Employment Percentage
13.09311981
SOC ID
29-2018
SOC Title
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
ONET ID
29-2012.00
ONET Concat ID
29201200
Median Salary
59280.21
EMSI Interest Area Term
Ed Level High School
4.24
Ed Level Certificate
0.44
Ed Level Some College
0.91
Ed Level Associates
30.9
Ed Level Bachelors
56.400002
Ed Level Masters
7.11
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a Bachelor's degree
Career Description
Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May work under the supervision of a medical technologist.
Core Tasks
- Conduct chemical analyses of body fluids, such as blood or urine, using microscope or automatic analyzer to detect abnormalities or diseases and enter findings into computer.
- Analyze the results of tests or experiments to ensure conformity to specifications, using special mechanical or electrical devices.
- Set up, maintain, calibrate, clean, and test sterility of medical laboratory equipment.
- Prepare standard volumetric solutions or reagents to be combined with samples, following standardized formulas or experimental procedures.
- Collect blood or tissue samples from patients, observing principles of asepsis to obtain blood sample.
- Supervise or instruct other technicians or laboratory assistants.
Start Annual Earnings
34778.66
Top Annual Earnings
105143.79
EMSI Career Title Slug
medical-and-clinical-laboratory-technician