National Occupational Classification (NOC): 32120
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Sample Job Titles
- advanced registered medical laboratory technologist
- autopsy technologist
- clinical genetics technologist
- cytology technologist
- electron microscopy technologist - medical laboratory
- hematology technologist - medical laboratory
- immunology technologist - medical laboratory
- medical laboratory technologist - anatomical pathology
- medical technologists supervisor
- serology technologist
What do medical laboratory technologists do?
Medical laboratory technologists conduct medical laboratory tests, experiments and analyses to assist in the diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and prevention of disease. They are employed in medical laboratories in hospitals, blood banks, community and private clinics, research facilities and post-secondary educational institutions. Medical laboratory technologists who are supervisors are included in this unit group.
Medical laboratory technologists perform some or all of the following duties:
- Set up, operate and maintain laboratory equipment
- Conduct and interpret chemical analyses of blood, urine, and cerebrospinal and other body fluids
- Study blood cells and other tissues to determine their relation to various physiological and pathological conditions
- Prepare tissue sections for microscopic examinations using techniques to demonstrate special cellular tissue elements or other characteristics
- Perform and interpret blood group, type and compatibility tests for transfusion purposes
- Validate, document and report test results
- Establish procedures for the analysis of specimens and for medical laboratory experiments
- Conduct quality control assessment of testing techniques
- May supervise and train other medical laboratory technical staff, students and helpers
- May assist pathologists during autopsies.
Medical laboratory technologists may specialize in areas such as clinical chemistry, clinical microbiology, hematology, histotechnology, transfusion medicine or immunohematology, cytotechnology, cytogenetics and molecular genetics.
Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada
Medical laboratory technologists work in the following subsectors (NAICS) in Newfoundland and Labrador:
- 622 Hospitals
- 621 Ambulatory health care services
- 541 Professional, scientific and technical services
Source: 2021 Census, Statistics Canada.
Short and Long Term Occupational Projections
Short Term Projections for 2025-2027
The employment outlook will be good for Medical laboratory technologists in Newfoundland and Labrador (rating of 4 out of 5) for the 2025-2027 period.
Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada
Number of Job Postings in 2025
During 2025, there was 1 public job posting for this occupation, with the following distribution:
| Avalon: 100% | Western: 0% |
| Eastern: 0% | Labrador: 0% |
| Central: 0% | NL-unspecified: 0% |
Source: Vicinity Jobs (note: data used in this analysis reflects new unique monthly postings which are totaled for the calendar year).
Who works as medical laboratory technologists in Newfoundland and Labrador?
During the reference week of May 2021, there were approximately 495 people working in this occupation in Newfoundland and Labrador. 22% of those employed were Male+ and 78% of those employed were Female+.
Here is the age group breakdown for this group of workers:
| 15 to 24 | 25 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65+ |
| 6% | 83% | 11% | 0% |
Source: 2021 Census, Statistics Canada.
How much money do medical laboratory technologists make?
Annual Earnings
The median employment income for all medical laboratory technologists in the reference year 2020 (510 workers in total, including those working part-time and full-time, as well as part-year and full-year) was $71,500.00.
Source: 2021 Census, Statistics Canada.
Hourly Earnings
Salary information for medical laboratory technologists in Newfoundland and Labrador is as follows:
| Low ($/hour) | Median ($/hour) | High ($/hour) | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $32.00 | $38.00 | $42.10 |
The following low, median, and high wages are for Canada:
| Low ($/hour) | Median ($/hour) | High ($/hour) |
| $25.13 | $39.00 | $49.00 |
Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada
Most Frequently Sought Skills from Job Postings (2025)
- Attention to detail
- Decision-making
- Organizational skills
- Physical assessment
- Records management
- Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Source: Vicinity Jobs
What training is required?
- A two- or three-year college program in medical laboratory technology is required and a period of supervised practical training may be required.
- Registration with a regulatory body is required in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
- Certification by the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science is usually required by employers.
- Combined laboratory and X-ray technicians require completion of a combined laboratory X-ray technology program.
- Some employers may require a university science degree for specialized medical laboratory technologists.
- In Quebec, medical laboratory technologists are referred to as les technologistes médicaux and are regulated by l’Ordre professionnel des technologistes médicaux du Québec (OPTMQ).
- Medical laboratory technologists may specialize in areas such as clinical chemistry, clinical microbiology, hematology, histotechnology, transfusion medicine or immunohematology, cytotechnology, cytogenetics and molecular genetics.
Source: National Occupational Classification 2021, Statistics Canada
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