lab tech

Runs the tests

A lab tech is a laboratory technician—someone who performs routine scientific procedures, maintains equipment, and assists researchers in medical, industrial, or academic settings.

Lab techs draw blood, run diagnostic tests, prepare specimens, and handle the day-to-day technical work that keeps laboratories functioning.

The lab tech called with my blood results.

Related

test tube · gloves · safety goggles · goggles · cultures · samples · blood sample · analysis · sterile · biohazard bin · swab · results · night shift · diagnostics · test results · blood draw · reagent · slides

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diagnostic authority

lab techmedical director

Physician leading healthcare organization

physician · attending physician · doctor · chief of medicine · surgeon

work setting

lab techfield researcher

One studying phenomena firsthand

field technician · fieldworker

hands-on technical work vs. theoretical/administrative work

lab techadministrator

Person who manages operations

hospital administrator · lab manager · research director · policy maker · paper pusher

Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G