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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

29-2010 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 29-2011 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists and 29-2012 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians.


National estimates for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
Industry profile for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
Geographic profile for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

National estimates for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
333,600 0.7 % $ 28.43 $ 59,130 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 16.93 $ 19.44 $ 27.59 $ 36.02 $ 40.71
Annual Wage (2) $ 35,220 $ 40,440 $ 57,380 $ 74,920 $ 84,670


Industry profile for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 147,590 2.64 $ 30.21 $ 62,850
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 70,960 22.31 $ 27.59 $ 57,380
Offices of Physicians 31,400 1.13 $ 25.98 $ 54,030
Employment Services 12,760 0.32 $ 25.95 $ 53,970
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 12,350 0.41 $ 27.40 $ 56,980

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 70,960 22.31 $ 27.59 $ 57,380
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 11,780 3.68 $ 22.35 $ 46,490
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 147,590 2.64 $ 30.21 $ 62,850
Offices of Physicians 31,400 1.13 $ 25.98 $ 54,030
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 2,970 1.10 $ 33.21 $ 69,070

Top paying industries for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 720 0.04 $ 35.73 $ 74,320
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) 230 0.06 $ 33.99 $ 70,700
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 2,970 1.10 $ 33.21 $ 69,070
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 270 0.04 $ 33.13 $ 68,900
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 7,870 0.38 $ 32.16 $ 66,900


Geographic profile for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 29,730 1.69 0.75 $ 33.09 $ 68,820
Florida 25,870 2.81 1.25 $ 26.67 $ 55,480
Texas 25,020 1.93 0.85 $ 26.34 $ 54,790
New York 16,990 1.87 0.83 $ 36.59 $ 76,110
Massachusetts 13,660 3.83 1.70 $ 31.03 $ 64,530


Map of location quotient of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 13,660 3.83 1.70 $ 31.03 $ 64,530
Utah 6,030 3.71 1.64 $ 24.66 $ 51,300
Mississippi 3,890 3.44 1.52 $ 21.09 $ 43,870
North Dakota 1,260 3.10 1.38 $ 28.48 $ 59,240
Oklahoma 4,950 3.08 1.37 $ 24.90 $ 51,790


Map of annual mean wages of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 16,990 1.87 0.83 $ 36.59 $ 76,110
Connecticut 3,690 2.26 1.00 $ 35.56 $ 73,960
Oregon 3,030 1.60 0.71 $ 35.11 $ 73,020
New Hampshire 570 0.86 0.38 $ 35.04 $ 72,870
New Jersey 8,450 2.06 0.91 $ 33.70 $ 70,100



Map of employment of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 18,780 2.04 0.91 $ 36.72 $ 76,380
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 11,170 1.83 0.81 $ 31.63 $ 65,780
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 10,850 4.01 1.78 $ 31.05 $ 64,590
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 7,800 2.97 1.32 $ 27.48 $ 57,150
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 7,770 1.76 0.78 $ 29.39 $ 61,130
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,430 1.95 0.87 $ 27.52 $ 57,240
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 6,450 2.90 1.29 $ 25.95 $ 53,980
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,280 2.08 0.92 $ 30.83 $ 64,120
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,250 2.05 0.91 $ 27.13 $ 56,440
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,760 2.08 0.92 $ 29.76 $ 61,890


Map of location quotient of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Burlington, NC 1,320 20.46 9.07 $ 26.12 $ 54,330
Rochester, MN 1,110 9.47 4.20 $ 30.21 $ 62,830
Charlottesville, VA 770 6.99 3.10 $ 27.83 $ 57,890
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 2,010 6.13 2.72 $ 26.20 $ 54,500
Salt Lake City, UT 4,650 5.96 2.64 $ 25.15 $ 52,310
Madison, WI 2,300 5.94 2.63 $ 27.07 $ 56,300
Gainesville, FL 740 5.36 2.38 $ 27.18 $ 56,530
Roanoke, VA 760 5.20 2.30 $ 23.92 $ 49,740
New Haven, CT 1,440 5.02 2.22 $ 36.39 $ 75,690
Greenville, NC 380 4.87 2.16 $ 27.50 $ 57,200


Map of annual mean wages of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Merced, CA 40 0.56 0.25 $ 46.35 $ 96,400
Napa, CA 60 0.82 0.36 $ 41.81 $ 86,960
Redding, CA 100 1.49 0.66 $ 41.57 $ 86,470
Medford, OR 150 1.69 0.75 $ 38.47 $ 80,010
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 90 0.78 0.35 $ 38.00 $ 79,030
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 5,100 2.13 0.95 $ 37.74 $ 78,490
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,460 1.30 0.58 $ 37.57 $ 78,150
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 190 1.57 0.70 $ 37.28 $ 77,540
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 18,780 2.04 0.91 $ 36.72 $ 76,380
New Haven, CT 1,440 5.02 2.22 $ 36.39 $ 75,690

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 820 2.14 0.95 $ 26.44 $ 54,990
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 650 2.89 1.28 $ 21.43 $ 44,570
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 570 3.94 1.75 $ 19.42 $ 40,390
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 500 2.78 1.23 $ 24.54 $ 51,040
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 490 1.51 0.67 $ 26.91 $ 55,970

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 570 3.94 1.75 $ 19.42 $ 40,390
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 370 3.76 1.67 $ 24.26 $ 50,450
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 230 3.30 1.46 $ 20.14 $ 41,890
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area 270 3.17 1.40 $ 21.91 $ 45,580
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 280 3.10 1.37 $ 26.15 $ 54,380

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 100 0.97 0.43 $ 42.00 $ 87,350
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 100 1.00 0.44 $ 38.90 $ 80,920
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 160 1.41 0.62 $ 37.84 $ 78,720
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 110 1.07 0.47 $ 35.43 $ 73,690
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 90 1.43 0.63 $ 35.22 $ 73,250


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023