Laboratory assistant jobs in Vermont

Open laboratory assistant jobs in Vermont that post an hourly rate pay $23.96–$28.50 an hour in the middle half, median $26.59 (5 jobs from 3 employers). BLS measured a median of $37.83/hr ($78,680 a year) for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Vermont (May 2025), against $30.26 nationally, 5th highest of 52 states and territories.

Burlington (3), Randolph (1) and St. Johnsbury (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

By open jobs on this board: UVM Health (3), Gifford Health Care (1) and Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (1). In all, 3 employers have laboratory assistant jobs open in Vermont.

5 laboratory assistant jobs are open in Vermont today at 3 employers on this board, about 11 for every 1,000 laboratory assistants employed there (BLS counts 460, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians to grow 2.7% over 2025-2035.

Ranked by the hourly rates each one posts for the laboratory assistant jobs open here, an employer with few rates weighed toward the others' so one high posting never outranks many: UVM Health (most often $22.12–$34.88 an hour, a median of $28.50 across 3 posted rates), Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (most often $19.18–$28.74 an hour, a median of $23.96 across 1 posted rate) and Gifford Health Care (most often $16.75–$25.12 an hour, a median of $20.94 across 1 posted rate). Posted pay is the base range, before shift differentials and bonuses.

A high school diploma; many employers train on the job or hire phlebotomists. Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Vermont's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

Of the employers hiring laboratory assistants in Vermont, the hospitals Medicare rates highest (Jul 2026): Gifford Medical Center in Randolph (Gifford Health Care, 5 of 5, 83% said nurses always communicated well), Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury (Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, 3 of 5, 85% said nurses always communicated well), Central Vermont Medical Center in Barre (UVM Health, 3 of 5, 83% said nurses always communicated well) and Porter Hospital Inc in Middlebury (UVM Health, 3 of 5, 78% said nurses always communicated well); Vermont's rated hospitals average 3.1 stars. Every Vermont hospital hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

By the bargaining notices filed with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service from Jan 2024 to Sep 2026: UVM Health, International Brotherhood of Teamsters 597 at Burlington, VT (50 workers, bargaining a first contract). A union's unit may not include every job; ask the recruiter whether a job is in one. Healthcare union contracts.

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