Hemodialysis technician vs clinical laboratory technician

The differences between hemodialysis technicians and clinical laboratory technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a hemodialysis technician and a clinical laboratory technician. Additionally, a clinical laboratory technician has an average salary of $50,756, which is higher than the $39,723 average annual salary of a hemodialysis technician.

The top three skills for a hemodialysis technician include patients, vital signs and CPR. The most important skills for a clinical laboratory technician are patients, test results, and patient care.

Hemodialysis technician vs clinical laboratory technician overview

	Hemodialysis Technician	Clinical Laboratory Technician
Yearly salary	$39,723	$50,756
Hourly rate	$19.10	$24.40
Growth rate	9%	-
Number of jobs	73,669	119,050
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 27%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	12	12

Hemodialysis technician vs clinical laboratory technician salary

Hemodialysis technicians and clinical laboratory technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hemodialysis Technician	Clinical Laboratory Technician
Average salary	$39,723	$50,756
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $53,000	Between $36,000 And $70,000
Highest paying City	Watsonville, CA	Stockton, CA
Highest paying state	California	Alaska
Best paying company	Mount Sinai Health System	Claxton Hepburn
Best paying industry	Health Care	Media

Differences between hemodialysis technician and clinical laboratory technician education

There are a few differences between a hemodialysis technician and a clinical laboratory technician in terms of educational background:

	Hemodialysis Technician	Clinical Laboratory Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 27%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Nursing	Biology
Most common college	University of Connecticut	New York University

Hemodialysis technician vs clinical laboratory technician demographics

Here are the differences between hemodialysis technicians' and clinical laboratory technicians' demographics:

	Hemodialysis Technician	Clinical Laboratory Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 23.0% Female, 77.0%	Male, 34.5% Female, 65.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 11.2% White, 54.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 12.9% White, 53.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between hemodialysis technician and clinical laboratory technician duties and responsibilities

Hemodialysis technician example responsibilities.

Maintain national certification as CCHT and attain CE's as required.
Monitor patients receiving hemodialysis, analyze individual patient response to treatment, and change plan of care accordingly.
Provide all facets of direct care to patients receiving dialysis treatments including bandaging and administering normal saline and heparin.
Start dialysis by inserting needles into patient's site or catheter and connecting to machines.
Water check, setting up machines, monitoring blood pressures, performing CPR, making bicarb/acid.
Prepare and administer heparin medications.

Clinical laboratory technician example responsibilities.

Manage patient, and corporate information with compassion and confidentiality.
Provide oversight of training and competency testing of technicians to ensure compliance with CLIA, HIPPA and OSHA guidelines.
Collect, process, and analyze clinical specimens for several departments including microbiology, chemistry, hematology, and urinalysis
Experience working in a hospital laboratory in automate chemistry, hematology, blood bank, urinalysis, and immunology departments.
Dispose of biohazard wastes according to OSHA standards ..
Screen blood products for pathogens and co-treatment success.

Hemodialysis technician vs clinical laboratory technician skills

Common hemodialysis technician skills

Patients, 22%
Vital Signs, 12%
CPR, 8%
Direct Patient Care, 8%
Infection Control, 8%
Blood Samples, 5%

Common clinical laboratory technician skills

Patients, 16%
Test Results, 7%
Patient Care, 6%
Hematology, 5%
Body Fluids, 4%
Proficiency Testing, 4%

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