Technicians may prepare specimens and operate automatic analyzers or they may perform manual tests following detailed instructions. Most medical laboratory technicians are employed in hospital laboratories. Others are employed in physicians' private laboratories and clinics, by city, state, and federal health agencies, in industrial medical laboratories, in pharmaceutical firms, and in numerous public and private research programs dedicated to the study of specific disease.
Salaries vary depending on the employer and geographic location.
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