The hippocampus is a part of the forebrain, located in the medial temporal lobe. It belongs to the limbic system and plays major roles in long term memory and spatial navigation.
Earning potential is an extremely important factor when considering any career. According the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual mean (average) Medical Laboratory Technician salary in the United States as of May, 2013 was $40,240. The median salary was $37,970.
The median annual wage for medical and clinical laboratory technologists was $60,520 in May 2015. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $41,510, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $84,300. The median annual wage for medical and clinical laboratory technicians was $38,970 in May 2015. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $25,890, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $60,810.