Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Tasks Include:
- Analyze laboratory findings to check the accuracy of the results.
- Conduct chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine, or spinal fluid, to determine presence of normal or abnormal components.
- Operate, calibrate, or maintain equipment used in quantitative or qualitative analysis, such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters, flame photometers, or computer-controlled analyzers.
- Enter data from analysis of medical tests or clinical results into computer for storage.
- Analyze samples of biological material for chemical content or reaction.
- Set up, clean, and maintain laboratory equipment.
- Provide technical information about test results to physicians, family members, or researchers.
- Supervise, train, or direct lab assistants, medical and clinical laboratory technicians or technologists, or other medical laboratory workers engaged in laboratory testing.
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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Description
Career Cluster: | Health Science |
Perform complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May train or supervise staff.
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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 59.36%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 30.10%
- Master's Degree = 5.48%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 3.56%
- Some College Courses = 1.21%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 0.30%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 28.28%
- None = 24.83%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 18.63%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 13.45%
- Up to and including 1 month = 7.56%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 3.83%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 1.35%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 1.27%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 0.81%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 33.79%
- None = 17.97%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 15.98%
- Up to and including 1 month = 10.57%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 9.82%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 9.18%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 2.70%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 32.60%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 31.86%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 15.06%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 9.75%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 8.77%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 1.43%
- None or short demonstration = 0.52%
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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Analyze laboratory findings to check the accuracy of the results.
- Conduct chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine, or spinal fluid, to determine presence of normal or abnormal components.
- Operate, calibrate, or maintain equipment used in quantitative or qualitative analysis, such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters, flame photometers, or computer-controlled analyzers.
- Enter data from analysis of medical tests or clinical results into computer for storage.
- Analyze samples of biological material for chemical content or reaction.
- Set up, clean, and maintain laboratory equipment.
- Provide technical information about test results to physicians, family members, or researchers.
- Supervise, train, or direct lab assistants, medical and clinical laboratory technicians or technologists, or other medical laboratory workers engaged in laboratory testing.
- Develop, standardize, evaluate, or modify procedures, techniques, or tests used in the analysis of specimens or in medical laboratory experiments.
- Cultivate, isolate, or assist in identifying microbial organisms or perform various tests on these microorganisms.
- Establish or monitor quality assurance programs or activities to ensure the accuracy of laboratory results.
- Collect and study blood samples to determine the number of cells, their morphology, or their blood group, blood type, or compatibility for transfusion purposes, using microscopic techniques.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Obtain, cut, stain, and mount biological material on slides for microscopic study and diagnosis, following standard laboratory procedures.
- Select and prepare specimens and media for cell cultures, using aseptic technique and knowledge of medium components and cell requirements.
- Conduct medical research under direction of microbiologist or biochemist.
- Harvest cell cultures at optimum time, based on knowledge of cell cycle differences and culture conditions.
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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Hypodermic needles (22-gauge needles)
- Hematology analyzers (5-part differential automated hematology analyzers)
- Electronic multichannel pipetters (8 and 12 channel pipettes)
- Blood bank analyzers (Agglutination viewers)
- Anaerobic jars or accessories (Anaerobe jars)
- Analytical balances
- Tissue culture coated plates or dishes or inserts (Antigen-coated test plates)
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Autoclaves)
- Chemistry analyzers (Automated chemistry analyzers)
- Coagulation analyzers (Automated coagulation analyzers)
- Hematology analyzers (Automated hematology analyzers)
