Medical laboratory assistants and related

NOC

33101

- Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations

collect blood and other samples, process specimens, and prepare special chemicals for use in testing. They conduct routine medical laboratory tests and maintain medical laboratory equipment.

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Full NOC Description

Medical laboratory assistants and workers in related technical occupations perform pre-analysis and pre-testing tasks such as collecting blood and other samples, processing specimens, and preparing special chemicals called reagents for use in testing. They conduct routine medical laboratory tests and set up, clean and maintain medical laboratory equipment. They are employed in medical laboratories in hospitals, clinics, research facilities, post-secondary educational institutions and government research laboratories.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Collect, label, sort and prepare blood, tissue and other samples from patients

Log and validate patient samples and prepare them for testing

Set up medical laboratory equipment

Prepare chemical reagents to be combined with biological samples for testing

Conduct routine laboratory tests and sample analyses

Perform quality assurance of testing techniques and record results

Clean and maintain medical laboratory and medical laboratory equipment.

Also Known As

medical laboratory aide
medical laboratory assistant
medical laboratory technician
phlebotomist
phlebotomy aide

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Medical laboratory assistants and related technical workers require completion of a college certificate program in medical laboratory science.

Certification by the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science is usually required by employers.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

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91.4%

Female

8.6%

Male

Employment by age

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17.3%

15-24

34.6%

25-34

19.8%

35-44

16.0%

45-54

12.3%

55-64

0.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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0.0%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

8.6%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

0.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

0.0%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

9.9%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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95.1%

Health care and social assistance

N/A

4.9%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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19.00%

Northeast

31.60%

Southeast

26.60%

Southwest

10.10%

Central

12.70%

Northwest

Economic Regions

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Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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$52,000

Northeast

$52,000

Southeast

$46,000

Southwest

$44,000

Central

$40,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

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Employment Outlook

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