Medical lab technician
Performs routine medical lab tests to help diagnose, treat, and prevent disease, often supervised by a technologist.
Will AI replace medical lab technician jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. No AI data for this job yet.
What AI already helps with
- Test blood and urine to detect diseases and enter results into computers
- Check test results meet specifications using special devices
- Examine stained cells to find abnormalities
What stays human
- Test blood for transfusions and do blood counts
- Set up, maintain, calibrate, clean, and sterilize lab equipment
- Prepare standard solutions and chemicals to mix with samples
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +2.7%. Typical pay: $62,930 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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