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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA	1,910	193	$21.19/hr	$0.34/hr	$15.31/hr	$17.78/hr	$21.17/hr	$24.71/hr	$27.82/hr
Minnesota	3,210	202	$21.15/hr	$0.21/hr	$15.61/hr	$18.09/hr	$21.06/hr	$24.04/hr	$27.68/hr
U S	157,920	2,053	$19.17/hr	$0.08/hr	$12.08/hr	$14.50/hr	$18.14/hr	$22.85/hr	$28.13/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Industry	OES Employment	OES Median Wage
Education and Health Services	1,800	$21.07/hr
Public Administration	50	$22.71/hr
Professional and Business Services	30	$20.97/hr

Other Regional Data For Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA	1,910	$21.17/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	260	$20.44/hr	N/A
Duluth-Superior MN-WI MSA	210	$20.13/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	170	$21.60/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	170	$20.80/hr	N/A
Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA	140	$17.61/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	140	$23.47/hr	N/A
Saint Cloud MN MSA	110	$21.08/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA	70	$20.26/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	60	$20.53/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	40	$20.10/hr	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation	3,340	$31.96/hr	N/A
Pharmacists	3,200	$59.72/hr	N/A
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	1,740	$29.41/hr	N/A
Optometrists	480	$39.92/hr	N/A
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	190	$36.49/hr	N/A
Anesthesiologists	N/A	>$80.00/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.