Variant of CIP 2011- STEM groupings

51.1005 - Clinical laboratory science/medical technology/technologist

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to conduct and supervise complex medical tests, clinical trials, and research experiments; manage clinical laboratories; and consult with physicians and clinical researchers on diagnoses, disease causation and spread, and research outcomes. These programs include courses in the theory and practice of hematology; clinical chemistry; microbiology; immunology; immunohematology; physiological relationships to test results; laboratory procedures and quality assurance controls; test and research design and implementation; analytic techniques; laboratory management; data development and reporting; medical informatics; and professional standards and regulations.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • biomedical laboratory technologist
    • clinical laboratory science
    • clinical laboratory technologist
    • medical technologist
  • Exclusion(s)

    • biology lab technology(41.0101)
    • biomedical technology(15.0401)
    • clinical laboratory technician(51.1004)
    • laboratory medicine - residency(60.0529)
    • medical laboratory assistant(51.0802)
    • science laboratory technology(41.0000)
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