# Medical Technologist

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-technologist

A medical technologist works in a hospital or reference laboratory performing complex clinical laboratory testing on blood, tissue, and other body fluids to help physicians diagnose and monitor disease. Day-to-day work includes blood banking and microbiology testing, operating and troubleshooting analyzers, and logging results through LIS software while following strict quality control/assurance protocols. The role typically requires a bachelor's degree in medical technology or clinical laboratory science plus certification, and attracts detail-oriented people comfortable with regulated, high-precision technical work.

Top skills: [Blood Banking](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/blood-banking), [Microbiology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microbiology)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Medical Laboratory Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-laboratory-technician)
- Often leads to: [Laboratory Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/laboratory-manager)

## Similar roles

[Biomedical Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/biomedical-scientist), [Clinical Laboratory Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/clinical-laboratory-technician), [Health Technologist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/health-technologist), [Laboratory Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/laboratory-analyst), [Laboratory Technologist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/laboratory-technologist), [Medical Laboratory Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-laboratory-scientist), [Medical Laboratory Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-laboratory-technician), [Medical Laboratory Technologist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-laboratory-technologist)

## Open Medical Technologist roles (3)

- [Medical Technologist](https://honorhealth.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/HonorHealth_careers/job/Deer-Valley---19829-N-27th-Ave-Phoenix-AZ-85027/Medical-Technologist_JR11495) at [HonorHealth](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/honorhealth) (listed on HonorHealth's own careers site)
- [Medical Technologist](https://inotivco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EXT/job/Gaithersburg-MD/Medical-Technologist_JR101594) at [Inotiv](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/inotiv) — Gaithersburg, MD (listed on Inotiv's own careers site)
- [Lead Laboratory Technologist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/32a7d129-ce2b-47e2-9196-68614b523ae9/lead-laboratory-technologist-at-cleveland-clinic) at [Cleveland Clinic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cleveland-clinic) — Full-time, Mentor Hospital

## Likely next role (3)

Where Medical Technologists commonly go next: [Laboratory Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/laboratory-manager).

- [Laboratory Manager Outreach Services](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/deb032a3-8caf-42b5-a505-6f2f0459d00c/laboratory-manager-outreach-services-at-adventhealth) at [AdventHealth](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adventhealth) — Full-time, HU TEXAS HUGULEY MEM MED CNTR, $74,498 – $138,552
- [Senior Staff Lab Manager (R5090)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/04eaefcc-f1ca-412f-bb01-f8a1bd1c0d02/senior-staff-lab-manager-r5090-at-shield-ai) at [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai) — Full-time, Seattle, WA, $200,000 – $300,000
- [Manager, Environmental Test](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/85a972ff-ca52-4214-b0eb-0d60be716b20/manager-environmental-test-at-relativity-space) at [Relativity Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/relativity-space) — Full-time, Long Beach, CA, $130,000 – $194,000

## Roles similar to Medical Technologist (5)

From [Biomedical Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/biomedical-scientist), [Clinical Laboratory Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/clinical-laboratory-technician), [Health Technologist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/health-technologist), [Laboratory Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/laboratory-analyst), [Laboratory Technologist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/laboratory-technologist), [Medical Laboratory Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-laboratory-scientist), [Medical Laboratory Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-laboratory-technician), [Medical Laboratory Technologist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-laboratory-technologist).

- [Medical Laboratory Scientist](https://adventhealth.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AH_External_Career_Site/job/ADVENTHEALTH-HENDERSONVILLE/Medical-Laboratory-Scientist_R-0399061) at [AdventHealth](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adventhealth) — ADVENTHEALTH HENDERSONVILLE (listed on AdventHealth's own careers site)
- [Medical Laboratory Scientist](https://iqvia.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IQVIA/job/Irving-TX-United-States-of-America/Medical-Laboratory-Scientist_R1531084) at [IQVIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/iqvia) — Irving, TX (listed on IQVIA's own careers site)
- [Medical Lab Scientist Core Lab - Hematology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/fae7ce47-3e1b-4152-82aa-402f010add76/medical-lab-scientist-core-lab-hematology-at-adventhealth) at [AdventHealth](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adventhealth) — Full-time, Orlando, FL, $26 – $49 / hour
- [Medical Laboratory Scientist Nights](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bc25b5b0-d161-4af4-b99b-7aa45ed1ca2d/medical-laboratory-scientist-nights-at-adventhealth) at [AdventHealth](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adventhealth) — Full-time, ADVENTHEALTH OCALA, $26 – $49 / hour
- [Lead Medical Lab Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/12cfe7c7-131a-44cd-88c8-59f7aa98458a/lead-medical-lab-scientist-at-adventhealth) at [AdventHealth](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adventhealth) — Full-time, ADVENTHEALTH OCALA, $29 – $53 / hour

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