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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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) |
| 55,610 |
1.6 % |
$18.27 |
$37,990 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.19 |
$14.23 |
$17.42 |
$21.51 |
$25.74 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$25,350 |
$29,590 |
$36,240 |
$44,750 |
$53,540 |
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 |
38,640 |
0.70 |
$18.34 |
$38,140 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
3,860 |
0.42 |
$19.76 |
$41,100 |
| Offices of Dentists |
3,180 |
0.34 |
$14.67 |
$30,520 |
| Offices of Physicians |
2,720 |
0.11 |
$18.62 |
$38,730 |
| Employment Services |
1,020 |
0.03 |
$21.00 |
$43,680 |
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.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
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 |
6,300 |
0.37 |
0.96 |
$22.80 |
$47,430 |
| New York |
3,600 |
0.38 |
1.00 |
$20.89 |
$43,450 |
| Texas |
3,210 |
0.26 |
0.69 |
$16.31 |
$33,920 |
| Florida |
2,920 |
0.34 |
0.88 |
$15.70 |
$32,650 |
| New Jersey |
2,810 |
0.69 |
1.80 |
$18.95 |
$39,420 |
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 |
510 |
0.84 |
2.18 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| Alabama |
1,490 |
0.77 |
1.99 |
$13.52 |
$28,120 |
| Alaska |
230 |
0.73 |
1.91 |
$22.27 |
$46,320 |
| New Jersey |
2,810 |
0.69 |
1.80 |
$18.95 |
$39,420 |
| North Dakota |
250 |
0.61 |
1.59 |
$17.36 |
$36,120 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
6,300 |
0.37 |
0.96 |
$22.80 |
$47,430 |
| Massachusetts |
1,370 |
0.38 |
1.00 |
$22.39 |
$46,570 |
| Alaska |
230 |
0.73 |
1.91 |
$22.27 |
$46,320 |
| Nevada |
320 |
0.24 |
0.62 |
$21.55 |
$44,830 |
| Hawaii |
270 |
0.41 |
1.08 |
$20.96 |
$43,600 |
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
4,690 |
0.49 |
1.28 |
$20.94 |
$43,540 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,220 |
0.36 |
0.94 |
$21.11 |
$43,920 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,030 |
0.44 |
1.14 |
$18.76 |
$39,020 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,300 |
0.46 |
1.19 |
$18.31 |
$38,090 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,260 |
0.35 |
0.92 |
$17.56 |
$36,520 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,170 |
0.45 |
1.17 |
$16.71 |
$34,760 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
980 |
0.37 |
0.95 |
$17.82 |
$37,070 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
930 |
0.34 |
0.87 |
$23.00 |
$47,850 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
920 |
0.29 |
0.76 |
$20.20 |
$42,010 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
890 |
0.43 |
1.12 |
$18.02 |
$37,470 |
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) |
| Morgantown, WV |
100 |
1.54 |
4.00 |
$17.88 |
$37,180 |
| Grants Pass, OR |
40 |
1.54 |
4.00 |
$17.13 |
$35,620 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV |
60 |
1.54 |
4.00 |
$19.82 |
$41,220 |
| Dothan, AL |
80 |
1.38 |
3.60 |
$12.75 |
$26,510 |
| Greenville, NC |
90 |
1.23 |
3.21 |
$14.09 |
$29,310 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
620 |
1.22 |
3.18 |
$13.79 |
$28,680 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
190 |
1.21 |
3.14 |
$15.19 |
$31,600 |
| Flagstaff, AZ |
70 |
1.20 |
3.12 |
$16.01 |
$33,300 |
| Fargo, ND-MN |
150 |
1.10 |
2.87 |
$16.72 |
$34,790 |
| Springfield, MO |
220 |
1.09 |
2.84 |
$15.00 |
$31,210 |
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