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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
$57.38K Median Salary 12.9K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 11.6% Job Growth
About This Career
Perform complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May train or supervise staff.
Reported Job Titles
Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS), Clinical Laboratory Technologist, Histologist Technologist, Medical Laboratory Technologist (Medical Lab Tech), Medical Technologist (MT), Microbiology Technologist
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Near Vision
Written Comprehension
Inductive Reasoning
Oral Comprehension
Deductive Reasoning
Information Ordering
Problem Sensitivity
Category Flexibility
Oral Expression
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Control Precision
Flexibility of Closure
Selective Attention
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Visual Color Discrimination
Far Vision
Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity
Mathematical Reasoning
Number Facility
Perceptual Speed
Speed of Closure
Visualization
Written Expression
Knowledge
Biology
Medicine and Dentistry
Customer and Personal Service
Chemistry
English Language
Mechanical
Mathematics
Administrative
Education and Training
Skills
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Science
Operations Monitoring
Active Learning
Complex Problem Solving
Monitoring
Quality Control Analysis
Speaking
Instructing
Judgment and Decision Making
Time Management
Writing
Coordination
Mathematics
Service Orientation
Social Perceptiveness
Technology Skills
Spreadsheet software
Presentation software
Medical software
Electronic mail software
Office suite software
Word processing software
Data base user interface and query software
Project management software
Tools
Hematology analyzers
Chemistry analyzers
Laboratory diluters
Anaerobic jars or accessories
Laminar flow cabinets or stations
Phlebotomy trays or accessories
Tissue culture coated plates or dishes or inserts
Urinalysis analyzers
Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters
Capillary or hematocrit tubes
Coagulation analyzers
Histology tissue cassettes
Petri plates or dishes
Glucose monitors or meters
Liquid scintillation counters
Robotic or automated liquid handling systems
Laboratory mechanical convection ovens
Microscope slides
Multipurpose or general test tubes
Chromatographic detectors
Laboratory mixers
Tissue embedding stations
Microcentrifuges
Photometer
Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers
Microbiology analyzers
Multiwell plates
Lancets
Forced air or mechanical convection general purpose incubators
Laboratory balances
Fume hoods or cupboards
Bench refractometers or polarimeters
Fluorescent microscopes
Manual multichannel air displacement pipetters
Stereo or dissecting light microscopes
Blood bank analyzers
Benchtop centrifuges
Compact disc CD or labeling printers
Laboratory chillers
Hypodermic needle
Manual single channel air displacement pipetters
Hemacytometer sets
Gel documentation systems
Tube rotators
Photo attachments for microscopes
Extracting equipment for laboratories
Immunology or serology test kits or supplies
Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers
Microplate washers
Warming cabinets
Specialty plates for bacteria
Pipetter inserts or accessories
Surgical instrument brushes or instrument stylets or instrument wipes
Microplate readers
Winged infusion needle set
Blood bank cell washers
Electronic multichannel pipetters
Steam autoclaves or sterilizers
Platelet mixers
Blood collection needle holders
Binocular light compound microscopes
Tissue processors
Laboratory vacuum pumps
Calorimeters
Micrometers
Blood collection needles
Triple beam balances
Spectrometers
Notebook computers
pH meters
Dropping pipettes
Tourniquets
Laser printers
Spectrophotometers
Blood collection syringes
Desktop computers
Ultracentrifuges
Analytical balances
Osmometers
Electrolyte analyzers
Personal computers
Colorimeters
