Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
17-3028 Calibration Technologists and Technicians
Execute or adapt procedures and techniques for calibrating measurement devices, by applying knowledge of measurement science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and electronics, sometimes under the direction of engineering staff. Determine measurement standard suitability for calibrating measurement devices. May perform preventive maintenance on equipment. May perform corrective actions to address identified calibration problems. Excludes “Medical Equipment Preparers” (31-9093) and “Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters” (51-2061).
National estimates for Calibration Technologists and Technicians
Industry profile for Calibration Technologists and Technicians
Geographic profile for Calibration Technologists and Technicians
National estimates for Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 8,500 |
4.9 % |
$ 30.19 |
$ 62,800 |
1.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 17.76 |
$ 22.65 |
$ 29.01 |
$ 36.98 |
$ 46.07 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 36,930 |
$ 47,110 |
$ 60,340 |
$ 76,920 |
$ 95,820 |
Industry profile for Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Calibration Technologists and Technicians are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Calibration Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
2,460 |
0.16 |
$ 25.85 |
$ 53,760 |
| Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance |
860 |
0.84 |
$ 29.41 |
$ 61,170 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
420 |
0.05 |
$ 33.45 |
$ 69,580 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
380 |
0.08 |
$ 34.32 |
$ 71,390 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
280 |
0.07 |
$ 29.86 |
$ 62,110 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
Top paying industries for Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
Geographic profile for Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Calibration Technologists and Technicians are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Calibration Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
1,680 |
0.14 |
2.27 |
$ 28.71 |
$ 59,720 |
| California |
680 |
0.04 |
0.68 |
$ 31.31 |
$ 65,120 |
| Indiana |
550 |
0.18 |
3.06 |
$ 27.51 |
$ 57,220 |
| Florida |
450 |
0.05 |
0.86 |
$ 27.41 |
$ 57,020 |
| Michigan |
430 |
0.11 |
1.77 |
$ 27.47 |
$ 57,130 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
90 |
0.30 |
4.90 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Indiana |
550 |
0.18 |
3.06 |
$ 27.51 |
$ 57,220 |
| New Mexico |
130 |
0.16 |
2.68 |
$ 26.84 |
$ 55,830 |
| Utah |
240 |
0.15 |
2.56 |
$ 33.13 |
$ 68,920 |
| Texas |
1,680 |
0.14 |
2.27 |
$ 28.71 |
$ 59,720 |
Top paying states for Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Colorado |
250 |
0.09 |
1.57 |
$ 39.97 |
$ 83,130 |
| Oregon |
80 |
0.05 |
0.76 |
$ 35.32 |
$ 73,470 |
| New Jersey |
130 |
0.03 |
0.57 |
$ 34.65 |
$ 72,080 |
| Arizona |
120 |
0.04 |
0.69 |
$ 34.19 |
$ 71,120 |
| Oklahoma |
160 |
0.10 |
1.70 |
$ 33.54 |
$ 69,770 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
790 |
0.27 |
4.51 |
$ 27.83 |
$ 57,890 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
280 |
0.08 |
1.29 |
$ 27.56 |
$ 57,320 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
260 |
0.14 |
2.36 |
$ 28.40 |
$ 59,080 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
220 |
0.05 |
0.85 |
$ 31.01 |
$ 64,500 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
220 |
0.04 |
0.63 |
$ 29.37 |
$ 61,090 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
170 |
0.10 |
1.58 |
$ 33.19 |
$ 69,030 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
150 |
0.06 |
0.97 |
$ 31.76 |
$ 66,050 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
150 |
0.06 |
0.93 |
$ 30.15 |
$ 62,710 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
140 |
0.02 |
0.26 |
$ 35.58 |
$ 74,010 |
| Raleigh, NC |
120 |
0.20 |
3.26 |
$ 25.34 |
$ 52,700 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Fort Wayne, IN |
110 |
0.55 |
9.06 |
$ 30.10 |
$ 62,610 |
| Odessa, TX |
30 |
0.50 |
8.26 |
$ 31.00 |
$ 64,490 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
120 |
0.46 |
7.63 |
$ 33.65 |
$ 69,990 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI |
50 |
0.36 |
6.02 |
$ 24.05 |
$ 50,030 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
50 |
0.36 |
5.99 |
$ 37.08 |
$ 77,130 |
| Midland, TX |
30 |
0.32 |
5.36 |
$ 38.94 |
$ 80,990 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
100 |
0.30 |
5.05 |
$ 24.40 |
$ 50,740 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
790 |
0.27 |
4.51 |
$ 27.83 |
$ 57,890 |
| Corpus Christi, TX |
50 |
0.26 |
4.26 |
$ 34.50 |
$ 71,750 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC |
100 |
0.24 |
4.03 |
$ 30.83 |
$ 64,130 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
100 |
0.07 |
1.16 |
$ 44.33 |
$ 92,210 |
| Boulder, CO |
40 |
0.24 |
3.93 |
$ 41.32 |
$ 85,940 |
| Midland, TX |
30 |
0.32 |
5.36 |
$ 38.94 |
$ 80,990 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
90 |
0.08 |
1.33 |
$ 38.06 |
$ 79,170 |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
40 |
0.13 |
2.18 |
$ 37.81 |
$ 78,630 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
50 |
0.36 |
5.99 |
$ 37.08 |
$ 77,130 |
| Columbus, OH |
30 |
0.03 |
0.51 |
$ 36.37 |
$ 75,640 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
80 |
0.04 |
0.58 |
$ 36.05 |
$ 74,990 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
70 |
0.02 |
0.39 |
$ 35.65 |
$ 74,150 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
140 |
0.02 |
0.26 |
$ 35.58 |
$ 74,010 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Calibration Technologists and Technicians:
About May 2021 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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
