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Job Description

Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May work under the supervision of a medical technologist.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2012.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 41,700.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 20.00
Currently, there are 160,190 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Medical Laboratory Technicians (Medical Lab Technician)”

Inoculate fertilized eggs, broths, or other bacteriological media with organisms.
Obtain specimens, cultivating, isolating, and identifying microorganisms for analysis.
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.
Analyze and record test data to issue reports that use charts, graphs, or narratives.
Cut, stain, and mount tissue samples for examination by pathologists.
Collect blood or tissue samples from patients, observing principles of asepsis to obtain blood sample.
Prepare standard volumetric solutions or reagents to be combined with samples, following standardized formulas or experimental procedures.
Conduct blood tests for transfusion purposes and perform blood counts.
Examine cells stained with dye to locate abnormalities.
Perform medical research to further control or cure disease.
Supervise or instruct other technicians or laboratory assistants.
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.
Consult with a pathologist to determine a final diagnosis when abnormal cells are found.
Test raw materials, processes, or finished products to determine quality or quantity of materials or characteristics of a substance.

Related Technology & Tools

Portable coagulation analyzers
Bench refractometers
Glucose monitoring systems
Coagulation analyzers
Blood agar plates
Microtiter plates
Tourniquets
Evacuated blood collection tubes
Glass slides
8 and 12 channel pipettes
Butterfly needles
Personal computers
Hematology analyzers
Autoclaves
Desktop computers
Fluorescence microscopes
Plasma extractors
Laboratory vacuum pumps
Micrometers
Blood culture incubators
Scintillation counters
Petri dishes
Sterile blood lancets
Electrical mixers
Automated coagulation analyzers
Notebook computers
Hemacytometers
Collection tube holders/adapters
Automated/semi-automated dipstick analysis systems
5-part differential automated hematology analyzers
Tissue embedding equipment
Tissue cassettes
Laser printers
Flow cytometers
Centrifuges
Sensitivity plates
Spectrometers
Differential hematology analyzers with laser technology
Laminar flow hoods
Electrolyte analyzers
Cell washers
Serological kits
Label printers
Automated platelet analyzers
Analytical balances
Sterile transfer tubes
Semiautomated hematology analyzers
Serology tube rotators
Blood collection syringes
Vacutainer tubes
Heterologous test systems
Hematology task-targeted automation TTA systems
Single-channel pipettes
22-gauge needles
Stylets
Chromatographs
Anaerobe jars
Compound microscopes
Urinometers
Unopettes
Homologous test systems
Ultracentrifuges
Incubators
Antigen-coated test plates
Microhematocrits
Needle holders
Plasma thawers
Platelet rockers
Triple beam balances
Cell counters
Plate washers
Diluters
Agglutination viewers
Dropping pipettes
Light microscopes
Thermal cyclers
Automated chemistry analyzers
Candle jars
Spectrophotometers
pH meters
Blood collection needles
Automatic pipetters
Capillary tubes
Capillary sticks
Chemistry analyzers

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Microsoft Word
Microsoft Power Point
SAP
IBM Notes
Microscopic image capturing software
Quality control software
MEDITECH software
Electronic medical record EMR software
Specimen tracking software
FileMaker Pro
Laboratory information system LIS
Reimbursement screening software
Word processing software
Hematology laboratory workflow management software
Medical software
Spreadsheet software
Database software
Test routing software
Microsoft Excel
Commercial plate reader software
Medical system integration software