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Career Information for Medical Lab Technicians in Texas

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Fast Facts for Medical Lab Technicians in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Texarkana, Abilene, and Tyler
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Austin, Midland, and Fort Worth
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio

Salaries for Medical Lab Technicians in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Lab Technicians in Texas are listed below.

Selected Medical Lab Schools in Texas

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Sanford Brown College
Houston

Students attend the school to gain practical skills directly useful in their chosen fields. Multiple campuses around St. Louis plus one in Milwaukee.

  • Programs: Medical Laboratory Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Kaplan College KHE
San Antonio

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

Selected Online Schools for Medical Lab Technicians in Texas

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 Texas Medical Lab Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alvin Community CollegeAlvinAssociate4,169
Amarillo CollegeAmarilloAssociate10,387
Angelo State UniversitySan AngeloMasters6,239
Austin Community College DistrictAustinAssociate33,508
Baylor UniversityWacoDoctorate & First Professional14,174
Central Texas CollegeKilleenAssociate21,532
Del Mar CollegeCorpus ChristiAssociate11,167
El Centro CollegeDallasAssociate6,680
El Paso Community CollegeEl PasoAssociate25,023
Galveston CollegeGalvestonAssociate2,044
Grayson County CollegeDenisonAssociate3,811
Houston Community CollegeHoustonAssociate43,518
Kilgore CollegeKilgoreAssociate5,150
Lamar State College-OrangeOrangeAssociate2,005
Lamar UniversityBeaumontDoctorate10,213
Laredo Community CollegeLaredoAssociate7,831
McLennan Community CollegeWacoAssociate8,079
Midwestern State UniversityWichita FallsMasters6,027
Navarro CollegeCorsicanaAssociate7,560
Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount PleasantAssociate1,010
Odessa CollegeOdessaAssociate4,580
San Jacinto Community CollegePasadenaAssociate23,805
Southwestern Adventist UniversityKeeneMasters890
St Philips CollegeSan AntonioAssociate9,256
Tarleton State UniversityStephenvilleDoctorate9,460
Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiDoctorate8,563
Texas Southern UniversityHoustonDoctorate9,540
Texas State University-San MarcosSan MarcosDoctorate28,121
Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbockDoctorate & First Professional2,616
Texas Woman's UniversityDentonDoctorate12,168
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonDoctorate24,889
The University of Texas at AustinAustinDoctorate50,170
The University of Texas at El PasoEl PasoDoctorate20,154
The University of Texas at San AntonioSan AntonioDoctorate28,533
The University of Texas at TylerTylerDoctorate6,137
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan AntonioDoctorate & First Professional2,868
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterHoustonBachelor139
The University of Texas Medical BranchGalvestonDoctorate2,422
The University of Texas-Pan AmericanEdinburgDoctorate17,435
Tyler Junior CollegeTylerAssociate8,217
University of HoustonHoustonDoctorate & First Professional34,663
University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBeltonDoctorate2,651
University of North TexasDentonDoctorate34,710
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at DallasDallasDoctorate & First Professional2,253
Victoria CollegeVictoriaAssociate4,002
West Texas A & M UniversityCanyonDoctorate7,502

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Lab Technicians

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Texas. 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

TEXAS

   
Texarkana170$33,9003.2
Abilene130$27,5502.1
Tyler190$30,2202.1
Lubbock230$31,4201.8
Victoria80$32,1301.8
Amarillo170$30,6101.7
Killeen200$34,8501.6
Wichita Falls90$29,9301.6
San Angelo50$34,6501.3
Waco120$32,0301.2
Corpus Christi210$28,5001.1
San Antonio1,040$34,9601.1
El Paso310$28,5001.1
Houston3,050$36,2401.1
Dallas2,450$34,9901
Brownsville130$29,5701
Beaumont160$29,3901
McAllen220$25,6700.9
Fort Worth860$33,3800.9
Midland40$29,2100.6
Austin470$34,3700.6
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