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Medical Technologists

Employment Prospects

Employers

Approximately 331,700 medical and clinical laboratory technologists are employed in the United States; nearly 50 percent work in hospitals. Other employers include clinics, physicians' offices, pharmaceutical labs, public health agencies, and research institutions. Some technologists work in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and blood banks as well as in the armed forces and the U.S. Public Health Service.

Medical technologists may concentrate on such areas as research, education, health policy development (particularly in government organizations), veterinary science, public health and epidemiology study and application, or diagnostic equipment research and development.

Starting Out

Graduates of schools of medical technology may receive job-placement assistance from the career services offices at their schools. Hospitals, laboratories, and other companies employing medical technologists often get in touch with these career services offices and notify them of job openings. Positions may also be secured with the assistance of various registries of medical technologists. Newspaper advertisements, online job sites, and commercial placement agencies are other sources of initial employment.

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