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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
Not published
Employment
Not published
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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
- Experience required
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
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.
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Salary analysis — United States
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Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Active Listening3.6
- Operations Monitoring3.3
- Critical Thinking3.3
- Quality Control Analysis3.3
- Complex Problem Solving3.1
- Judgment and Decision Making3.1
- Speaking3.1
- Time Management3.1
- Active Learning3.0
- Science3.0
- Writing3.0
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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
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0 of 14 identified skills
Matched
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Missing
14
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 3.8 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Active Listening | 3.6 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Speaking | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Science | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Writing | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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