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California Medical Laboratory Technician Schools and Career Information

Career Information for Medical Lab Technicians in California

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Fast Facts for Medical Lab Technicians in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Redding, Santa Cruz, and Santa Rosa
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Visalia, Fresno, and Riverside
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Diego, Santa Ana, and San Francisco

Salaries for Medical Lab Technicians in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Jose, Salinas, and Oakland. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Lab Technicians in California are listed below.

Selected Medical Lab Schools in California

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Kaplan College KHE
San Diego

Kaplan College teaches students skills that have relevance in many fast-growing employment areas. Several forms of tuition assistance may be available for qualified enrollees.

  • Programs: Medical/Clinical Laboratory Technician, Phlebotomy
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Empire College
Santa Rosa

Offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs in a variety of fields. Located in Santa Rosa, California.

  • Programs: Phlebotomy
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate

Selected Online Schools for Medical Lab Technicians in California

Walden University
Online

Offers online graduate degrees in a wide variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Clinical Research Administration (MS CRA)
  • Degrees/Course Work: Master

The University of Liverpool
Online

Offers graduate degrees in a variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Clinical Research Administration
  • Degrees/Course Work: Master

More California Medical Lab Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Cabrillo CollegeAptosAssociate15,114
California State University-Dominguez HillsCarsonMasters12,082
College of MarinKentfieldAssociate6,476
College of the SequoiasVisaliaAssociate11,697
Cuesta CollegeSan Luis ObispoAssociate10,920
De Anza CollegeCupertinoAssociate24,115
El Camino CollegeTorranceAssociate24,895
Foothill CollegeLos Altos HillsAssociate18,132
Hartnell CollegeSalinasAssociate9,890
Loma Linda UniversityLoma LindaDoctorate & First Professional4,022
Long Beach City CollegeLong BeachAssociate25,536
Los Angeles ORT Technical InstituteLos AngelesAssociate167
MiraCosta CollegeOceansideAssociate10,682
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutAssociate29,842
MTI CollegeSacramentoAssociate619
Ohlone CollegeFremontAssociate11,083
Palo Verde CollegeBlytheAssociate3,831
Saddleback CollegeMission ViejoAssociate18,371
San Francisco State UniversitySan FranciscoDoctorate30,125
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaAssociate25,626

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Lab Technicians

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Medical Lab Technicians

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Lab Technicians relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Redding100$34,2001.5
Santa Cruz100$40,9201.1
Santa Rosa220$41,1101.1
San Diego1,580$43,0001.1
San Francisco1,060$45,3701
Napa60$41,4700.9
Sacramento900$40,5000.9
Merced50$29,1300.9
San Jose910$50,9800.9
Santa Ana1,500$37,9100.9
Chico60$28,7600.9
Bakersfield240$32,2600.8
El Centro40$28,9100.8
Vallejo100$43,0800.8
Oakland730$47,9500.6
Oxnard200$39,8500.6
Santa Barbara90$34,3700.5
Salinas80$50,2200.5
San Luis Obispo50$39,3000.5
Stockton110$39,0800.5
Riverside560$40,8400.4
Fresno130$41,0400.4
Visalia50$29,0300.4
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