Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians Career, Salary and Skills
No national wage record is published for this occupation in the current BLS dataset.
Occupation description
Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May work under the supervision of a medical technologist.
O*NET code
29-2012.00
Job zone
3
Typical education
Not recorded
Experience
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
National salary and employment
Salary data is not available for this occupation in the current BLS dataset.
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 3.75 | 3.25 |
| Active Listening | 3.62 | 3.12 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Time Management | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Speaking | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Science | 3.00 | 3.12 |
Typical tasks
- Perform quality control analyses to ensure accuracy of test results.
- Conduct blood tests for transfusion purposes and perform blood counts.
- 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.
- Examine cells stained with dye to locate abnormalities.
- Prepare standard volumetric solutions or reagents to be combined with samples, following standardized formulas or experimental procedures.
- Supervise or instruct other technicians or laboratory assistants.
Technology
- Billing software
- Commercial plate reader software
- Data entry software
- Database software
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Email software
- FileMaker Pro
- Google Docs
- Hematology laboratory workflow management software
- IBM Notes
- Laboratory information system LIS
- Medical digital imaging software
- Medical system integration software
- MEDITECH software
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.