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CIP PROGRAM: 51.1004
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of clinical laboratory scientists/medical technologists, to perform routine medical laboratory procedures and tests and to apply preset strategies to record and analyze data. Includes instruction in general laboratory procedures and skills; laboratory mathematics; medical computer applications; interpersonal and communications skills; and the basic principles of hematology, medical microbiology, immunohematology, immunology, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

There are no occupations related specifically to this program.

National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 2788 187 -
2021 2886 201 -
2022 3262 216 1
2023 2438 193 -
2024 2384 151 -
Change -12.55% +3.21% -

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51.1007 Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist.
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51.1010 Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist.
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51.1012 Sterile Processing Technology/Technician.
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Institutions granting degrees in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change

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