- Hematology analyzers (Automated platelet analyzers)
- Urinalysis analyzers (Automated urinalysis equipment)
- Chemistry analyzers (Automated/semi-automated dipstick analysis systems)
- Laboratory diluters (Automatic pipetter diluters)
- Robotic or automated liquid handling systems (Automatic pipetters)
- Tissue processors (Automatic tissue processors)
- Laboratory balances (Balances)
- Bench refractometers or polarimeters (Bench refractometers)
- Specialty plates for bacteria (Blood agar plates)
- Blood collection needles
- Blood collection syringes
- Butterfly needles
- Calorimeters
- Anaerobic jars or accessories (Candle jars)
- Capillary or hematocrit tubes (Capillary sticks)
- Capillary or hematocrit tubes (Capillary tubes)
- Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters (Cell counters)
- Blood bank cell washers (Cell washers)
- Benchtop centrifuges (Centrifuges)
- Chemistry analyzers
- Chromatographic detectors (Chromatographs)
- Coagulation analyzers
- Phlebotomy trays or accessories (Collection tube holders/adapters)
- Colorimeters
- Binocular light compound microscopes (Compound light microscopes)
- Desktop computers
- Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters (Differential cell counters)
- Hematology analyzers (Differential hematology analyzers with laser technology)
- Laboratory diluters (Diluters)
- Dropping pipettes
- Laboratory mixers (Electrical mixers)
- Electrolyte analyzers
- Microplate readers (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA plate readers)
- Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers (Evacuated blood collection tubes)
- Photometers (Flame photometers)
- Microbiology analyzers (Flow cytometers)
- Fluorescent microscopes (Fluorescence microscopes)
- Fume hoods or cupboards (Fume hoods)
- Gel documentation systems (Gel electrophoresis equipment)
- Microscope slides (Glass slides)
- Glucose monitors or meters (Glucose monitoring systems)
- Hemacytometer sets (Hemacytometers)
- Hematology analyzers (Hemaglobinometers)
- Hematology analyzers
- Hematology analyzers (Hematology task-targeted automation TTA systems)
- Chemistry analyzers (Heterologous test systems)
- Chemistry analyzers (Homologous test systems)
- Laboratory mechanical convection ovens (Hot air ovens)
- Forced air or mechanical convection general purpose incubators (Incubators)
- Compact disc CD or labeling printers (Label printers)
- Laboratory vacuum pumps
- Laminar flow cabinets or stations (Laminar flow cabinets)
- Laminar flow cabinets or stations (Laminar flow hoods)
- Laser printers
- Stereo or dissecting light microscopes (Light microscopes)
- Manual multichannel air displacement pipetters (Manual pipettes)
- Microcentrifuges (Microhematocrits)
- Micrometers
- Multiwell plates (Microtiter plates)
- Blood collection needle holders (Needle holders)
- Notebook computers
- Osmometers
- Personal computers
- Petri plates or dishes (Petri dishes)
- pH meters
- Photometers
- Photo attachments for microscopes (Photomicroscopes)
- Extracting equipment for laboratories (Plasma extractors)
- Warming cabinets (Plasma thawers)
- Microplate washers (Plate washers)
- Platelet mixers (Platelet rockers)
- Coagulation analyzers (Portable coagulation analyzers)
- Pipetter inserts or accessories (Safety pipetting devices)
- Liquid scintillation counters (Scintillation counters)
- Hematology analyzers (Semiautomated hematology analyzers)
- Tissue culture coated plates or dishes or inserts (Sensitivity plates)
- Immunology or serology test kits or supplies (Serological kits)
- Tube rotators (Serology tube rotators)
- Manual single channel air displacement pipetters (Single-channel pipettes)
- Spectrometers
- Spectrophotometers
- Lancets (Sterile blood lancets)
- Multipurpose or general test tubes (Sterile transfer tubes)
- Surgical sterile instrument brushes or instrument stylets or instrument wipes (Stylets)
- Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers (Thermal cyclers)
- Histology tissue cassettes (Tissue cassettes)
- Tissue embedding stations (Tissue embedding equipment)
- Tourniquets
- Triple beam balances
- Ultracentrifuges
- Phlebotomy trays or accessories (Unopettes)
- Urinalysis analyzers (Urinometers)
- Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers (Vacutainer tubes)
Technologies Include:
- Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Medical software
- Commercial plate reader software
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Hematology laboratory workflow management software
- Laboratory information system LIS software
- Medical digital imaging software
- Medical software
- Medical system integration software
- Microscopic image capturing software
- Quality control software
- Reimbursement screening software
- Specimen tracking software
- Test result delivery software
- Test routing software
- Spreadsheet software
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Word processing software
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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Special Requirements
Medical Technologists generally require a bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology or in one of the life sciences. Bachelor’s degree programs in Medical Technology include courses in chemistry, biological sciences, microbiology, mathematics, and statistics, as well as courses designed to teach knowledge and skills used in the clinical laboratory. Medical Technology programs are typically offered through a university, with internships in a hospital setting.
