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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
17-3098 Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 17-3028 Calibration Technologists and Technicians and 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other; and the 2010 SOC occupation 17-3029 Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 88,330 |
1.7 % |
$31.70 |
$65,940 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$17.29 |
$22.77 |
$30.28 |
$38.78 |
$47.97 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$35,960 |
$47,370 |
$62,990 |
$80,660 |
$99,790 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
15,990 |
1.07 |
$27.65 |
$57,520 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
14,270 |
0.71 |
$38.53 |
$80,150 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
5,840 |
0.83 |
$36.48 |
$75,880 |
| Employment Services |
4,720 |
0.13 |
$31.82 |
$66,180 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
3,260 |
0.80 |
$30.88 |
$64,230 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
15,990 |
1.07 |
$27.65 |
$57,520 |
| Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing |
770 |
0.90 |
$28.94 |
$60,190 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil |
100 |
0.89 |
$38.96 |
$81,040 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
5,840 |
0.83 |
$36.48 |
$75,880 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
3,260 |
0.80 |
$30.88 |
$64,230 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
11,810 |
0.68 |
1.13 |
$34.28 |
$71,310 |
| Texas |
9,800 |
0.79 |
1.31 |
$29.31 |
$60,970 |
| Illinois |
5,150 |
0.85 |
1.42 |
$31.13 |
$64,740 |
| Pennsylvania |
4,720 |
0.80 |
1.33 |
$27.52 |
$57,250 |
| Virginia |
3,610 |
0.93 |
1.55 |
$37.53 |
$78,060 |
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) |
| New Mexico |
2,310 |
2.80 |
4.66 |
$42.18 |
$87,730 |
| North Dakota |
690 |
1.63 |
2.70 |
$38.08 |
$79,210 |
| Alaska |
480 |
1.50 |
2.50 |
$36.39 |
$75,690 |
| Louisiana |
2,760 |
1.44 |
2.39 |
$28.53 |
$59,350 |
| Maine |
800 |
1.30 |
2.16 |
$38.19 |
$79,440 |
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) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,650 |
1.19 |
1.99 |
$29.44 |
$61,240 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,530 |
0.76 |
1.26 |
$31.76 |
$66,060 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,120 |
0.50 |
0.83 |
$32.05 |
$66,660 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
2,540 |
3.35 |
5.57 |
$36.97 |
$76,900 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
1,980 |
1.33 |
2.21 |
$35.88 |
$74,620 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,940 |
0.20 |
0.33 |
$32.60 |
$67,800 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,930 |
0.53 |
0.88 |
$32.12 |
$66,820 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,620 |
0.58 |
0.96 |
$31.79 |
$66,130 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,610 |
0.76 |
1.26 |
$27.20 |
$56,580 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,590 |
0.55 |
0.92 |
$37.20 |
$77,370 |
United States Department of Labor
