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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

29-2098 Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 29-2036 Medical Dosimetrists; 29-2072 Medical Records Specialists; and 29-2099 Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other; and the 2010 SOC occupations 29-2054 Respiratory Therapy Technicians; 29-2071 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians; and 29-2099 Health Technologists and Technicians, 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)
331,790 0.9 % $22.40 $46,590 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $13.38 $16.23 $20.50 $26.93 $34.21
Annual Wage (2) $27,820 $33,760 $42,630 $56,000 $71,150


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 115,760 2.07 $23.74 $49,370
Offices of Physicians 51,890 1.96 $19.95 $41,500
Outpatient Care Centers 49,980 5.24 $20.95 $43,570
Management of Companies and Enterprises 13,610 0.55 $24.15 $50,230
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 10,570 0.66 $19.96 $41,520

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Outpatient Care Centers 49,980 5.24 $20.95 $43,570
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 115,760 2.07 $23.74 $49,370
Offices of Physicians 51,890 1.96 $19.95 $41,500
Office Administrative Services 8,990 1.80 $22.93 $47,700
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 3,900 1.47 $23.44 $48,740

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 70 0.01 $44.18 $91,900
Scientific Research and Development Services 830 0.12 $27.58 $57,370
Religious Organizations 40 0.02 $27.19 $56,560
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 9,500 0.47 $26.22 $54,530
Insurance Carriers 3,080 0.26 $25.74 $53,550


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 40,900 2.35 1.04 $25.28 $52,580
Texas 28,940 2.33 1.03 $21.04 $43,760
Florida 22,870 2.60 1.15 $20.36 $42,350
Ohio 16,500 3.03 1.34 $21.79 $45,330
New York 14,990 1.57 0.70 $25.26 $52,540




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)
West Virginia 2,400 3.41 1.51 $19.82 $41,230
Alaska 1,040 3.29 1.45 $27.89 $58,000
Mississippi 3,470 3.07 1.36 $17.51 $36,410
Ohio 16,500 3.03 1.34 $21.79 $45,330
Louisiana 5,810 3.02 1.34 $18.38 $38,220




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,010 1.39 0.62 $28.58 $59,450
Alaska 1,040 3.29 1.45 $27.89 $58,000
Hawaii 1,070 1.68 0.74 $26.41 $54,920
Massachusetts 7,930 2.19 0.97 $26.14 $54,370
Washington 8,650 2.61 1.15 $25.91 $53,890





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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 14,130 2.26 1.00 $24.79 $51,570
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 13,570 1.41 0.62 $26.51 $55,150
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,190 1.96 0.87 $23.74 $49,390
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,860 2.15 0.95 $21.72 $45,180
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 7,340 2.40 1.06 $22.52 $46,840
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 6,720 2.54 1.13 $21.43 $44,570
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6,020 2.09 0.93 $22.55 $46,900
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 5,840 2.09 0.92 $27.12 $56,410
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 5,680 2.68 1.19 $22.44 $46,680
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 5,290 2.14 0.95 $28.06 $58,370




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 530 8.15 3.61 $22.24 $46,270
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 310 7.75 3.43 $18.68 $38,860
Madera, CA 290 6.11 2.70 $26.58 $55,290
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 240 5.56 2.46 $17.72 $36,850
Athens-Clarke County, GA 450 5.09 2.25 $21.00 $43,670
Greenville, NC 390 5.02 2.22 $19.61 $40,780
Tyler, TX 500 4.85 2.15 $21.46 $44,640
Rochester, MN 560 4.77 2.11 $24.09 $50,100
Kennewick-Richland, WA 560 4.74 2.10 $30.72 $63,900
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 350 4.63 2.05 $19.96 $41,510




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)
Salinas, CA (8) (8) (8) $32.37 $67,320
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 620 4.37 1.93 $31.79 $66,120
Kokomo, IN 40 0.94 0.42 $31.45 $65,410
Danbury, CT 110 1.43 0.64 $30.89 $64,240
Kennewick-Richland, WA 560 4.74 2.10 $30.72 $63,900
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,690 1.48 0.66 $29.28 $60,890
Waterbury, CT 70 1.03 0.45 $29.10 $60,530
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 2,880 2.84 1.26 $28.78 $59,870
Stockton-Lodi, CA 730 2.89 1.28 $28.71 $59,730
Trenton, NJ 440 1.84 0.82 $28.64 $59,570

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 940 2.38 1.06 $18.32 $38,100
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 790 2.37 1.05 $17.79 $37,000
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 720 2.78 1.23 $16.79 $34,920
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 650 4.31 1.91 $16.56 $34,440
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 550 6.01 2.66 $20.28 $42,190

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)
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 550 6.01 2.66 $20.28 $42,190
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 650 4.31 1.91 $16.56 $34,440
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 320 4.26 1.88 $16.19 $33,680
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 410 4.10 1.82 $17.07 $35,500
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 370 4.04 1.79 $19.52 $40,600

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)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 230 2.14 0.95 $28.99 $60,290
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 170 1.06 0.47 $25.71 $53,470
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 130 2.11 0.93 $25.42 $52,870
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 170 2.82 1.25 $24.27 $50,480
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 200 1.59 0.70 $23.93 $49,770


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