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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
31-9093 Medical Equipment Preparers
Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
52,500 |
1.6 % |
$17.29 |
$35,960 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$11.35 |
$13.49 |
$16.54 |
$20.13 |
$24.34 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$23,610 |
$28,060 |
$34,400 |
$41,860 |
$50,620 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
36,480 |
0.67 |
$17.43 |
$36,260 |
Outpatient Care Centers |
4,050 |
0.49 |
$18.16 |
$37,780 |
Offices of Dentists |
3,000 |
0.33 |
$14.25 |
$29,640 |
Offices of Physicians |
2,750 |
0.11 |
$17.32 |
$36,040 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
910 |
0.03 |
$18.11 |
$37,660 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
6,600 |
0.41 |
1.11 |
$21.65 |
$45,030 |
Florida |
3,860 |
0.47 |
1.25 |
$14.50 |
$30,160 |
Texas |
3,170 |
0.27 |
0.72 |
$15.76 |
$32,780 |
New York |
2,720 |
0.30 |
0.80 |
$18.87 |
$39,260 |
New Jersey |
2,570 |
0.65 |
1.74 |
$18.05 |
$37,550 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Maine |
500 |
0.84 |
2.23 |
$15.52 |
$32,290 |
Oregon |
1,220 |
0.68 |
1.82 |
$19.35 |
$40,250 |
New Jersey |
2,570 |
0.65 |
1.74 |
$18.05 |
$37,550 |
Alabama |
1,150 |
0.60 |
1.60 |
$12.52 |
$26,050 |
Washington |
1,760 |
0.57 |
1.54 |
$19.03 |
$39,590 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
2,590 |
0.39 |
1.05 |
$19.10 |
$39,720 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,590 |
0.38 |
1.01 |
$19.66 |
$40,880 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,090 |
0.30 |
0.80 |
$17.75 |
$36,920 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,040 |
0.54 |
1.44 |
$17.46 |
$36,310 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
910 |
0.50 |
1.35 |
$21.23 |
$44,160 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
800 |
0.70 |
1.88 |
$20.90 |
$43,480 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
780 |
0.58 |
1.56 |
$17.82 |
$37,070 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
750 |
0.64 |
1.71 |
$14.67 |
$30,520 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
690 |
0.24 |
0.63 |
$16.46 |
$34,240 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
680 |
0.28 |
0.75 |
$18.24 |
$37,940 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Rochester, MN |
390 |
3.41 |
9.12 |
$17.68 |
$36,770 |
Springfield, IL |
170 |
1.57 |
4.21 |
$13.27 |
$27,610 |
Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
150 |
1.42 |
3.81 |
$19.54 |
$40,630 |
Modesto, CA |
240 |
1.38 |
3.70 |
$18.39 |
$38,250 |
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL |
60 |
1.35 |
3.62 |
$11.11 |
$23,110 |
Wheeling, WV-OH |
80 |
1.26 |
3.37 |
$14.72 |
$30,630 |
Flagstaff, AZ |
70 |
1.16 |
3.11 |
$14.94 |
$31,070 |
Killeen-Temple, TX |
150 |
1.11 |
2.98 |
$15.41 |
$32,050 |
Bend-Redmond, OR |
80 |
1.11 |
2.96 |
$17.37 |
$36,120 |
Bangor, ME |
70 |
1.09 |
2.91 |
$15.73 |
$32,730 |
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