Laboratory Jobs - What You Need to Know
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Places of Employment
- Hospitals
- Clinics
- Private laboratories
- Public health organizations
- Health maintenance organizations
- Pharmaceutical firms
- Research institutions
- Physicians offices
Levels of Expertise:
Medical/Clinical laboratory technicians
- Perform tests on tissue, blood and body fluids used to diagnose and treat diseases
- Monitor tests and procedures
- Look for bacteria, parasites and other microorganisms using lab equipment
- Analyze chemical content of fluids
- Match blood for transfusions
- Test for drug levels in blood
- Under the supervision of technologists or physicians
- Average entry-level salaries between $23,700 and $34,000 (American Medical Association)
- Average starting salary between $26,000 and $30,000 (ASLCS.org)
Medical technologist
- Also known as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Professional duties
- Identifying abnormal blood cells
- Identifying toxic agents
- Detecting cancerous tumors with DNA techniques
- Performing cultures & identifying bacteria & viruses
- Assuring safe blood transfusions
- Monitoring the quality of testing
- Supervising support staff
- Managing laboratory operations
- Average starting salary of $29,000 (American Medial Association)
- Supervisory level salaries between $40,000 and $70,000 (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- Average starting salary between $38,000 and $43,000 (ASCLS.org)
Areas of Specialization:
Blood bank technologist
- Prepares blood components and plasma for transfusions
Chemistry technologist
- Analyzes chemical substances present in blood
Cytotechnologist
- Cytology - study of cells
- Prepare and examine body cells in order to detect abnormalities (early diagnosis of cancer and other diseases)
- Salaries range between $44,300 and $49,900 annually (American Medical Association)
Hematology technologist
- Examines abnormal cells and diseases affecting blood
Histotechnologist
- Also known as histologic technologists or tissue technologists
- Prepare slices of body tissue for examination
- Identify tissue structure and cell components
- Average entry-level salary of $33,000 annually (American Medical Association)
Immunohematology technologist
- Determines if donor's blood can be safely transfused to the patient
Immunology technologist
- Examines degree of immunity or resistance to disease
- Assists in studies of organ transplantation
Microbiology technologist
- Identifies the bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites that cause infectious disease
Phlebotomist
- Draws blood from patients or blood donors for medical testing
- Prepares and processes blood tests
- Average salary of $24,350 annually (American Society of Clinical Pathologist)
Toxicology technologist
- Identifies toxic substances and drugs in body fluids
Urinalysis technologist
- Chemical & cellular analysis of urine
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