From:Lee & Peggy Wenk <lpwenk@mail.netquest.com>  Preliminary
info on the 2000 ASCP Salary and vacancy rate survey is now on
the ASCP Board of Registry web site!   Just click on the line
for the 2000 survey. They show the comparison from 1996, 1998
and now the 2000.  More info to be added at later dates, so keep
checking back.  Brief summary of the 2000:  Vacancy rates and
salaries are on the upswing.  VACANCY RATES - average across
country and all hospitals/labs.  HT = 16.1% HTL = 22.3%
Histology supervisor = 20.0%  MLT = 14.3% MT = 11.1% Supervisor
= 12.5%  CT = 20.6% Supervisor = 10.0%  MEDIAN PAY/hour - across
nation and all hospitals/labs  HT = $15.30 HTL = $18.00
Histology supervisor = $21.00  MLT = $14.00 MT = $17.90
Supervisor = $21.50  CT = $21.30 Supervisor = $25.9  Now, in the
past, HTs have always earned more than MLTs. We still do.  But
MTs have always earned on average about 50 cents more an hour
than HTLs. This year - the median pay has HTLs earning 10 cents
more an hour than MTs! All because w