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Laboratory Manager

Career advancement roadmap

Your path to the next level

Bachelor's degree → entry role → credentials → graduate path → mid-level → senior-level.

  1. Recommended bachelor's path
    Medical Laboratory Science
    Health
    Your academic foundation
  2. Entry-level role
    No entry-level role mapped yet.
  3. Credentials that advance you
    ASCP MLS
    ASCP
  4. Graduate paths worth considering
    MS Clinical Laboratory Science
    Healthcare
  5. Mid-level role
    No mid-level role mapped yet.
  6. Senior-level roleYou are here
    Laboratory Manager
    Senior
    5–8 years typical
Overview

Degrees that lead to this role

Career ladder

How the climb looks

  1. 1
    Laboratory Manager
    Current • you are here
    years
  2. 2
    Laboratory Director
    Next
    years
Salary range

What you can realistically earn

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Certifications

Credentials that advance you

Healthcare
High
ASCP MLS
ASCP
Healthcare
Medium
Specialty ASCP certification
Healthcare
Medium
AMT MLS
Master's degrees

Graduate paths worth considering

Healthcare
High
MS Clinical Laboratory Science
Healthcare
Medium
MS Biomedical Science

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