Top skills for Laboratory Assistant jobs
Based on 335 active Laboratory Assistant postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Laboratory Assistant postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Phlebotomy38%
- Data Entry23%
- Venipuncture18%
- Pathology15%
- Microsoft Office14%
- Science14%
- Acute Care12%
- Requisitions12%
- Life Support11%
- Typing11%
- Empathy10%
- Quality Metrics10%
- Nursing9%
- Stocks8%
- Chemistry7%
- Ensure Compliance6%
- Pharmacology6%
- Diagnostic Testing6%
- Genomics6%
- Technical Knowledge6%
- Technical Training6%
- Telephone Inquiries6%
- Centrifuges6%
Related job titles in Health Care
- Registered Nurse · 12,752 postings
- Physical Therapist · 5,027 postings
- Rn · 3,889 postings
- Medical Assistant · 3,770 postings
- Occupational Therapist · 2,768 postings
- Physician · 2,646 postings
- Pharmacy Technician · 2,450 postings
- Patient Care Technician · 2,397 postings
- Speech Language Pathologist · 1,727 postings
- Licensed Practical Nurse · 1,660 postings
- Phlebotomist · 1,405 postings
- Physical Therapist Assistant · 1,399 postings