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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
29-2010 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
This occupation includes the 2018 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) |
| 318,780 |
0.8 % |
$ 27.36 |
$ 56,910 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.56 |
$ 18.26 |
$ 27.79 |
$ 35.83 |
$ 38.15 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 30,280 |
$ 37,990 |
$ 57,800 |
$ 74,530 |
$ 79,340 |
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 |
146,550 |
2.62 |
$ 28.79 |
$ 59,880 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
68,590 |
23.31 |
$ 26.95 |
$ 56,050 |
| Offices of Physicians |
30,800 |
1.14 |
$ 25.51 |
$ 53,060 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
11,670 |
0.39 |
$ 26.19 |
$ 54,470 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
11,280 |
1.14 |
$ 28.73 |
$ 59,750 |
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 |
68,590 |
23.31 |
$ 26.95 |
$ 56,050 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
11,120 |
3.57 |
$ 20.90 |
$ 43,470 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
146,550 |
2.62 |
$ 28.79 |
$ 59,880 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
11,280 |
1.14 |
$ 28.73 |
$ 59,750 |
| Offices of Physicians |
30,800 |
1.14 |
$ 25.51 |
$ 53,060 |
Top paying industries for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 48.59 |
$ 101,080 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) |
210 |
0.05 |
$ 37.64 |
$ 78,290 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 35.35 |
$ 73,520 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
60 |
0.02 |
$ 34.95 |
$ 72,690 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
420 |
0.03 |
$ 32.90 |
$ 68,430 |
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 |
25,910 |
1.57 |
0.69 |
$ 32.91 |
$ 68,450 |
| Texas |
24,300 |
1.99 |
0.88 |
$ 25.60 |
$ 53,240 |
| Florida |
23,850 |
2.77 |
1.22 |
$ 25.14 |
$ 52,280 |
| New York |
17,030 |
1.96 |
0.87 |
$ 34.85 |
$ 72,500 |
| Ohio |
12,910 |
2.48 |
1.10 |
$ 27.00 |
$ 56,170 |
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 |
12,170 |
3.58 |
1.58 |
$ 29.32 |
$ 60,980 |
| Utah |
5,530 |
3.55 |
1.57 |
$ 24.30 |
$ 50,540 |
| North Dakota |
1,300 |
3.29 |
1.45 |
$ 26.72 |
$ 55,580 |
| Alabama |
6,170 |
3.20 |
1.42 |
$ 22.20 |
$ 46,170 |
| Missouri |
8,530 |
3.13 |
1.38 |
$ 24.16 |
$ 50,260 |
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) |
| New York |
17,030 |
1.96 |
0.87 |
$ 34.85 |
$ 72,500 |
| Rhode Island |
900 |
1.97 |
0.87 |
$ 33.93 |
$ 70,580 |
| Connecticut |
3,210 |
2.04 |
0.90 |
$ 33.76 |
$ 70,220 |
| Oregon |
2,980 |
1.63 |
0.72 |
$ 33.33 |
$ 69,330 |
| California |
25,910 |
1.57 |
0.69 |
$ 32.91 |
$ 68,450 |
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 |
18,400 |
2.12 |
0.94 |
$ 35.06 |
$ 72,930 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
10,050 |
1.76 |
0.78 |
$ 31.63 |
$ 65,790 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
9,810 |
3.79 |
1.68 |
$ 29.47 |
$ 61,290 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
9,030 |
2.13 |
0.94 |
$ 27.28 |
$ 56,750 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
7,950 |
3.24 |
1.43 |
$ 25.54 |
$ 53,130 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,500 |
2.09 |
0.92 |
$ 27.27 |
$ 56,710 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,880 |
2.34 |
1.04 |
$ 30.06 |
$ 62,530 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
6,280 |
2.97 |
1.31 |
$ 24.26 |
$ 50,470 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,840 |
2.02 |
0.89 |
$ 26.81 |
$ 55,760 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
5,490 |
2.12 |
0.94 |
$ 26.97 |
$ 56,090 |
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 |
1,220 |
19.74 |
8.72 |
$ 25.91 |
$ 53,880 |
| Charlottesville, VA |
760 |
7.16 |
3.16 |
$ 26.80 |
$ 55,740 |
| Rochester, MN |
790 |
6.82 |
3.01 |
$ 28.14 |
$ 58,540 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
1,990 |
6.37 |
2.81 |
$ 26.35 |
$ 54,800 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
4,220 |
5.68 |
2.51 |
$ 24.48 |
$ 50,920 |
| Gainesville, FL |
710 |
5.35 |
2.36 |
$ 25.64 |
$ 53,330 |
| Columbia, MO |
500 |
5.34 |
2.36 |
$ 22.20 |
$ 46,170 |
| Morgantown, WV |
310 |
5.01 |
2.21 |
$ 26.61 |
$ 55,340 |
| Dothan, AL |
280 |
4.99 |
2.21 |
$ 20.00 |
$ 41,600 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
2,340 |
4.84 |
2.14 |
$ 23.76 |
$ 49,410 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Redding, CA |
90 |
1.31 |
0.58 |
$ 41.93 |
$ 87,210 |
| Napa, CA |
50 |
0.78 |
0.35 |
$ 41.47 |
$ 86,260 |
| Merced, CA |
50 |
0.70 |
0.31 |
$ 39.69 |
$ 82,560 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
1,370 |
1.29 |
0.57 |
$ 37.09 |
$ 77,150 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,380 |
1.96 |
0.86 |
$ 36.70 |
$ 76,330 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
1,830 |
1.86 |
0.82 |
$ 35.24 |
$ 73,290 |
| Bend-Redmond, OR |
90 |
1.13 |
0.50 |
$ 35.23 |
$ 73,280 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
18,400 |
2.12 |
0.94 |
$ 35.06 |
$ 72,930 |
| Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI |
220 |
1.91 |
0.84 |
$ 35.04 |
$ 72,870 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
870 |
2.32 |
1.03 |
$ 34.74 |
$ 72,270 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Clinical Laboratory 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
