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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
Industry profile for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
Geographic profile for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
National estimates for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
326,220 |
1.1 % |
$ 26.92 |
$ 55,990 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 15.12 |
$ 19.08 |
$ 26.05 |
$ 33.48 |
$ 40.24 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 31,450 |
$ 39,680 |
$ 54,180 |
$ 69,650 |
$ 83,700 |
Industry profile for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
154,780 |
2.77 |
$ 27.70 |
$ 57,610 |
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
65,990 |
24.20 |
$ 26.63 |
$ 55,390 |
Offices of Physicians |
28,460 |
1.10 |
$ 24.44 |
$ 50,830 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
13,890 |
0.46 |
$ 26.31 |
$ 54,720 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
12,090 |
3.92 |
$ 23.61 |
$ 49,110 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
65,990 |
24.20 |
$ 26.63 |
$ 55,390 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
12,090 |
3.92 |
$ 23.61 |
$ 49,110 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
154,780 |
2.77 |
$ 27.70 |
$ 57,610 |
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
3,760 |
1.41 |
$ 30.86 |
$ 64,180 |
Outpatient Care Centers |
12,030 |
1.25 |
$ 28.21 |
$ 58,670 |
Top paying industries for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
Geographic profile for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
27,530 |
1.68 |
0.71 |
$ 32.17 |
$ 66,900 |
Texas |
26,240 |
2.17 |
0.92 |
$ 25.24 |
$ 52,500 |
Florida |
21,420 |
2.54 |
1.08 |
$ 25.46 |
$ 52,970 |
New York |
17,470 |
2.01 |
0.86 |
$ 33.00 |
$ 68,630 |
Illinois |
14,630 |
2.60 |
1.11 |
$ 25.34 |
$ 52,720 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Massachusetts |
11,460 |
3.42 |
1.46 |
$ 28.76 |
$ 59,810 |
Missouri |
8,920 |
3.31 |
1.41 |
$ 23.98 |
$ 49,890 |
Utah |
4,880 |
3.28 |
1.40 |
$ 23.56 |
$ 49,000 |
South Dakota |
1,310 |
3.18 |
1.35 |
$ 23.84 |
$ 49,580 |
Mississippi |
3,360 |
3.12 |
1.33 |
$ 22.10 |
$ 45,970 |
Top paying states for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Alaska |
680 |
2.31 |
0.98 |
$ 33.36 |
$ 69,390 |
Connecticut |
3,890 |
2.52 |
1.08 |
$ 33.34 |
$ 69,340 |
New York |
17,470 |
2.01 |
0.86 |
$ 33.00 |
$ 68,630 |
Rhode Island |
990 |
2.23 |
0.95 |
$ 32.97 |
$ 68,570 |
Oregon |
3,060 |
1.69 |
0.72 |
$ 32.66 |
$ 67,930 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
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 |
17,790 |
2.01 |
0.86 |
$ 33.89 |
$ 70,500 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,400 |
2.61 |
1.11 |
$ 25.77 |
$ 53,600 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
11,210 |
1.93 |
0.82 |
$ 31.40 |
$ 65,300 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
9,540 |
3.67 |
1.56 |
$ 28.62 |
$ 59,520 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,890 |
2.20 |
0.94 |
$ 26.52 |
$ 55,160 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
7,010 |
2.36 |
1.01 |
$ 26.53 |
$ 55,190 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
6,800 |
3.22 |
1.37 |
$ 24.23 |
$ 50,410 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,510 |
2.47 |
1.06 |
$ 25.43 |
$ 52,890 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
6,410 |
2.56 |
1.09 |
$ 26.21 |
$ 54,520 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,410 |
2.12 |
0.90 |
$ 30.15 |
$ 62,710 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Burlington, NC |
1,660 |
27.44 |
11.70 |
$ 24.52 |
$ 50,990 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
2,620 |
8.45 |
3.60 |
$ 27.34 |
$ 56,880 |
Charlottesville, VA |
790 |
7.32 |
3.12 |
$ 26.89 |
$ 55,930 |
Brunswick, GA |
290 |
7.29 |
3.11 |
$ 21.71 |
$ 45,170 |
Ithaca, NY |
290 |
6.25 |
2.67 |
$ 25.76 |
$ 53,590 |
Joplin, MO |
400 |
5.26 |
2.24 |
$ 23.56 |
$ 49,000 |
Morgantown, WV |
320 |
5.18 |
2.21 |
$ 23.64 |
$ 49,170 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
3,720 |
5.13 |
2.19 |
$ 23.41 |
$ 48,690 |
Hattiesburg, MS |
310 |
5.09 |
2.17 |
$ 20.71 |
$ 43,070 |
Springfield, IL |
470 |
4.81 |
2.05 |
$ 23.70 |
$ 49,290 |
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