Compare Ophthalmic Medical Technologists & Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians District Of Columbia

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Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Ophthalmic Medical Technologists $50,800
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians $64,600

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Medium

Chemistry
Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

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Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
Low
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Medium

Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists

Postsecondary certificate

Typical level Of training for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Licensing

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Licensing for Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists

2 related certifications

Certification for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

9 related certifications

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