My dream career is as a medical laboratory technician. I think this is the direction God has called me to go. Laboratory technicians do not go to medical school but must receive education and become certified. The main duties of medical laboratory technicians are to perform laboratory tests. Because they perform all laboratory tests, they help diagnose conditions or diseases in a patient. They test many types of samples in the laboratory such as skin or body fluids such as blood and urine. Lab technicians are responsible for not only running the test, but also recording the results and getting the results where they need to be. Blood tests can indicate many different conditions such as a hormonal imbalance or blood type. This is very important because if someone receives a blood type that is not compatible with their blood, the patient could die. Skin and tissue samples can also lead to a diagnosis. They can run tests to see if a sample reacts to something or doesn't react to something. This is how the lab technician helps diagnose. Medical laboratory technicians are responsible for cleaning...