DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
29-2012 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Occupational Description:
Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May work under the supervision of a medical technologist.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| La Crosse WI-MN MSA | 140 | 64 | $23.03/hr | $0.81/hr | $16.57/hr | $19.64/hr | $23.14/hr | $26.91/hr | $29.11/hr |
| Minnesota | 2,820 | 127 | $21.36/hr | $0.23/hr | $15.61/hr | $18.17/hr | $21.24/hr | $24.22/hr | $28.15/hr |
| U S | 156,860 | 1,882 | $19.14/hr | $0.08/hr | $12.08/hr | $14.46/hr | $18.15/hr | $22.85/hr | $28.16/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change - | |
| Pharmacists | 200 | $54.90/hr | N/A |
| Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation | 80 | $25.24/hr | N/A |
| Optometrists | 30 | $45.01/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- Conducts quantitative and qualitative chemical analyses of body fluids, such as blood, urine, and spinal fluid.
- Conducts blood tests for transfusion purposes.
- Tests vaccines for sterility and virus inactivity.
- Draws blood from patient, observing principles of asepsis to obtain blood sample.
- Prepares standard volumetric solutions and reagents used in testing.
- Inoculates fertilized eggs, broths, or other bacteriological media with organisms.
- Incubates bacteria for specified period and prepares vaccines and serums by standard laboratory methods.
- Performs blood counts, using microscope.