Medical Laboratory Assistance Degree, Program Information at Los Angeles Ort Technical Institute

Highest Degree Offered: Non-Degree Granting
Campus Location: Small Suburb
Tenure System: No Tenure System
Students Enrollment: Under 1,000

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians or laboratory scientists or technologists, to perform waived testing procedures (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988), phlebotomy, and other duties in support of laboratory teams. Includes instruction in clinical procedures, various laboratory tests, laboratory mathematics, computer technology, equipment operation and maintenance, sterilization and safety, communications skills, and interpersonal skills. Find Colleges Offering Medical Laboratory Assistance Degree.

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Job Description
Teach courses in health specialties, such as veterinary medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, therapy, laboratory technology, and public health.
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Speech Clarity
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Job Description
Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May work under the supervision of a medical technologist.
Salary and Wages
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 4,760
- Average Annual Salary: $37,740
- Average Hourly Rate: $18.15
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 1,500
- Average Annual Salary: $37,910
- Average Hourly Rate: $18.22
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 151,366
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 174,060
- Percent Job Growth: 14.99%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Information Ordering
- Finger Dexterity
- Near Vision