Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Career B (or your target career)
Chemists
Opens your browser print dialog — choose “Save as PDF”.
Comparison table
| Metric | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | Chemists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $91,240 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 82,770 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Science, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Quality Control Analysis | Science, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing |
| Related careers | Surgical Technologists, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, Radiologists | Nanosystems Engineers, Biological Technicians, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
85%
17 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
3
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Science+0.7 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
- Speaking+0.4 level
- Mathematics+1.3 level
- Active Listening—
- Writing+1.0 level
- Active Learning+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
- Monitoring—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Coordination—
- Time Management—
- Instructing—
Only in Chemists
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Learning Strategies
Only in Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
- Operation and Control
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting