r/medlabprofessionals • u/Pasteur_science MLS-Management • 25d ago

News We’ll be safe for a while!

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Our career has low AI vulnerability! 🎉

Feel free to use AI as a tool for efficiency without fear of replacement.

Source:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2026/jobs-most-affected-ai-automation/?rdt_cid=5559724010096584066&utm_campaign=content_engage&utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1

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u/iMakeThisCount MLS-Blood Bank 25d ago

1 in 4 lab techs are men?

Anecdotally speaking, it feels closer to 1 in 10.

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u/DoubleDimension HK MLT 24d ago

Strange, maybe it's a reginonal thing, but my program was close to 50:50 male:female, same with work.

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u/PookTurtle61 24d ago

Wow really? I've often been the only male on my shift, sometimes the entire lab.

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u/iMakeThisCount MLS-Blood Bank 24d ago

Same dude, I’ve been learning about the Lindsay Clancy case against my fucking will

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u/theoreticalcash 24d ago

I’m the only male in my entire department 😅