Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
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| Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May work under the supervision of a medical technologist.
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Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.
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These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.
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Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.
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- Conducts quantitative and qualitative chemical analyses of body fluids, such as blood, urine, and spinal fluid.
- Conducts blood tests for transfusion purposes.
- Tests vaccines for sterility and virus inactivity.
- Draws blood from patient, observing principles of asepsis to obtain blood sample.
- Prepares standard volumetric solutions and reagents used in testing.
- Inoculates fertilized eggs, broths, or other bacteriological media with organisms.
- Incubates bacteria for specified period and prepares vaccines and serums by standard laboratory methods.
- Performs blood counts, using microscope.
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$30,200.00/year
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$34,990.00/year
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1. Information Ordering
2. Near Vision
3. Visual Color Discrimination
4. Oral Comprehension
5. Flexibility of Closure
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1. Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
2. Evaluating Information Against Standards
3. Controlling Machines and Processes
4. Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
5. Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
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1. Science
2. Product Inspection
3. Mathematics
4. Reading Comprehension
5. Information Gathering
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1. Consequence of Error
2. Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
3. Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
4. Degree of Automation
5. Indoors
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