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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May work under the supervision of a medical technologist.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Perform quality control analyses to ensure accuracy of test results.No rating yet
- 02Conduct blood tests for transfusion purposes and perform blood counts.Mostly human for now
- 03Conduct chemical analyses of body fluids, such as blood or urine, using microscope or automatic analyzer to detect abnormalities or diseases and enter findings into computer.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 04Analyze the results of tests or experiments to ensure conformity to specifications, using special mechanical or electrical devices.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 05Set up, maintain, calibrate, clean, and test sterility of medical laboratory equipment.Mostly human for now
- 06Examine cells stained with dye to locate abnormalities.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 07Prepare standard volumetric solutions or reagents to be combined with samples, following standardized formulas or experimental procedures.Mostly human for now
- 08Supervise or instruct other technicians or laboratory assistants.Mostly human for now
- 09Consult with a pathologist to determine a final diagnosis when abnormal cells are found.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 10Obtain specimens, cultivating, isolating, and identifying microorganisms for analysis.Mostly human for now
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss21%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 80% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Conduct blood tests for transfusion purposes and perform blood counts.
- Set up, maintain, calibrate, clean, and test sterility of medical laboratory equipment.
- Obtain specimens, cultivating, isolating, and identifying microorganisms for analysis.