Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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.
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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 |
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:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
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 |
United States Department of Labor
