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Clinical Laboratory Scientist

BLS: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansSOC 29-2010Salary source: BLS OEWS May 2025
Career advancement roadmap

Your path to the next level

Bachelor's degree → entry role → credentials → graduate path → mid-level → senior-level.

  1. Recommended bachelor's path
    Medical Laboratory Science
    Health
    Your academic foundation
  2. Entry-level role
    No entry-level role mapped yet.
  3. Credentials that advance you
    ASCP MLS
    ASCP
  4. Graduate paths worth considering
    MS Clinical Laboratory Science
    Healthcare
  5. Mid-level roleYou are here
    Clinical Laboratory Scientist
    Mid
    2–5 years typical
  6. Senior-level role
    No senior-level role mapped yet.
Overview

Degrees that lead to this role

Career ladder

How the climb looks

  1. 1
    Clinical Laboratory Scientist
    Current • you are here
    years
  2. 2
    Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist
    Next
    years
Salary

What you can realistically earn

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025SOC 29-2010View source
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Certifications

Credentials that advance you

Healthcare
High
ASCP MLS
ASCP
Healthcare
Medium
AMT MLS
Healthcare
Medium
Specialty ASCP certification
Master's degrees

Graduate paths worth considering

Healthcare
High
MS Clinical Laboratory Science
Healthcare
Medium
MS Biomedical Science

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