots to and takes appropriate corrective action to resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely manner for resolution.
- Adheres to department policy with regards to performance and documentation of quality control and quality assurance for instrumentation, equipment, and procedures performed. Identifies unacceptable results/outcomes, takes appropriate action, and escalates to department leadership when unable to resolve. Ensures that patient materials are not provided to a pathologist until the issue has been resolved.
- Supports the department in achieving goals for service, quality, regulatory compliance, financial performance, patient satisfaction, a healthy work environment, and integration of intra- and inter-departmental activities.
- Acts as a resource to peers and customers. Models teamwork.
- Assists in the orientation, training, and competency documentation of department personnel as requested.
- Participates in accreditation inspections.
- Performs duties of a Complex Specimen Processor as required.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Behaviors:
- Possess a comprehensive understanding of histology methods and their correlation to disease processes.
- Demonstrate the ability to meticulously follow directions and protocols for the proper fixation and routine staining of samples.
- Exhibit the capability to consistently prepare and produce specimen sections with appropriate slide orientation, thickness, and stain quality for microscopic diagnosis by a pathologist.
- Demonstrates good technique in the cutting, embedding, orientation, and staining of specimens.
- Possess a general understanding of laboratory accreditation and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Exhibit excellent communication, teamwork, and organizational skills, setting a positive example for colleagues.
- Demonstrate the ability to assimilate and analyze information and recommend actions to be taken.
- Effective and proactive problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to view work situations from a broad context understanding the interdependent nature of work processes. Considers the impact of decisions on other components of the organization.
Education & Experience:
- 1 year experience in a clinical laboratory setting preferred.
- High School Diploma required.
- Associate's Degree preferred.
Licenses, Certifications & Training:
- State license where required (CA, FL, NV)
- HT (ASCP) or HTL (ASCP) certification is highly desirable.
Benefits
HCA Healthcare offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
HCA Healthcare Laboratory Services is a full-service provider of clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology services, providing hospitals, physicians, and clients with timely diagnostic information for patient care. Our infrastructure includes a fully automated esoteric core laboratory in Fort Lauderdale, a histology and microbiology operation in Largo, Florida, and a network of hospital-based rapid-response laboratories in four HCA Healthcare divisions in Florida. Our core laboratories support over 250 acute and rehab hospitals, physician practices, surgery centers, and commercial accounts.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Histology Technician opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Hourly Wage Estimate: $23.21 - $33.67 / hour
Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.
The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.
Do you have the career opportunities as a Histology Technician you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Healthcare which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
Job Summary and Qualifications
Histology Technician / Histo Lab Tech / Histotechnician in HCA Healthcare Lab Service Line meticulously prepare and process specimens for microscopic examination and diagnosis by a pathologist. This role involves performing histology and cytology procedures, maintaining equipment, ensuring quality control, and contributing to continuous quality improvement initiatives within the laboratory. Histology technicians directly impact patient care through processing, sectioning, and staining tissue specimens working collaboratively with pathologists and the care team contributing to our commitment to providing accurate and timely results.
Major Responsibilities:
- Ensure quality control and quality assurance and participates in continuous quality improvement.
- Prepares and processes specimens for gross and microscopic examination and diagnosis by a pathologist. May assist in the preparation of frozen sections of surgical specimens for microscopic examination by a pathologist.
- Performs histology and cytology procedures including specimen processing/fixation, cell block preparation, embedding, microtomy, slide preparation, routine and special stains, case organization in accordance with department procedures.
- Assures positive sample, block and slide identification.
- Prepares and maintains solutions for routine stains and histology procedures. Performs preventive maintenance on equipment and instrumentation per manufacturer & department procedures and per department schedule.
- Utilizes problem-solving skills to ensure the accuracy of procedures performed and proper equipment performance. Troubleshoots to and takes appropriate corrective action to resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely manner for resolution.
- Adheres to department policy with regards to performance and documentation of quality control and quality assurance for instrumentation, equipment, and procedures performed. Identifies unacceptable results/outcomes, takes appropriate action, and escalates to department leadership when unable to resolve. Ensures that patient materials are not provided to a pathologist until the issue has been resolved.
- Supports the department in achieving goals for service, quality, regulatory compliance, financial performance, patient satisfaction, a healthy work environment, and integration of intra- and inter-departmental activities.
- Acts as a resource to peers and customers. Models teamwork.
- Assists in the orientation, training, and competency documentation of department personnel as requested.
- Participates in accreditation inspections.
- Performs duties of a Complex Specimen Processor as required.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Behaviors:
- Possess a comprehensive understanding of histology methods and their correlation to disease processes.
- Demonstrate the ability to meticulously follow directions and protocols for the proper fixation and routine staining of samples.
