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Lab Scientist Career Market Report 2026

440 active jobs. 110 companies. Median salary $63K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

440
Active Job Openings
110
Companies Hiring
$63K
Median Salary (US)
74%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Lab Scientist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 74% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $63K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $50K to $100K.

MLS is the most-demanded skill at 18%

Data Analysis demand rose +6.7pp — fastest-growing skill

Integratedresources leads hiring with 24 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$21K, +37%)

Salary increase: +$21K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 11% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior33$69K$75K$113K
Junior28$50K$55K$84K
Mid-Level22$58K$76K$82K
Entry-Level4$46K$46K$70K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$21K (37%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States71$67KUSD
Canada3$80KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.1%
Remote1.8%
Hybrid0.7%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

MLS
18%
Patient Care
13%
Pharmacy
12%
Social Services
11%
AI/LLM
11%
Mental Health
10%
Oncology
7%
Data Analysis
7%
Environmental Science
7%
Home Health
6%
Python
6%
Environmental Compliance
6%

Skills on the Rise

Data Analysis ↑+6.7ppPython ↑+6.1ppEnvironmental Compliance ↑+6.1ppScheduling ↑+4.6ppACLS / BLS ↑+4.3pp

Declining in Demand

Quality Control ↓-42.5ppJournalism ↓-29.2ppAttention to Detail ↓-17.2ppSustainability ↓-13.7ppData Entry ↓-13.7pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Integratedresources245.5%
Erm235.2%
Ssmh163.6%
Mindlance163.6%
Sgs153.4%
Sentara143.2%
Ummc133.0%
Icf133.0%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States262
India8
Nigeria7
Malaysia5
Remote4
Canada4
Israel3
Australia3

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree36.0%118
Bachelor's Degree32.3%106
Master's Degree14.9%49
PhD / Doctorate3.7%12

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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