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Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians
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Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians
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Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May work under the supervision of a medical technologist.
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Degrees
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Abilities
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Problem Sensitivity| | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness| | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Information Ordering| | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Perceptual Speed| | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Reaction Time| | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
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Originality| | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Rate Control| | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Multilimb Coordination| | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Response Orientation| | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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Stamina| | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
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Gross Body Coordination| | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. |
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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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Peripheral Vision| | The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead. |
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Interests
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Third Interest High-Point| | Tertiary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Realistic| | Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Conventional| | Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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Enterprising| | Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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Clerical| | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Customer and Personal Service| | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Education and Training| | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Chemistry| | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Public Safety and Security| | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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English Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Administration and Management| | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Sales and Marketing| | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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Engineering and Technology| | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Physics| | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Communications and Media| | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Geography| | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $35,590.00 |
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| North Carolina | $31,150.00 |
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| South Carolina | $28,710.00 |
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| Virgin Islands | $27,080.00 |
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Related Careers
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Anesthesiologists| | Administer anesthetics during surgery or other medical procedures. |
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Coroners| | Direct activities such as autopsies, pathological and toxicological analyses, and inquests relating to the investigation of deaths occurring within a legal jurisdiction to determine cause of death or to fix responsibility for accidental, violent, or unexplained deaths. |
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Dentists, General| | Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums and related oral structures. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting vitality of teeth. |
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Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists| | Perform complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May train or supervise staff. |
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Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists| | Perform complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May train or supervise staff. |
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Nuclear Medicine Technologists| | Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies utilizing a variety of radioisotope equipment. Prepare stock solutions of radioactive materials and calculate doses to be administered by radiologists. Subject patients to radiation. Execute blood volume, red cell survival, and fat absorption studies following standard laboratory techniques. |
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Optometrists| | Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions. |
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Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons| | Perform surgery on mouth, jaws, and related head and neck structure to execute difficult and multiple extractions of teeth, to remove tumors and other abnormal growths, to correct abnormal jaw relations by mandibular or maxillary revision, to prepare mouth for insertion of dental prosthesis, or to treat fractured jaws. |
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Pharmacists| | Compound and dispense medications following prescriptions issued by physicians, dentists, or other authorized medical practitioners. |
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Skills
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Active Listening| | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Tasks
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| Conduct blood tests for transfusion purposes and perform blood counts. |
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| Conduct chemical analyses of body fluids, such as blood and urine, using microscope or automatic analyzer to detect abnormalities or diseases, and enter findings into computer. |
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| Perform medical research to further control and cure disease. |
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| Set up, adjust, maintain and clean medical laboratory equipment. |
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| Obtain specimens, cultivating, isolating and identifying microorganisms for analysis. |
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| Examine cells stained with dye to locate abnormalities. |
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| Collect blood or tissue samples from patients, observing principles of asepsis to obtain blood sample. |
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| Analyze the results of tests and experiments to ensure conformity to specifications, using special mechanical and electrical devices. |
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| Consult with a pathologist to determine a final diagnosis when abnormal cells are found. |
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| Inoculate fertilized eggs, broths, or other bacteriological media with organisms. |
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| Cut, stain and mount tissue samples for examination by pathologists. |
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| Supervise and instruct other technicians and laboratory assistants. |
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| Analyze and record test data to issue reports that use charts, graphs and narratives. |
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| Prepare standard volumetric solutions and reagents to be combined with samples, following standardized formulas or experimental procedures. |
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| Prepare vaccines and serums by standard laboratory methods, testing for virus inactivity and sterility. |
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| Test raw materials, processes and finished products to determine quality and quantity of materials or characteristics of a substance. |
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Tools
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| Anaerobic jars or accessories |
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| Anaerobe jars |
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| Candle jars |
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| Analytical balances |
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| Bench refractometers or polarimeters |
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| Refractometers |
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| Benchtop centrifuges |
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| Centrifuges |
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| Binocular light compound microscopes |
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| Compound microscopes |
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| Blood bank analyzers |
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| Agglutination viewers |
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| Blood bank cell washers |
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| Cell washers |
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| Blood collection needle holders |
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| Needle holders |
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| Blood collection needles |
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| Blood collection syringes |
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| Butterfly needles |
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| Capillary or hematocrit tubes |
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| Capillary sticks |
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| Capillary tubes |
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| Chemistry analyzers |
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| Automated chemistry analyzers |
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| Automated/semi-automated dipstick analysis systems |
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| Heterologous test systems |
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| Homologous test systems |
