Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians Career

Vocational Programs for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
334K	$30.22	$62,870

The average annual wage of the occupations is $62,870 and $30 per hour. 9 vocational programs could be taken for the Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 334,380 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians is $18,546. The average length of the programs is 725 hours and the average completion time is 11.15 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians Career

The following 9 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	29	$17,787	$1,080	247 Hours	9.33 Months
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	9	$14,074	$400	905 Hours	9.00 Months
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist	2	-	-	-	-
Hematology Technology/Technician	1	-	-	-	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	56	$31,224	$2,678	561 Hours	14.25 Months
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	17	$11,100	$860	1,185 Hours	12.00 Months
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist	4	-	-	-	-
Histologic Technician	10	-	-	-	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)	15	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant

$17,787

$1,080

247 Hours

9.33 Months

Blood Bank Technology Specialist

$14,074

$400

905 Hours

9.00 Months

Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist

Hematology Technology/Technician

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician

$31,224

$2,678

561 Hours

14.25 Months

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

$11,100

$860

1,185 Hours

12.00 Months

Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist

Histologic Technician

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)

Schools offering voational programs for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

The following 133 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.