Laboratory monitor vs senior medical technologist

The differences between laboratory monitors and senior medical technologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a laboratory monitor and a senior medical technologist. Additionally, a senior medical technologist has an average salary of $60,849, which is higher than the $50,847 average annual salary of a laboratory monitor.

The top three skills for a laboratory monitor include lab equipment, lab computers and troubleshoot. The most important skills for a senior medical technologist are customer service, blood pressure, and OSHA.

Laboratory monitor vs senior medical technologist overview

	Laboratory Monitor	Senior Medical Technologist
Yearly salary	$50,847	$60,849
Hourly rate	$24.45	$29.25
Growth rate	10%	-
Number of jobs	43,499	113,217
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Laboratory monitor vs senior medical technologist salary

Laboratory monitors and senior medical technologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Laboratory Monitor	Senior Medical Technologist
Average salary	$50,847	$60,849
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $70,000	Between $44,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	-	Palo Alto, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Baptist Health Care
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between laboratory monitor and senior medical technologist education

There are a few differences between a laboratory monitor and a senior medical technologist in terms of educational background:

	Laboratory Monitor	Senior Medical Technologist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Medical Technician
Most common college	Stanford University	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Laboratory monitor vs senior medical technologist demographics

Here are the differences between laboratory monitors' and senior medical technologists' demographics:

	Laboratory Monitor	Senior Medical Technologist
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 50.0% Female, 50.0%	Male, 38.6% Female, 61.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 12.1% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 12.0% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between laboratory monitor and senior medical technologist duties and responsibilities

Laboratory monitor example responsibilities.

Coordinate with territory managers to identify leads and close sales of capital equipment (in-clinic hematology and chemistry analyzers).
Advise physician-director on lab equipment and lab tests under CLIA rules.
Maintain and troubleshoot problems with computer programs and equipment including computers and photocopiers.
Set up and maintain a small LAN.
Consult users in VAX/VMS and VAX/Ultrix (Unix).
Assist with minor JavaScript projects.

Senior medical technologist example responsibilities.

Perform disease surveillance by collecting and managing food microbiology surveillance data.
Process hematology, urinalysis, and tissue processing testing on cancer and anemia patients
Perform database registry for samples, complete QC & QA procedures for all laboratory assays, blood components and storage.
Perform quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) on growth media and reagents in the laboratory.
Analyze human biological samples (hematology, coagulation, chemistry, and microbiology) for a satellite reference laboratory.
Maintain all OSHA documents and temperature logs.

Laboratory monitor vs senior medical technologist skills

Common laboratory monitor skills

Lab Equipment, 57%
Lab Computers, 7%
Troubleshoot, 3%
Adobe Photoshop, 3%
Indesign, 3%
Adobe Creative Suite, 2%

Common senior medical technologist skills

Customer Service, 10%
Blood Pressure, 9%
OSHA, 8%
Clinical Laboratory, 6%
Patients, 6%
ASCP, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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