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| CAREER CLUSTER BRIEF |
LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY |
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CAREER AREA - NATURAL SCIENCES |
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| Work activities in this group primarily involve applying principles of chemistry, physics, metallurgy, and related disciplines to the analysis, testing, and compounding of such materials as ores, foods, chemicals, and drugs. Activities range from primarily subjective evaluations, such as food-tasting, to objective evaluation of test data on the properties of such materials as fuels, gems, and textiles. | |
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| Intellectual ability and interest sufficient to acquire necessary academic background; precision and accuracy, with attention to detail; a facility with mathematics; and form perception to recognize physical differences in materials. | |
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Sample Occupations |
| Chemical Engineering Technician | Immunology Technologist |
| Pharmacist | Cytotechnologist |
| Clinical Chemistry Technologist | Histology Technician |
| Microbiology Technologist | Phlebotomist |
| Blood Bank Technologist | |
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| Appraising and Verifying | Medical Assisting |
| Inspecting and Stock Checking | Biology |
| Natural Science Research | Chemistry |
| Mathematics and Related Research | Physics |
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