Medical Laboratory Staff

Overview of the Profession

Medical laboratory staff in Israel perform essential diagnostic testing that supports patient care across a wide range of medical specialties. They work primarily in hospitals, health maintenance organizations (Kupot Holim), private laboratories, research institutes, and public health laboratories, playing a key role in disease diagnosis, treatment monitoring, and preventive healthcare.

Professional Certification

If you have a BA or MA in laboratory work, you will be automatically recognized as a lab technician in Israel. If you studied other areas, you will be required to work for 6 months in a recognized laboratory. At the end of the work period, you will need to take a licensing exam.

Misrad Habriut offers a customer call center to answer questions about licensing for health care professionals. Call *5400 from Israel or 972-8-6241010 from abroad. The center operates Sunday through Thursday, 8am-6pm, and Fridays from 8am-1pm, Israel time.

Licensure Process

You will be required to submit various documents directly to the Ministry of Health in order to receive licensure.

Click here to download the full checklist of required documents

Misrad Haklita Reimbursement for Documents

The Ministry of Aliyah and Integration is offering a retroactive reimbursement of up to 4000 NIS to Olim who were required to translate and/or notarize documents for the purpose of transferring their professional license in Israel. Please contact your local Misrad Haklita office for more information.

Please note the following conditions:

• This can be done ONLY AFTER completing your Aliyah.
• The reimbursement is only retroactive for 2 years prior to your date of Aliyah.
• Only Olim who have not yet reached retirement age are eligible.
• Reimbursement can be made only for Israeli notary/consulate verification with original receipts (or verified copy) . Apostille is not reimbursable!

Hebrew & Medical Ulpan

A good working knowledge of Hebrew is essential. It is strongly advised to study Hebrew before you arrive and then to take Ulpan upon arrival. Even where an immigrant lab technician works entirely with speakers of his/her mother tongue, it is still necessary to deal with the various agencies that make up the Israeli medical network.