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Also called blood bank laboratory technician, blood or blood bank technician, catheterization laboratory technician and certified clinical laboratory technician.
$62,930
Median pay a year
332,940
People do this work
6
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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician
Summary
Medical and clinical laboratory technician performing routine tests for disease diagnosis and treatment, collecting samples, conducting analyses, and maintaining laboratory equipment
Experience
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Conducted chemical analyses of body fluids, such as blood or urine, using microscope or automatic analyzer and entered findings into computer
Collected blood or tissue samples from patients, observing principles of asepsis to obtain blood sample
Set up, maintained, calibrated, cleaned, and tested sterility of medical laboratory equipment
Analyzed the results of tests or experiments to ensure conformity to specifications, using special mechanical or electrical devices
Prepared standard volumetric solutions or reagents to be combined with samples, following standardized formulas or experimental procedures
Supervised or instructed other technicians or laboratory assistants
Consulted with a pathologist to determine a final diagnosis when abnormal cells were found
Skills
Core Skills
Analyzing laboratory specimens, Collecting specimens from patients, Preparing biological specimens, Conducting research, Testing material and finished quality, Analyzing test data or images, Analyzing laboratory findings, Cleaning medical equipment and facilities
Checking & Planning
Testing biological specimens, Testing samples
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Conducted chemical analyses of body fluidsAnalyzed test results for conformity to specificationsSet up and maintained laboratory equipmentPrepared standard volumetric solutions and reagentsCollected blood samples while observing asepsisSupervised and instructed laboratory technicians
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Conducted chemical analyses of body fluids, ensuring accurate results for patient diagnosis
Set up, maintained, and calibrated laboratory equipment to ensure optimal performance and compliance with safety standards
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Conducted chemical analyses of body fluids, enabling faster diagnosis for critical cases
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Faster diagnosis for critical casesImproved treatment plans for patientsEnhanced accuracy in test results
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Set up, maintained, and calibrated laboratory equipment to ensure optimal performance and compliance with safety standards
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Reduced risk of equipment failureIncreased efficiency in testing processes
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Analyzing laboratory specimens
Collecting specimens from patients
Preparing biological specimens
Conducting research
Testing biological specimens
Testing samples
Testing material and finished quality
Analyzing test data or images
Analyzing laboratory findings
Cleaning medical equipment and facilities
Cultivating medical preparations
Preparing medical supplies
The work itself
What a Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician does
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Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May work under the supervision of a medical technologist.
What it pays
How much does a Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$47,650
Median
$62,930
75th percentile
$81,450
These figures cover this work together with Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologist, which is how they are published.
About 332,940 people do this work and Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologist in the United States, counted together.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$48,550
$60,950
$82,610
AL
$38,750
$49,440
$64,330
AR
$39,720
$49,670
$63,520
AZ
$48,080
$62,530
$80,360
CA
$56,700
$76,010
$89,480
CO
$52,930
$70,050
$87,780
CT
$50,900
$65,310
$98,260
DC
$58,600
$76,560
$102,560
DE
$50,590
$68,630
$83,550
FL
$41,680
$60,510
$79,920
GA
$47,230
$62,180
$83,460
HI
$52,750
$66,020
$83,820
IA
$43,210
$54,260
$65,810
ID
$40,050
$47,450
$75,000
IL
$53,820
$71,950
$82,880
IN
$45,390
$57,080
$76,480
KS
$46,680
$62,050
$78,330
KY
$45,310
$60,880
$78,020
LA
$39,930
$54,460
$69,640
MA
$54,020
$79,120
$99,130
MD
$47,830
$63,690
$84,500
ME
$49,900
$68,690
$80,920
MI
$41,630
$61,260
$79,400
MN
$61,430
$74,440
$80,920
MO
$46,160
$60,300
$78,330
MS
$40,160
$50,640
$64,610
MT
$48,140
$65,190
$81,710
NC
$47,300
$60,650
$77,700
ND
$48,260
$62,680
$77,370
NE
$46,740
$60,540
$76,170
NH
$57,360
$81,020
$90,310
NJ
$53,840
$68,450
$87,040
NM
$39,110
$47,360
$63,060
NV
$47,190
$57,320
$81,470
NY
$65,890
$97,280
$120,900
OH
$47,670
$63,800
$79,260
OK
$40,000
$53,300
$68,740
OR
$62,360
$83,010
$102,950
PA
$44,130
$51,680
$75,770
PR
$34,180
$37,790
$45,010
RI
$50,420
$75,780
$83,490
SC
$44,140
$55,280
$72,750
SD
$47,140
$60,890
$75,700
TN
$46,860
$62,070
$78,720
TX
$44,990
$59,290
$77,750
UT
$39,250
$49,090
$66,140
VA
$46,430
$61,050
$79,700
VT
$65,610
$78,680
$96,530
WA
$56,160
$72,760
$97,590
WI
$49,440
$60,670
$77,860
WV
$46,190
$61,810
$75,340
WY
$38,930
$65,510
$83,930
Other names
Other names for this job
blood bank laboratory technician, blood or blood bank technician, catheterization laboratory technician, certified clinical laboratory technician, certified dialysis technician, clinical lab technician, clinical laboratory technician, clinical technician, donor center technician, hematology technician, hemodialysis technician, histologic technician.
More names for this work
histology technician, histopathology technician, laboratory technician, medical lab technician, MLT, medical laboratory technician, medical technician, microbiology technician, neurology technician, pathological technician, pathology technician, patient care technician, pharmaceutical laboratory technician, research technician, serology technician, sleep technician, specimen technician, tissue technician, vascular technician, biotechnician, histotechnician, medical laboratory technicians, blood and plasma laboratory assistant, blood typer, catheterization lab tech, clinical lab assistant, clinical laboratory assistant, clinical research assistant, clinical tech, histologic aide, lab assistant, lab tech, laboratory assistant, laboratory worker, medical lab assistant, medical laboratory assistant, medical laboratory specialist, medical numerical control operator, pathologist assistant, research tech, specimen accessioner, specimen collector, specimen processor, specimen tech.
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This page is about the occupation Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.