Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist

Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist programs prepare individuals, under the supervision of physicians and nurses, to operate extracorporeal circulation and autotransfusion equipment during medical procedures and surgeries where the support or temporary replacement of a patient's own respiratory or circulatory system is required. Includes instruction in equipment selection and operation, physician and medical team consultation, patient condition monitoring, procedural techniques, and principles of respiratory and circulatory physiology.

For all the 147 degrees granted in Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist per year, the majority of them are Masters degree. Out of the 16 students earning degrees at the Postbaccalaureate certificate level across the US, 31% percent identify as men and 69% percent identify as women. While students at schools all over the US study Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist, Pennsylvania has the most graduates. The average annual income for an undergraduate degree in Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist is $55,200.