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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

29-2010 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

This occupation includes the 2018 and 2010 SOC occupations 29-2011 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists and 29-2012 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians.


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)
326,020 0.9 % $26.34 $54,780 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $14.86 $18.76 $25.54 $32.74 $39.20
Annual Wage (2) $30,920 $39,030 $53,120 $68,100 $81,530


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)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 155,140 2.78 $27.26 $56,690
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 64,690 23.36 $25.88 $53,840
Offices of Physicians 30,160 1.14 $24.18 $50,290
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 14,820 0.48 $25.18 $52,380
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 11,850 3.83 $23.57 $49,020

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 64,690 23.36 $25.88 $53,840
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 11,850 3.83 $23.57 $49,020
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 155,140 2.78 $27.26 $56,690
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 3,920 1.48 $30.53 $63,510
Outpatient Care Centers 11,240 1.18 $27.14 $56,460

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 130 0.03 $34.10 $70,920
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 130 0.02 $33.31 $69,290
Educational Support Services (8) (8) $32.31 $67,200
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 80 0.02 $31.95 $66,450
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 3,920 1.48 $30.53 $63,510


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 27,220 1.57 0.71 $30.23 $62,890
Texas 27,120 2.18 0.98 $25.35 $52,720
Florida 19,890 2.26 1.02 $24.98 $51,960
New York 18,110 1.90 0.86 $31.52 $65,560
Pennsylvania 13,870 2.35 1.06 $25.74 $53,540




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)
Missouri 9,170 3.25 1.46 $23.78 $49,460
Tennessee 9,380 3.12 1.41 $25.47 $52,970
Massachusetts 11,280 3.12 1.40 $28.88 $60,070
South Dakota 1,310 3.08 1.39 $23.47 $48,820
Utah 4,450 2.96 1.33 $23.90 $49,720




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 640 2.00 0.90 $34.95 $72,690
Rhode Island 960 1.99 0.90 $32.69 $68,000
Connecticut 3,680 2.21 1.00 $32.64 $67,900
New York 18,110 1.90 0.86 $31.52 $65,560
Oregon 3,130 1.64 0.74 $31.19 $64,880





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 18,490 1.91 0.86 $32.82 $68,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 11,240 1.80 0.81 $29.90 $62,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 10,040 2.15 0.97 $25.32 $52,660
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 8,710 3.11 1.40 $29.38 $61,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 8,240 2.25 1.01 $27.59 $57,380
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 7,330 2.40 1.08 $26.21 $54,520
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,830 2.15 0.97 $29.58 $61,520
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 6,720 2.45 1.10 $25.76 $53,580
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 6,670 3.15 1.42 $24.20 $50,330
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 6,200 2.35 1.06 $25.99 $54,050




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)
Burlington, NC 2,110 33.97 15.30 $22.24 $46,250
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 2,360 7.53 3.39 $26.78 $55,710
Brunswick, GA 290 6.83 3.08 $20.38 $42,380
Rochester, MN 770 6.57 2.96 $28.92 $60,160
Columbia, MO 570 6.01 2.71 $21.83 $45,410
Morgantown, WV 350 5.32 2.40 $23.54 $48,960
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 3,330 5.26 2.37 $28.14 $58,530
Jackson, TN 340 5.13 2.31 $20.68 $43,010
Hattiesburg, MS 300 4.74 2.14 $19.76 $41,090
Salt Lake City, UT 3,440 4.68 2.11 $24.01 $49,940




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 90 1.51 0.68 $38.73 $80,560
Carson City, NV 50 1.72 0.77 $37.69 $78,400
Anchorage, AK 370 2.13 0.96 $36.72 $76,370
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 70 0.57 0.26 $36.14 $75,180
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 1,690 1.66 0.75 $35.35 $73,530
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 310 0.98 0.44 $35.29 $73,410
Redding, CA 150 2.17 0.98 $35.02 $72,850
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 220 1.17 0.53 $34.51 $71,790
Fairbanks, AK 40 1.33 0.60 $34.46 $71,670
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 170 1.73 0.78 $34.32 $71,390

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 800 2.03 0.91 $23.96 $49,830
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 550 2.33 1.05 $22.10 $45,980
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 520 3.45 1.55 $19.03 $39,580
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 520 1.55 0.70 $25.94 $53,950
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 480 2.57 1.16 $24.64 $51,240

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 520 3.45 1.55 $19.03 $39,580
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 310 3.09 1.39 $23.65 $49,180
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 270 2.96 1.33 $20.81 $43,290
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 120 2.95 1.33 $22.26 $46,300
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 330 2.82 1.27 $16.75 $34,830

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

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 1.00 0.45 $34.80 $72,380
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 60 0.94 0.43 $33.21 $69,080
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 150 1.35 0.61 $32.32 $67,230
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 220 2.02 0.91 $32.04 $66,640
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 120 1.68 0.76 $31.70 $65,930


About May 2019 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020