Is working an entry level job at a lab after undergrad helpful on applications

Found a couple threads but they were all older and not DO-specific. I'm currently a senior studying biochem/molecular bio and planning on taking a gap year. For obvious financial reasons, I would prefer to take a lab job after school, particularly if it checks off research on the pre-med laundry list. (My current scribe job pays less than I made at Starbucks in 2012.) It seems like lab bench work may fall through the cracks though: it would involve application of scientific methodology but I... Is working an entry level job at a lab after undergrad helpful on applications
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