Clinical Laboratory Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical Laboratory Specialists include both Clinical Laboratory Technicians and Clinical Laboratory Technologists. These professions are also referred to as Clinical Laboratory Technicians/Technologists. Both do laboratory work to treat, research and diagnose a disease. Clinical Laboratory Specialists use microscopes and other laboratory equipment to better and further their research. They also collect blood samples and prepare reports for a clinical technologists or physician. A clinical laboratory technologists looks over the work that a clinical laboratory technician does.

Average Salary: $20,000 - $28,000 (Clinical laboratory technicians) 

$25,000 - $40,000 (Clinical technologists)

Educational Requirements:

A bachelor’s degree is normally required in this work field to become a clinical technologist; however some employers accept an associate's degree and extensive clinical experience as a substitute.  Many technologists pursue additional graduate education or specialized training to advance their careers in clinical chemistry, blood banking, and microbiology.