What Can You Do With An Undergraduate Degree in Medical Lab Science?
Medical Lab Science Related Skills
- Ability to Work Well Under Pressure
- Complex Problem Solving
- Confidential Record Keeping
- Critical Thinking, Detail Oriented
- Equipment Maintenance
- Evaluating and Implementing New Ideas
- Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
- Integrity
- Laboratory Skills
- Oral/Written Communication Skills
- Personal Responsibility
- Precise Visual Acuity
- Quality Control Analysis
- Scientific Orientation
- Troubleshooting
Related Entry-Level Career Titles
- Auditory Scientist
- Autopsy Technician
- Biomedical Equipment Technician
- Clinical Affairs Manager
- Clinical Quality Advisor
- Clinical Science Manager
- Clinical Study Manager
- Clinical Training Manager
- Clinical Trial Coordinator
- College Professor
- Cytotechnologist Staff
- Histotechnologist Technician
- Lab Assistant
- Medical Director
- Medical Technologist
- Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Phlebotomist
- Radio-chemist
- Research Monitoring Specialist
- Research Nurse
- Respiratory Therapy Technician
- RN Clinical Research Coordinator
- Safety Associate
- Specimen Processor
Employers of Medical Lab Science Majors
- Blood Banks
- Community Clinics
- Consulting Agencies
- Education Institutions
- Fertility Centers
- Forensic Laboratories
- Government Agencies
- Health Maintenance Organizations
- Home Health Agencies
- Hospitals
- Industrial Laboratories
- Laboratory Consulting
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Pharmaceutical Companies
- Public Health Laboratories
- Research Laboratories
- U.S. Military
- Veterinary Laboratories
Job Posting Sites
- AACC Job Center – clinical chemistry job search
- American Association for the Advancement of Science Careers
- Medzilla – biotech and pharmaceutical jobs
- New Scientists Jobs – science and technology jobs
- Science Careers Jobs – science job search engine
- Science Jobs – online recruiting and career service for science and research communities
- UIS CareerConnect: UIS Career Development Center’s job posting site
Career Planning Links
- AAAS Career Support – advancing your career in the sciences
- American Society for Clinical Pathology Career Center – career support in clinical pathology
- Career OneStop is a site supported U.S. Department of Labor with great career tools/resources
- GOALS: UIS Career Development Center career development learning module
- Occupational Outlook Handbook – career information for medical/clinical lab technologists
- O*NET Online is the National job outlook and projections resource
- UIS Medical Lab Science Department – provides overview of their program