Abstract: Objective To investigate employment settings and talent demand of medical laboratory technology program in higher vocational colleges for providing the basis for reform of talents training model.Methods The professional post setting and demand questionnaire on medical laboratory technology program were designed for investigating clinical laboratory of 19 third-grade medical institutions, 21 basic medical institutions and 8 biotech companies in Sichuan.Results The job position of clinical testing and fluids, biochemistry, immunology, hematology and microbiology set up completely in third-grade medical institutions and biotech companies. From 2013 to 2016, demand of personnel in clinical laboratory in basic medical institutions showed a trend of decreasing year by year. The talent demand is increasing in biotech companies year by year.Conclusions The employment direction of medical laboratory technology in higher vocational colleges is supposed to transform from medical institutions to biotech companies.

Key words: Higher vocational college, Medical laboratory technology, Employment post, Talent demand