Medical Lab Technologist
Also known as: Lab Technologist · Medical Laboratory Technician · MLT
Runs diagnostic tests on blood and other samples in hospital and diagnostic laboratories.
What you’d do
A medical lab technologist collects and processes blood, urine and other samples and runs the tests doctors use for diagnosis. Employers are hospital laboratories, diagnostic chains, blood banks and research labs. A shift involves handling samples, running analysers, doing quality-control checks and recording results for a pathologist to review and sign.
- Collect and process patient samples
- Run tests on lab analysers
- Check quality control and record results
- Maintain lab equipment and safety
How you get in
Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology, then a B.Sc MLT or DMLT with an internship. Freshers usually join hospital or diagnostic labs as lab technicians, often on rotating shifts; government posts are filled through state and central recruitment exams.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Sample collection (phlebotomy) and handling
- Running and calibrating lab analysers
- Quality-control and biosafety practices
- Microscopy, staining and culture basics
- Accurate result entry and reporting
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition4
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Voc graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field4
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Voc graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Common next roles are senior technologist, lab supervisor or quality manager; an M.Sc MLT opens teaching and research.
- Night and weekend shifts are common in hospital labs.
- NABL-accredited labs expect strict documentation and quality routines.
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