Learn about the types of people who become medical and clinical laboratory technicians. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Employment Type Mix, 2025
76% of medical and clinical laboratory technicians work in full-time roles while 24% work part-time.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2025
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming a medical and clinical laboratory technician. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More women than men are interested in becoming medical and clinical laboratory technicians at a ratio of 1.11 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2025
71% of medical and clinical laboratory technicians are female and 29% are male.
Gender Bias, 2025
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being a medical and clinical laboratory technician and the actual gender mix of people in the career.
If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming a medical and clinical laboratory technician and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are more men interested in becoming a medical and clinical laboratory technician than those actually working as one. It is hard to pinpoint the exact reasons why, but there are likely various forces at play, from changing interests over time to societal norms and biases.
Ethnic Mix, 2019
The largest ethnic group of medical and clinical laboratory technicians are White, making up 55% of the population. The next highest segments are Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish and Black or African American, making up 11% and 10% respectively.