LAB TECHNICIAN JOBS AVAILABLE AT $30,483

Addictions Counselor, 'Comp' Investigator Among State Titles; Can File Through May 12; Need 60 Credits For Lab Tech Title

The New York State Department of Civil Service is accepting applications for an exam leading to Laboratory Technician jobs.

Applications must be submitted by May 12, with a written test scheduled to be held June 14. The starting salary is $30,483. There is a $20 filing fee. State residency is not required.

Other Jobs Available

Other titles with application deadlines of May 12, whose starting salaries vary depending on qualifications and experience, include: Senior Laboratory Technician, $36,046; Senior Laboratory Worker, $28,872; Addictions Counselor, $52,643; Addictions Planning Analyst, $45,113-$58,406; Addictions Program Specialist, $45,113-$58,406; Assistant Land Surveyor and Land Surveyor, $34,095-$49,992, Compensation Claims Investigator Trainee, $38,143 and Compensation Investigator I, $45,133. Also being offered are Disability Review Psychologist, $68,575; Histology Technician, $30,483; Horticultural Inspector Trainee and Inspector, $34,095-$49,992; Land Surveyor $49,992-$61,517; License Investigator, $42,244; Motor Vehicle Trainee and Investigator, $36,228-$40,424; Narcotic Investigator and Trainee Investigator, $34,260-$58,406; and Senior Training Technician (Police), $45,113.

Lab Tech Requirements

To qualify for Laboratory Technician, candidates must have 60 college credits, with 18 or more in biology, chemistry, physics, health science or science technology; or two years working in a laboratory or clinic performing lab tests and procedures; or a suitable combination of college and work experience. Proof of college credits is required with application.

Depending on the assignment, candidates may be required to: be certified or eligible for certification as a Clinical Laboratory Technician; or be licensed or eligible for licensure as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist or as a Cytotechnologist, as defined under state law, by the time of assignment.

What Job Entails

Laboratory Technicians perform a variety of technical laboratory procedures in diagnostic, food, research and other laboratories, and may include testing and/or analyzing water, hazardous materials, viruses, radiation counts, blood, bacteria and food; preparing materials for testing, or assisting with autopsies. Record-keeping and maintaining a sanitary work environment may also be required.

The written examination will test candidates' knowledge of basic laboratory equipment; basic principles of biology, chemistry and general science; laboratory procedures including simple first-aid, handling hazardous materials and metric measurements, and record-keeping. Candidates must score at least a 70 to be considered further.

For more information, go to www.cs.state.ny.us under the Job Seekers section, or e-mail examinfo@cs.state.ny.us, or call the Department of Civil Service in Albany, 518-457-2487.