Medical laboratory technology

Description

The various types and uses of technology and equipment employed in medical laboratories to perform tests on samples in order to identify possible disease-related substances.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 1 occupations
  • Optional in 3 occupations
  • Total: 4 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)

Essential for

  • Medical laboratory manager
    Medical laboratory managers oversee the daily operations of a medical laboratory. They manage employees and communicate the schedule of activities. They monitor and ensure all labo…

Optional for

  • Biotechnical technician
    Biotechnical technicians perform technological work in assistance of scientists. They work in laboratory settings where they help scientists to research, develop and test forms of …
  • Biochemist
    A Biochemist is a scientist who studies the chemical processes and substances that occur within living organisms. Their work is at the intersection of biology and chemistry, explor…
  • Physicist
    A physicist is a highly specialized scientist who studies the fundamental principles of nature and the properties of matter and energy. This field of science encompasses a wide ran…

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Last updated on February 19, 2026

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