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Medical Technologist: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
Quick answer

Medical Technologists perform complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. The most commonly reported education requirement is a bachelor's degree (52% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Preparation
Job Zone 4 of 5
considerable preparation
Most common education
Bachelor's Degree
52% of workers

Data Government data groups this job as Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists (O*NET-SOC 29-2011.00). Figures on this page are for that occupation.

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The work

What medical technologists do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Analyze samples of biological material for chemical content or reaction.
  2. Analyze laboratory findings to check the accuracy of the results.
  3. Conduct chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine, or spinal fluid, to determine presence of normal or abnormal components.
  4. Enter data from analysis of medical tests or clinical results into computer for storage.
  5. Collect and study blood samples to determine the number of cells, their morphology, or their blood group, blood type, or compatibility for transfusion purposes, using microscopic techniques.
  6. Set up, clean, and maintain laboratory equipment.
  7. Operate, calibrate, or maintain equipment used in quantitative or qualitative analysis, such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters, flame photometers, or computer-controlled analyzers.
  8. Establish or monitor quality assurance programs or activities to ensure the accuracy of laboratory results.
Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

SciencecoreCritical ThinkingcoreActive ListeningcoreQuality Control AnalysisReading ComprehensionOperations MonitoringMonitoringComplex Problem SolvingOperation and Control

Knowledge areas: Chemistry, Customer and Personal Service, Computers and Electronics, English Language, Biology, Mathematics.

Tools and technology

Software medical technologists use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • MEDITECH softwareMedical softwareHot technology
  • eClinicalWorks EHR softwareMedical softwareHot technology
  • Commercial plate reader softwareMedical software
  • Electronic medical record EMR softwareMedical software
  • Hematology laboratory workflow management softwareMedical software
  • Laboratory information system LISMedical software
  • Medical digital imaging softwareMedical software
  • Medical procedure coding softwareMedical software
  • Medical system integration softwareMedical software
  • Microscopic image capturing softwareMedical software
  • Quality control softwareMedical software
  • Reimbursement screening softwareMedical software

Also called: Clinical Chemist, Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS), Clinical Laboratory Technologist, Histologist Technologist, Lab Tech (Laboratory Technologist), Medical Lab Technologist (Medical Laboratory Technologist).

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the cosine similarity of the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level and subtract the average across all occupations, then compare the direction of the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 means unrelated or opposite (negative values are shown as 0). Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
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Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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