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For More Information, Contact:
American Medical Technologists
710 Higgins Road
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Phone: 847.823.5169
Phone: 800.275.1268
Fax: 847.823.0458
http://www.amt1.com/
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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Additional Resources
For a list of accredited and approved educational programs for clinical laboratory personnel, contact:
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
8410 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Suite 670
Chicago, IL 60631
http://www.naacls.org
Information on certification is available from:
American Association of Bioanalysts
917 Locust St.
Suite 1100
St. Louis, MO 63101
http://www.aab.org
American Medical Technologists
710 Higgins Rd.
Park Ridge, IL 60068
http://www.amt1.com/
American Society for Clinical Pathology
Board of Registry
2100 West Harrison St.
Chicago, IL 60612
http://www.ascp.org/bor
Additional career information is available from:
American Association of Blood Banks
8101 Glenbrook Rd.
Bethesda, MD 20814-2749
http://www.aabb.org
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
7910 Woodmont Ave.
Suite 530
Bethesda, MD 20814
http://www.ascls.org
American Society for Clinical Pathology
2100 West Harrison St.
Chicago, IL 60612
http://www.ascp.org
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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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73.25 | Medicine and Dentistry | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
72.75 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
71.50 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
69.75 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
69.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
56.50 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
54.50 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
50.50 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
49.75 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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68.75 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
68.75 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
68.75 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
65.50 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
59.50 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
56.25 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
56.25 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
56.25 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
56.25 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
56.25 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
53.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
53.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
53.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
50.00 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
72.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
72.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
68.75 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
65.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
65.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
62.50 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
59.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
56.25 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
56.25 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
56.25 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
56.25 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
56.25 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
56.25 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
56.25 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
53.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
53.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
50.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
50.00 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
50.00 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
50.00 | Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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88.50 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
85.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
84.25 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
83.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
82.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
80.25 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
79.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
79.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
79.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
78.25 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
74.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
72.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
70.00 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
68.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
68.00 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
68.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
67.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
66.00 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
65.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
64.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
63.75 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
61.75 | Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment | Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles. |
60.25 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
56.75 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
56.50 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
56.50 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
55.75 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
54.00 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
51.25 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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97.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
91.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
90.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
89.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
83.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
83.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
81.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
80.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
80.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
76.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
74.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
73.50 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
72.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
65.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
65.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
51.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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77.83 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
61.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
55.50 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
55.50 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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100.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
99.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
99.40 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
97.00 | Exposed to Disease or Infections | How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections? |
97.00 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
97.00 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
96.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
96.20 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
93.00 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
92.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
90.60 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
90.20 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
89.40 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
89.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
88.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
88.00 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
84.60 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
83.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
83.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
81.00 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
80.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
80.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
77.60 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
75.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
74.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
73.60 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
71.20 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
66.00 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
65.60 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
59.60 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
57.20 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
56.80 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
54.80 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
54.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
53.20 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
52.20 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
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Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
- Examples
- Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
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The related occupations here have similar general capabilities and interests; career explorers may also be interested in the related occupations:- Histotechnologists
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- Histology Technicians
- Cytogenetic Technologists
- Cytotechnologists
- Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
- Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Neurodiagnostic Technologists
- Phlebotomists
- Biological Technicians
- Physicians, Pathologists
- Microbiologists
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
- Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- Radiologists
- Medical Equipment Preparers
- Cardiologists
- Chemists
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
Careers in Diagnostic Services Pathway:
- Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
- Cytogenetic Technologists
- Cytotechnologists
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
- Epidemiologists
- Histology Technicians
- Histotechnologists
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
- Medical Dosimetrists
- Neurodiagnostic Technologists
- Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
- Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Biomedical Laboratory Services
- Clinical Laboratory
- Not Occupationally Qualified, General
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Biochemistry Technologist
- Blood Bank Laboratory Technologist
- Blood Bank Technologist
- Chemistry Technologist
- Chief Medical Technologist
- Clinical Immunology Specialist
- Clinical Laboratory Manager
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS)
- Clinical Laboratory Technologist
- Clinical Medical Technologist
- Clinical Research Assistant
- Clinical Research Associate
- Clinical Researcher
- Cytogenetic Technologist
- Cytologist
- Cytology Laboratory Manager
- Cytotechnologist
- Differential Specialist
- Flow Cytometry Technologist
- Hematology Technologist
- Histologist Technologist
- Histology Technician
- Histotechnologist
- Immunohematologist
- Immunology Technologist
- Laboratory Supervisor
- Medical Chief Technician
- Medical Laboratory Technician
- Medical Laboratory Technologist (Medical Lab Tech)
- Medical Numerical Control Operator
- Medical Technician
- Medical Technologist (MT)
- Medical Technologist Teaching Supervisor
- Microbiologist
- Microbiology Technologist
- Molecular Pathology Technologist
- Pathology Laboratory Technologist
- Research Assistant
- Tissue Technologist
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Related Schools
- Averett University
- Eastern Mennonite University
- George Mason University
- Mary Baldwin University
- Norfolk State University
- Old Dominion University
- Radford University
- University of Virginia-Main Campus
- Virginia Commonwealth University
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