- Exhibit the capability to consistently prepare and produce specimen sections with appropriate slide orientation, thickness, and stain quality for microscopic diagnosis by a pathologist.
- Demonstrates good technique in the cutting, embedding, orientation, and staining of specimens.
- Possess a general understanding of laboratory accreditation and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Exhibit excellent communication, teamwork, and organizational skills, setting a positive example for colleagues.
- Demonstrate the ability to assimilate and analyze information and recommend actions to be taken.
- Effective and proactive problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to view work situations from a broad context understanding the interdependent nature of work processes. Considers the impact of decisions on other components of the organization.
Education & Experience:
- 1 year experience in a clinical laboratory setting preferred.
- High School Diploma required.
- Associate's Degree preferred.
Licenses, Certifications & Training:
- State license where required (CA, FL, NV)
- HT (ASCP) or HTL (ASCP) certification is highly desirable.
Benefits
HCA Healthcare offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
HCA Healthcare Laboratory Services is a full-service provider of clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology services, providing hospitals, physicians, and clients with timely diagnostic information for patient care. Our infrastructure includes a fully automated esoteric core laboratory in Fort Lauderdale, a histology and microbiology operation in Largo, Florida, and a network of hospital-based rapid-response laboratories in four HCA Healthcare divisions in Florida. Our core laboratories support over 250 acute and rehab hospitals, physician practices, surgery centers, and commercial accounts.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Histology Technician opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Histology Technician
Verify your HT credential satisfies specialty occupation
USCIS requires a theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge. An HTL (ASCP) certification paired with a bachelor's in a biological science strengthens the specialty occupation argument considerably over an associate degree alone.
Target cap-exempt employers for faster filing
Hospitals affiliated with universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government labs are cap-exempt. They can file H-1B petitions year-round rather than waiting for the annual lottery window, cutting your wait time significantly.
Search LCA filing history on Migrate Mate
Pull DOL Labor Condition Application records for pathology departments and hospital systems to see which employers have actually sponsored Histology Technicians. This filters out labs that list H-1B on job postings but rarely file.
Use OFLC Wage Search before negotiating your offer
Your employer's LCA must certify wages at or above the prevailing wage for SOC code 29-2012 in your metro area. Check the OFLC Wage Search to confirm your offer meets Level I or Level II thresholds before countering.
Ask employers about their E-Verify enrollment upfront
STEM OPT and cap-gap bridge scenarios require E-Verify enrollment. Confirming enrollment before your final interview round avoids late-stage complications if your current work authorization expires near the October 1 H-1B start date.
Get your foreign credentials evaluated early
If your histotechnology degree is from outside the U.S., a NACES-member credential evaluation must accompany your H-1B petition. Starting this three to four months before your employer plans to file prevents delays that can push you past the petition deadline.
H-1B Visa Histology Technician: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Histology Technician role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the position requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in histotechnology, biology, clinical laboratory science, or a closely related field. Employers must document in the H-1B petition that the role normally requires a specific degree, not just any bachelor's degree. Pathology labs and hospital systems with standardized job descriptions tend to have stronger specialty occupation arguments than smaller independent labs.
Which employers are most likely to sponsor H-1B visas for Histology Technicians?
Academic medical centers, large hospital networks, and university-affiliated pathology departments file the most H-1B petitions for laboratory roles. Many of these employers are also cap-exempt, meaning they can file outside the annual lottery. You can search verified LCA filing history by employer and occupation on Migrate Mate to identify which specific organizations have sponsored this role.
How does the H-1B prevailing wage requirement affect Histology Technician positions?
DOL requires employers to certify on the LCA that your offered wage meets the prevailing wage for SOC code 29-2012 in your work location. Wages are tiered from Level I through Level IV depending on experience and responsibilities. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the applicable wage level for your city before negotiating your offer, so you understand the floor your employer is legally required to meet.
Can a Histology Technician on OPT bridge to H-1B status without a gap in work authorization?
If you're on post-completion OPT and your employer files an H-1B petition before your OPT expires, the cap-gap rule automatically extends your work authorization through September 30 of that year if your petition is selected in the lottery. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify for the cap-gap extension to apply. USCIS updates the I-94 end date once the petition is received.
Does an HTL certification from ASCP strengthen an H-1B petition for this role?
An HTL (ASCP) or HT (ASCP) certification strengthens the specialty occupation argument because it demonstrates specialized theoretical and practical knowledge aligned with the degree requirement USCIS evaluates. It doesn't replace the degree requirement, but adjudicators weigh professional credentials when assessing whether the position is genuinely specialized. Including certification documentation in the initial petition reduces the likelihood of a Request for Evidence on specialty occupation grounds.