Medical Laboratory Technician Career in Dubai
1,211 on the Register · 785 with a Full-time Licence
Dubai's medical register lists 1,211 medical laboratory technician professionals. The 785 with a full-time licence work at 216 facilities. The FTL rate is 65%: the share holding an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
1,211
On the register
33
Register per 100K population
65%
FTL rate
0%
Consultant ratio
Top Employers
The largest employers of medical laboratory technician professionals in Dubai, ranked by headcount.
| Facility | Medical Laboratory Technician Staff | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashid Hospital - Dubai Health | 38 |
| 2 | Muhaisnah Monitoring Medical Center – Dubai Health | 37 |
| 3 | Dubai Hospital - Dubai Health | 28 |
| 4 | Dubai Police General | 17 |
| 5 | Blood Donation Center - Dubai Health | 17 |
| 6 | American Hospital Dubai | 17 |
| 7 | Premier Diagnostic Center | 12 |
| 8 | N.M.C Specialty Hospital Ltd - Dubai | 12 |
| 9 | Zulekha Hospital | 12 |
| 10 | Al Tadawi Specialty Hospital | 11 |
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Medical Laboratory Technician Professionals
The areas with the most matched medical laboratory technician records. Areas come from the address on each facility's Zavis directory listing. 3,021 of Dubai's 5,505 facilities have an address that names one of these areas; the rest are in other communities or have no usable address, so an area's count is not its full workforce and an area missing here is not an area without this specialty.
Al Garhoud
48 matched
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
47 matched
Deira
45 matched
Al Karama
42 matched
Oud Metha
28 matched
Al Jaddaf
28 matched
Al Safa
24 matched
Al Barsha
22 matched
Employment Model
FTL (Full-time licence)
785
65%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
426
35%
The FTL rate is the share of registered medical laboratory technician professionals who hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. A REG record means the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator, which the regulator describes as the step before looking for a job, but is not currently licensed at a facility. That can mean someone between jobs, newly registered or not yet hired. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many medical laboratory technician professionals work in Dubai?
As of 2026-04-03, 785 medical laboratory technician professionals held an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. Dubai's medical register listed 1,211 in all, or 33 per 100,000 population. The rest are almost all Registered Only: registered with the Dubai health regulator but holding no facility licence, so they cannot practise in Dubai until a facility activates one.
What are the top employers for medical laboratory technician in Dubai?
The largest employers are Rashid Hospital - Dubai Health, Muhaisnah Monitoring Medical Center – Dubai Health, Dubai Hospital - Dubai Health. The top facility employs 38 medical laboratory technician professionals.
What is the FTL rate for medical laboratory technician in Dubai?
65% of medical laboratory technician professionals on Dubai's medical register hold a full-time licence (FTL) at a Dubai facility. Another 35% are Registered Only (REG): they have passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but do not currently hold a licence at a Dubai facility, so they cannot practise until a facility activates one.
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Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. This career profile is for informational purposes only and does not constitute career or employment advice.