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Where a scientific laboratory technician can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a scientific laboratory technician already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Scientific laboratory technicians carry out laboratory-based research, analysis and testing and support life science professionals. They sample, test, measure, research and analyse in areas such as biology, biotechnology, environmental science, forensic science and pharmacology. Scientific laboratory technicians also observe and monitor laboratory activities, record test sequences and analyse the results.

Also known as laboratory technology specialist, lab assistant, chemistry laboratory assistant, laboratory assistant, laboratory technology expert, laboratory technologist, laboratory research assistant.

Technicians and associate professionals 82 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: biochemistry technician, 51%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
biochemistry technician 51% covered bacteriology technician 51% covered material testing technician 45% covered physics technician 45% covered biology technician 44% covered scientific laboratory tec… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from scientific laboratory technician, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a scientific laboratory technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A scientific laboratory technician needs 16 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • mix chemicals handling and moving
  • stem cells natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • cryopreservation natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • prepare samples for testing handling and moving
  • perform sample testing information skills
  • use chemical analysis equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • maintain laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • test chemical samples information skills
  • calibrate laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • apply safety procedures in laboratory assisting and caring
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a scientific laboratory technician does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Scientific laboratory technician is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a scientific laboratory technician’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.