Laboratory assistants work in scientific and medical laboratory setting preparing experiments, processing specimens, maintaining lab equipment, and cleaning up after experiments. To become a laboratory assistant, you may seek an associate's degree in biotechnology or biological science. Typical job duties of a laboratory assistant can be found below. Schools offering clinical laboratory science degrees can also be found in these popular choices.

Laboratory assistants work in the field of science assisting researchers and scientists during lab tests and experiments. Before an experiment, laboratory assistants process specimens and prepare the proper experimental set up. Afterward, they clean and maintain the lab and equipment. Lab assistants may also work in medical lab settings and specialize in a specific area of lab assistance, such as a phlebotomy(Collection of blood samples) or histology (cutting and dyeing of tissue samples.)

Duration: 2 Years
Eligibility: 10+2 with Science