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3212 – Medical Laboratory Technicians
Medical laboratory technicians conduct routine medical laboratory tests and set up, clean and maintain medical laboratory equipment. They are employed in medical laboratories in hospitals, clinics, research institutes and universities and in government research laboratories.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Aide, medical laboratory
- Assistant, medical laboratory
- Biochemical technician - medical laboratory
- Biological technician - medical laboratory
- Cancer research technician
- Clinical laboratory technician
- Combined laboratory and x-ray technician
- Community health technician - medical laboratory
- Cytology technician
- Epidemiology worker - medical laboratory
- Helper, medical laboratory
- Hematology technician - medical laboratory
- Histology technician
- Laboratory assistant - medical
- Laboratory technician - medical
- Medical laboratory aide
- Medical laboratory assistant
- Medical laboratory helper
- Medical laboratory technical assistant
- Medical laboratory technician
- Operating room assistant (medical laboratory technician) - military
- Phlebotomist
- Phlebotomy aide
- Technical assistant - medical laboratory
- Technician, blood bank
- Medical laboratory aide
- Medical laboratory assistant
- Medical laboratory technician
- Phlebotomist
- Phlebotomy aide
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Medical laboratory technicians perform some or all of the following duties:
- Collect blood or other samples from patients
- Receive tissue samples from patients
- Log patient samples and prepare them for testing
- Set up medical laboratory equipment
- Conduct routine laboratory tests and sample analyses
- Clean and maintain medical laboratory and medical laboratory equipment.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school and on-the-job training or Completion of a 6- to 14-month program for medical laboratory technicians/assistants is required.
- Combined laboratory and X-ray technicians require completion of a combined laboratory X-ray technology program.
Additional information
- Training as a licensed practical nurse, medical technician or in a related occupation is usually required for phlebotomists or phlebotomy aides.
Exclusions
- Medical Laboratory Technologists and Pathologists' Assistants (3211)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 3 – Health Occupations
- Skill level
- B – Occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training.
- Major group
- 32 – Technical and Skilled Occupations in Health
- Minor group
- 321 – Medical Technologists and Technicians (Except Dental Health)
- Version
- NOC 2006 Version 1.0