Laboratory Technicians
Job description
These individuals perform laboratory analyses and examinations on specimens. They work in laboratories for:
- Hospital centres
- Clinics
- Research facilities
- Cegeps and Universities
- Government research
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Biological agents
Main tasks
- Collect patient specimens (blood, tissue samples, etc.).
- Write down samples and prepare them for testing.
- Perform laboratory tests and analyze samples.
- Ensure quality control of test administration techniques.
- Set up, clean, prepare, and maintain the laboratory and its equipment.
Advancement and mobility
Laboratory Technicians work mainly in one of the following sectors:
- Blood banks
- Biochemistry
- Molecular biology
- Cytogenetics and cytology
- Hematology-haemostasis
- Immunology
- Serology
- Microbiology
- Anatomopathology
- Parasitology
- Sampling
Training and requirements
Formation
College
DCS in biomedical Laboratory Technology 
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9.8% of graduates pursue further studies
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Placement rate: 64.9%
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DCS in laboratory Technology (Biotechnology)
Placement rate: 53.3%
42.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Information processing
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Oral expression
- Critical thought
- Science
- Quality control analysis
- Teaching
- Result evaluation
- Written expression
- Time management
- Solving complex problems
- Monitoring operations
- Active learning
- Coordination
- Judgment and decision-making
- Service oriented
- Social perception
Abilities
- Near vision
- Verbal skills
- Information organization
- Awareness of issues
- Oral comprehension
- Written comprehension
- Digital dexterity
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Manual dexterity
- Written expression
- Colour perception and distinction
- Control accuracy
- Deductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Processing flexibility
- Hand-arm stability
- Basic numeracy
- Inductive reasoning
- Mathematical reasoning
- Perception speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Critical thinking
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to work in a team
- Versatility
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge of biology
- Knowledge of chemistry
Interests
- Work manually
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Appellation d'emploi liée (à traduire)
Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants (CNP 3212)
Skill type
Health
Last update: April 28, 2023
