LMI - Detailed description

Job titles

assistant chief technologist – administrative aspect (health and social services network)
assistant chief technologist – technical aspect (health and social services network)
biochemical technician - medical laboratory
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Medical laboratory technicians conduct routine medical laboratory tests and set up, clean and maintain medical laboratory equipment. They are employed in medical laboratories in hospitals, clinics, research institutes and universities and in government research laboratories.

Fields of interest

Conducting research

Main duties

Medical laboratory technicians perform some or all of the following duties:
- Collect blood or other samples from patients
- Receive tissue samples from patients
- Log patient samples and prepare them for testing
- Set up medical laboratory equipment
- Conduct routine laboratory tests and sample analyses
- Clean and maintain medical laboratory and medical laboratory equipment.

Main characteristics of the occupation

These headings are provided for the following occupation(s) :

Medical Laboratory Technicians (3212)

Employment requirements

* Completion of secondary school and on-the-job training orCompletion of a 6- to 14-month program for medical laboratory technicians/assistants is required.
* Combined laboratory and X-ray technicians require completion of a combined laboratory X-ray technology program.