Monitor Surveillance Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Monitor Surveillance Technicians observe the electrical activity of heartbeats with is graphically displayed on a series of monitors in cardiac care units of hospitals.  

 

Salary: $26,000-$41,000

Education: Students who want to become a Monitor Surveillance Technicians should take Math, Science, and computer technology in high school. You must also have to enroll in training in a hospital or a vocational school.

Reflection: I would not want to do this as a future job because they do not pay well enough and I would not like the felling to observe the activity of peoples heartbeats that are displayed on a monitor.