SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202432120
Medical/Pathology laboratory technician
Medical/Pathology laboratory technician performs clinical tests on specimens of bodily fluids and tissues in order to obtain information about the health of a patient or cause of death. He/she conducts analysis of human tissues and body fluids, including blood, bone marrow, urine, amniotic fluid, etc. He/she operates, calibrates and maintains simple instruments used in quantitative and qualitative analysis such as glucometer, Haemoglobin A1c (HBA1c) meter, bilirunometer, full blood count (FBC) analyser and light microscope.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Medical/Pathology laboratory technician performs clinical tests on specimens of bodily fluids and tissues in order to obtain information about the health of a patient or cause of death. He/she conducts analysis of human tissues and body fluids, including blood, bone marrow, urine, amniotic fluid, etc. He/she operates, calibrates and maintains simple instruments used in quantitative and qualitative analysis such as glucometer, Haemoglobin A1c (HBA1c) meter, bilirunometer, full blood count (FBC) analyser and light microscope.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Blood bank technician • Cytotechnician • Haematology technician • Medical laboratory technologist • Serology technician
Elsewhere
• Medical pathologist, see 22146
Hierarchy context
Major group
3 ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS AND TECHNICIANSSub-major
32 HEALTH ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALSMinor group
321 MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNICIANSCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 32120 — Medical/Pathology laboratory technician
ISCO-08
- 3212 — Medical and pathology laboratory technicians
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.