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| Chromatographic detectors |
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| Chromatographs |
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| Coagulation analyzers |
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| Automated coagulation analyzers |
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| Portable coagulation analyzers |
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| Compact disc CD or labeling printers |
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| Label printers |
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| Desktop computers |
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| Dropping pipettes |
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| Electrolyte analyzers |
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| Electronic multichannel pipetters |
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| 8 and 12 channel pipettes |
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| Extracting equipment for laboratories |
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| Plasma extractors |
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| Fluorescent microscopes |
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| Fluorescence microscopes |
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| Forced air or mechanical convection general purpose incubators |
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| Incubators |
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| Glucose monitors or meters |
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| Glucose monitoring systems |
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| Hemacytometer sets |
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| Hemacytometers |
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| Hematology analyzers |
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| 5-part differential automated hematology analyzers |
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| Automated platelet analyzers |
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| Differential hematology analyzers with laser technology |
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| Hematology task-targeted automation TTA systems |
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| Semi-automated hematology analyzers |
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| Histology tissue cassettes |
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| Tissue cassettes |
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| Hypodermic needles |
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| 22-gauge needles |
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| Immunology or serology test kits or supplies |
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| Serological kits |
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| Laboratory diluters |
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| Diluters |
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| Laboratory mixers |
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| Electrical mixers |
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| Laboratory vacuum pumps |
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| Vacuum pumps |
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| Laminar flow cabinets or stations |
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| Laminar flow hoods |
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| Lancets |
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| Sterile blood lancets |
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| Laser printers |
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| Printers |
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| Liquid scintillation counters |
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| Scintillation counters |
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| Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters |
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| Cell counters |
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| Flow cytometers |
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| Manual single channel air displacement pipetters |
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| Single-channel pipettes |
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| Microcentrifuges |
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| Microhematocrits |
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| Micrometers |
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| Microplate washers |
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| Plate washers |
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| Microscope slides |
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| Glass slides |
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| Multipurpose or general test tubes |
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| Sterile transfer tubes |
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| Multiwell plates |
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| Microtiter plates |
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| Notebook computers |
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| Personal computers |
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| Petri plates or dishes |
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| Petri dishes |
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| pH meters |
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| Phlebotomy trays or accessories |
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| Collection tube holders/adapters |
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| Unopettes |
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| Platelet mixers |
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| Platelet rockers |
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| Robotic or automated liquid handling systems |
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| Automatic pipetters |
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| Shaking incubators |
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| Blood culture incubators |
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| Specialty plates for bacteria |
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| Blood agar plates |
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| Spectrometers |
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| Spectrophotometers |
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| Steam autoclaves or sterilizers |
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| Autoclaves |
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| Stereo or dissecting light microscopes |
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| Light microscopes |
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| Surgical sterile instrument brushes or instrument stylets or instrument wipes |
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| Stylets |
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| Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers |
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| Thermalcyclers |
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| Tissue culture coated plates or dishes or inserts |
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| Antigen-coated test plates |
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| Sensitivity plates |
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| Tissue embedding stations |
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| Tissue embedding equipment |
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| Tourniquets |
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| Triple beam balances |
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| Tube rotators |
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| Serology rotators |
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| Ultracentrifuges |
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| Urinalysis analyzers |
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| Urinometers |
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| Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers |
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| Evacuated collection tubes |
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| Vacutainer tubes |
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| Warming cabinets |
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| Plasma thawers |
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Technology
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| Accounting software |
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| Billing software |
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| Data base reporting software |
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| Electronic medical record EMR software (database reporting feature) |
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| Data base user interface and query software |
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| Database software |
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| Electronic medical record EMR software (database management system feature) |
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| Electronic mail software |
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| Medical software |
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| Commercial plate reader software |
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| Digital imaging software |
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| Hematology laboratory workflow management software |
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| Laboratory information system LIS software |
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| Medical system integration software |
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| Microscopic image capturing software |
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| Quality control software |
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| Reimbursement screening software |
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| Specimen tracking software |
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| Test result delivery software |
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| Test routing software |
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| Spreadsheet software |
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| Word processing software |
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Career Activities
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