Like several states, Indiana is one where it does not oversee and require official licensing to begin a career as a medical lab technician or medical technologist. Read: no annual fees and paperwork!

Lab Tech Career has looked into numerous job listings in Indiana and has determined that there are few minimum requirements for getting a job as a medical lab technician or medical technologist, specifically around education and relevant experience.

For a lab technician, most places of work require an Associate’s Degree with one (1) year of clinical laboratory experience or Bachelor’s of Science and one (1) year of clinical laboratory experience.

For a medical technologist, you’ll need a Bachelors degree from an accredited medical lab technologist school and certification or eligibility to be certified from the ASCP.