Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

medical laboratory managertoscientific laboratory technician

A medical laboratory manager already meets 23% of what the scientific laboratory technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From medical laboratory manager
23%
Overlap1
To scientific laboratory technician
20 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
81 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance A rebuild

81/ 100

1 Share of the scientific laboratory technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the medical laboratory manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A scientific laboratory technician role treats 3 of its required skills as things a medical laboratory manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply safety procedures in laboratory
  • cryopreservation
  • stem cells

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A scientific laboratory technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a medical laboratory manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held paediatric phlebotomy procedures health and welfare
  • already held sterilise medical equipment handling and moving
  • already held clinical biochemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held histopathology arts and humanities
  • already held microscopic techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held interpret medical results information skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 3 the scientific laboratory technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 62 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held calibrate laboratory equipment required
  • required, not held maintain laboratory equipment required
  • required, not held operate scientific measuring equipment required
  • required, not held perform laboratory tests required
  • required, not held use chemical analysis equipment required
  • optional, not held perform PCR covid test optional
  • optional, not held carry out quality control in microbiology laboratories optional
  • optional, not held examine cell specimens microscopically optional
02 information skills 3 required, 16 supplementary
  • required, not held perform sample testing required
  • required, not held record test data required
  • required, not held test chemical samples required
  • optional, not held analyse blood samples optional
  • optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
  • optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
  • optional, not held analyse samples of food and beverages optional
  • optional, not held archive healthcare users' records optional
  • optional, not held conduct routine blood testing optional
  • optional, not held examine samples in dermatology optional
  • optional, not held interpret electromyograms optional
  • optional, not held interpret hematological test results optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
  • optional, not held manage chemical processes inspection optional
  • optional, not held manage chemical testing procedures optional
  • optional, not held report test findings optional
03 handling and moving 2 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held mix chemicals required
  • required, not held prepare samples for testing required
  • optional, not held check the received biological samples optional
  • optional, not held collect biological samples from patients optional
  • optional, not held label blood samples optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
  • optional, not held transport blood samples optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
  • optional, not held dispose medical waste optional
  • optional, not held send samples to laboratory optional
04 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held work safely with chemicals required
  • required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
  • optional, not held answer patients' questions optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held perform bone marrow transplant optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held laboratory techniques required
  • optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held life sciences optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
06 health and welfare 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held automated analysers in the medical laboratory optional
  • optional, not held blood collection on babies optional
  • optional, not held blood donation optional
  • optional, not held blood type classification optional
  • optional, not held fine-needle aspiration optional
  • optional, not held techniques of blood-sampling optional
  • optional, not held blood transfusion optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a scientific laboratory technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
  • already held cryopreservation knowledge
  • already held stem cells knowledge
  • already held assist in the production of laboratory documentation skill
  • already held biological chemistry knowledge
  • already held clinical biochemistry knowledge
  • already held clinical cytology knowledge
  • already held data protection knowledge
  • already held histopathology knowledge
  • already held immunology knowledge
  • already held interpret medical results skill
  • already held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill
  • already held maintain medical laboratory equipment skill
  • already held microscopic techniques knowledge
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held paediatric phlebotomy procedures knowledge
  • already held sterilise medical equipment skill
  • already held virology knowledge
  • already held work with chemicals skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients optional
  • optional, not held assist scientific research optional
  • optional, not held communicate in healthcare optional
08 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held identify patients' medical records optional
  • optional, not held check material resources optional
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional
49 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held perform PCR covid test optional
  • optional, not held analyse blood samples optional
  • optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
  • optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
  • optional, not held analyse samples of food and beverages optional
  • optional, not held answer patients' questions optional
  • optional, not held archive healthcare users' records optional
  • optional, not held automated analysers in the medical laboratory optional
  • optional, not held blood collection on babies optional
  • optional, not held blood donation optional
  • optional, not held blood type classification optional
  • optional, not held carry out quality control in microbiology laboratories optional
  • optional, not held check the received biological samples optional
  • optional, not held collect biological samples from patients optional
  • optional, not held conduct routine blood testing optional
  • optional, not held examine cell specimens microscopically optional
  • optional, not held examine samples in dermatology optional
  • optional, not held explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients optional
  • optional, not held fine-needle aspiration optional
  • optional, not held identify patients' medical records optional
  • optional, not held interpret electromyograms optional
  • optional, not held interpret hematological test results optional
  • optional, not held label blood samples optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
  • optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
  • optional, not held techniques of blood-sampling optional
  • optional, not held transport blood samples optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
  • optional, not held assist scientific research optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held blood transfusion optional
  • optional, not held check material resources optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
  • optional, not held communicate in healthcare optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
  • optional, not held dispose medical waste optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional

9 further entries not listed here

18 held skills the scientific laboratory technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role develop project schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role diagnostic methods in medical laboratory knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role healthcare administration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret medical images skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role manage inventory skill
  • not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role medical laboratory technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide test results to medical staff skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise laboratory operations skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
14 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held laboratory techniques required
  • optional, not held automated analysers in the medical laboratory optional
  • optional, not held blood collection on babies optional
  • optional, not held blood donation optional
  • optional, not held blood type classification optional
  • optional, not held fine-needle aspiration optional
  • optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
  • optional, not held techniques of blood-sampling optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held blood transfusion optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held life sciences optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from medical laboratory manager

Full index of moves from medical laboratory manager

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.