OES Code: 329020

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR MEDICAL & CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists perform a wide range of complex procedures in the general areas of the clinical laboratory or perform specialized procedures in such areas as cytology, histology, and microbiology. Their duties may include supervising and coordinating activities of workers engaged in laboratory testing. Includes workers who teach medical technology when teaching is not their primary activity.

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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT (excluding self-employed)

Number Working in this Occupation --- Year --- 1995 2002		Percent Change	Increase/ Decrease	Additional Openings Due to People Chang- ing Occupations or Retiring	Sum of Increase/Decrease and Additional Openings
1,610	1,800	12%	190	220	410

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE MEDICAL & CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY

The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.

Industry Code (SIC)	Industry Title
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
8071	Medical laboratories
8011	Offices & clinics of doctors of medicine
8093	Specialty outpatient facilities, all other
9010	Federal government

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.

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