Allied Health Professionals
Medical Laboratory Technician: Workforce Profile
1,211 on the Register · 785 with a Full-time Licence
As of 3 April 2026, Dubai's medical register lists 1,211 medical laboratory technician professionals. 785 of them hold a full-time licence at a Dubai facility, about 21 per 100,000 residents. The largest employer is Rashid Hospital - Dubai Health, with 38 of them on staff. All data from the public register of licensed professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator.
1,211
On the register
33
Register per 100K
65%
FTL rate
N/A
Consultant ratio
How does Dubai's supply compare with the OECD benchmark?
With 21 full-time licence holders per 100K population, this specialty's supply level should be interpreted in context of Dubai's demographics and healthcare utilization patterns.
How many hold a full-time licence?
FTL is a full-time licence held at a Dubai facility. REG means registered only: the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but holds no active licence at a Dubai facility and cannot practise until a facility activates one. 65% of registered medical laboratory technician professionals hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility, and 35% are not currently licensed at one. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
FTL (Full-time licence)
785
65%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
426
35%
Which facilities employ the most medical laboratory technician professionals?
The largest single employer holds 5% of all medical laboratory technician professionals in Dubai. Supply is relatively distributed across facilities.
| Facility | Medical Laboratory Technician Staff | Total Staff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashid Hospital - Dubai Health | 38 | 2,675 |
| 2 | Muhaisnah Monitoring Medical Center – Dubai Health | 37 | 192 |
| 3 | Dubai Hospital - Dubai Health | 28 | 1,638 |
| 4 | Dubai Police General | 17 | 422 |
| 5 | Blood Donation Center - Dubai Health | 17 | 74 |
| 6 | American Hospital Dubai | 17 | 1,107 |
| 7 | Premier Diagnostic Center | 12 | 65 |
| 8 | N.M.C Specialty Hospital Ltd - Dubai | 12 | 769 |
| 9 | Zulekha Hospital | 12 | 538 |
| 10 | Al Tadawi Specialty Hospital | 11 | 386 |
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Medical Laboratory Technician Professionals
Areas with at least one medical laboratory technician professional at a facility Zavis has matched to them. 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 from the list is not an area without this specialty.
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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. Population estimate: 3,660,000 (Dubai Statistics Center). OECD benchmarks are approximate averages for context and may not be directly comparable due to differences in licensing scope and population demographics. This page presents labor market analysis for informational purposes only.