Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Also called: Medical Technologist (MT), Medical Laboratory Technologist (Medical Lab Tech), Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS), Medical Laboratory Technician
What they do:
Perform complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May train or supervise staff.
On the job, you would:
- Conduct chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine, or spinal fluid, to determine presence of normal or abnormal components.
- Analyze laboratory findings to check the accuracy of the results.
- Enter data from analysis of medical tests or clinical results into computer for storage.
Knowledge
Math and Science
- biology
- chemistry
Business
- customer service
- administrative services
Health
- medicine and dentistry
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Visual Understanding
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
- see hidden patterns
Hand and Finger Use
- put together small parts with your fingers
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include
ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Stress Tolerance
- Independence
- Analytical Thinking
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Laboratory information system LIS software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
- Email software
Education
![Education: (rated 4 of 5)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120921050802im_/http://www.mynextmove.org/image/hi_ed4.png)
bachelor's degree or
associate's degree
usually needed
associate's degree
usually needed
Job Outlook
![Average Outlook](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120921050802im_/http://www.mynextmove.org/image/outlook1.png)
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
![Salary](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120921050802im_/http://www.mynextmove.org/image/hi_sal.png)
$57,010
per year, on average
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