OES Code: 329050

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR MEDICAL & CLINICAL LABORATORY ASSISTANTS

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Assistants perform routine tasks in a medical laboratory. They may set up and operate automated equipment which does not require interpretation or judgment to read the results. They may label, centrifuge, and transfer specimens, transcribe results, and prepare culture media and reagents. They may also perform venipuncture if certified to do so. They work under the supervision of a Medical Laboratory Technologist.

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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
990	1,150	16%	160	140	300

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE MEDICAL & CLINICAL LABORATORY ASSISTANTS 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.