Monitor Surveillance Technician 

Duties and Responsibilities:  Monitor surveillance technicians observe the electrical activity of heartbeats which is graphically displayed on a series of monitors in cardiac care units of hospitals.  They examine these patterns and provide the results to physicians and nursing staff.  They: 

Salary:  $26,000 - $41,000

   Education: Students wanting to become Monitor Surveillance Technicians should take math, science, and computer technology courses in high school. 

Upon graduation from high school they may enroll in training programs at vocational schools, community colleges, or hospitals.  Program length varies from three months to two years. 

 Reflection: I think that a Monitor surveillance technician is a hard thing to do because you really have to be careful with everything you see because there is people that are trying to brake in to in secret places.