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Laboratory technician / assistant

Other names

Official name: Medical laboratory assistant

biomedical laboratory research assistant, clinical research assistant, assistant clinical researcher, assistant in medical laboratory, medical lab assistant, medical laboratory research assistant, biomedical laboratory assistant, assistant in biomedical laboratory

Labs, scans and medical science

They check samples sent to the lab, load chemicals into machines, keep the machines working, pack samples, and watch the stock of chemicals.

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    Do simple lab tasks under a scientist's watch.

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    Check the details on samples that arrive.

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    Look after the machines that test samples.

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Sources

Built from 8 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

Uganda Public Service: schemes of service, job descriptions, adverts and the salary structure 2026/27

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Ministry of Public Service, Health Service Commission, Education Service Commission and others; each post cites its document. Gathered by The Collar360.

Government of Uganda publications (public)

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Uganda licensing routes for regulated careers (councils, boards and their Acts)

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Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council, Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council, Law Council and the other bodies named on each licence. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public statutes and regulator pages

Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

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National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

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European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
assistant de laboratoire médical/assistante de laboratoire médical
español
auxiliar de laboratorio de análisis clínicos
العربية
مساعد مختبر طبي / مساعدة مختبر طبي
português
Assistente de laboratório de análises clínicas
Deutsch
Medizinisch-technischer Laborassistent/Medizinisch-technische Laborassistentin
italiano
assistente di laboratorio medico

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