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OSCA 311233Updated 2026-01-29
Medical Laboratory Technician
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 311213OSCA 311233
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 66k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1280
Salary range: AUD 60k-AUD 73k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
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State distribution
36.9%
NSW
19.3%
VIC
17.1%
QLD
Education mix
39.1%
bachelor degree
19.4%
advanced diploma/ diploma
13.1%
year 12
Role overview
Medical Laboratory Technicians perform routine medical laboratory tests and operate diagnostic laboratory equipment under the supervision of Medical Laboratory Scientists and Pathologists.
What you do
- • Operates equipment used in diagnosing and monitoring disorders of hearing, the heart, kidneys and nervous system.
- • Undertakes and assists with medical analytical procedures and assists anaesthetists and surgical teams.
- • Records the electrical activity of the heart, from which the heart rate is measured and pattern and rhythm is interpreted.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (39.1%)
Recent job ads
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Tasks
- • Operates equipment used in diagnosing and monitoring disorders of hearing, the heart, kidneys and nervous system.
- • Performs diagnostic tests on tissues and fluids and analyses the chemical constituents of blood, urine, faeces and tissues.
- • Prepares and stains slides and tissue sections to study the cells of blood for histological examination.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1280
Annual median: AUD 66k
Range: AUD 60k-AUD 73k