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Medical Laboratory Technician Career Market Report 2026

7,593 active jobs. 581 companies. Median salary $59K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

7,593
Active Job Openings
581
Companies Hiring
$59K
Median Salary (US)
65%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Medical Laboratory Technician 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: 65% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $59K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $40K to $95K.

Remote roles pay 74% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Radiology is the most-demanded skill at 36%

Radiology demand rose +36.5pp — fastest-growing skill

Lab leads hiring with 503 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Lead → Director (+$116K, +182%)

Salary increase: +$116K · Sample: Lead → Director

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

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% 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
Junior252$41K$55K$81K
Entry-Level105$46K$59K$80K
Senior52$60K$91K$133K
Mid-Level51$53K$74K$106K
Lead34$50K$64K$128K
Director5$170K$180K$262K

What jumps out

Lead → Director: +$116K (182%) — 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 States809$53KUSD
Israel49$73KUSD
Canada35$67KUSD
United Kingdom27$73KUSD
Remote9$92KUSD
India3$69KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.7%
Remote0.9%
Hybrid0.4%

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

Top Skills in Demand

Radiology
36%
Patient Care
36%
ACLS / BLS
30%
Phlebotomy
21%
Pediatrics
10%
CPR / First Aid
10%
EMR / EHR
9%
Scheduling
8%
Patient Safety
8%
HIPAA
8%
Mental Health
7%
Oncology
7%

Skills on the Rise

Radiology ↑+36.5ppACLS / BLS ↑+25.1ppPatient Care ↑+12.2ppCPR / First Aid ↑+10.1ppEMR / EHR ↑+8.8pp

Declining in Demand

Phlebotomy ↓-33.1ppCustomer Service ↓-20.7ppQuality Control ↓-18.7ppQuality Assurance ↓-13.6ppPharmacy ↓-9.0pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Lab5036.6%
Caresend2122.8%
Mindlance1982.6%
Questdiagnostics1722.3%
Aah1612.1%
Takeda1492.0%
Getlabs1461.9%
Ssmh1361.8%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States4,572
Canada113
United Kingdom93
Remote73
India66
Israel65
Singapore51
Australia28

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree63.5%3,143
Master's Degree11.8%584
Bachelor's Degree10.1%499
High School / GED0.9%46
PhD / Doctorate0.8%39

Certifications

BLS Certification (8%)CPR Certified (4%)ACLS Certification (2%)

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