Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
29-2099 Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
All health technologists and technicians not listed separately.
National estimates for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Industry profile for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Geographic profile for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
National estimates for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 140,770 |
1.6 % |
$ 23.67 |
$ 49,230 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.15 |
$ 17.64 |
$ 21.98 |
$ 28.38 |
$ 36.22 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,430 |
$ 36,690 |
$ 45,720 |
$ 59,040 |
$ 75,340 |
Industry profile for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
52,960 |
0.95 |
$ 24.91 |
$ 51,810 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
47,000 |
4.76 |
$ 20.23 |
$ 42,070 |
| Offices of Physicians |
14,240 |
0.53 |
$ 24.24 |
$ 50,410 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
4,500 |
1.53 |
$ 22.93 |
$ 47,690 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
4,240 |
0.20 |
$ 30.96 |
$ 64,390 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
47,000 |
4.76 |
$ 20.23 |
$ 42,070 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
4,500 |
1.53 |
$ 22.93 |
$ 47,690 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
52,960 |
0.95 |
$ 24.91 |
$ 51,810 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
2,420 |
0.78 |
$ 25.83 |
$ 53,730 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
1,800 |
0.67 |
$ 26.62 |
$ 55,370 |
Top paying industries for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
Geographic profile for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
22,280 |
1.35 |
1.35 |
$ 27.85 |
$ 57,930 |
| Texas |
13,030 |
1.07 |
1.07 |
$ 21.31 |
$ 44,320 |
| Florida |
9,050 |
1.05 |
1.05 |
$ 20.81 |
$ 43,290 |
| Ohio |
7,010 |
1.35 |
1.35 |
$ 21.37 |
$ 44,450 |
| North Carolina |
6,820 |
1.54 |
1.54 |
$ 19.55 |
$ 40,670 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Louisiana |
3,850 |
2.15 |
2.15 |
$ 19.26 |
$ 40,050 |
| North Dakota |
620 |
1.57 |
1.57 |
$ 23.37 |
$ 48,600 |
| North Carolina |
6,820 |
1.54 |
1.54 |
$ 19.55 |
$ 40,670 |
| Alaska |
430 |
1.44 |
1.44 |
$ 26.32 |
$ 54,750 |
| Mississippi |
1,530 |
1.39 |
1.39 |
$ 17.16 |
$ 35,680 |
Top paying states for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
300 |
0.54 |
0.54 |
$ 29.62 |
$ 61,610 |
| Nebraska |
690 |
0.72 |
0.72 |
$ 29.49 |
$ 61,330 |
| New York |
5,260 |
0.61 |
0.61 |
$ 28.74 |
$ 59,770 |
| Oregon |
1,980 |
1.08 |
1.09 |
$ 28.65 |
$ 59,600 |
| Washington |
3,440 |
1.07 |
1.08 |
$ 28.58 |
$ 59,440 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
7,830 |
1.37 |
1.37 |
$ 25.80 |
$ 53,660 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
5,720 |
0.66 |
0.66 |
$ 29.95 |
$ 62,300 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,080 |
0.96 |
0.97 |
$ 25.24 |
$ 52,500 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,760 |
1.30 |
1.30 |
$ 23.21 |
$ 48,280 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,490 |
0.97 |
0.97 |
$ 21.42 |
$ 44,540 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,160 |
1.41 |
1.41 |
$ 31.86 |
$ 66,270 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,820 |
1.06 |
1.06 |
$ 24.81 |
$ 51,610 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
2,670 |
1.75 |
1.75 |
$ 30.49 |
$ 63,430 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,600 |
1.01 |
1.01 |
$ 23.39 |
$ 48,650 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,530 |
0.86 |
0.86 |
$ 26.05 |
$ 54,180 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA |
440 |
3.76 |
3.77 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Alexandria, LA |
220 |
3.76 |
3.77 |
$ 19.86 |
$ 41,300 |
| Johnstown, PA |
160 |
3.44 |
3.44 |
$ 21.84 |
$ 45,430 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN |
240 |
3.35 |
3.35 |
$ 21.45 |
$ 44,610 |
| Lake Charles, LA |
300 |
3.31 |
3.32 |
$ 18.80 |
$ 39,100 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA |
510 |
3.15 |
3.15 |
$ 18.35 |
$ 38,160 |
| Bismarck, ND |
190 |
2.74 |
2.74 |
$ 21.89 |
$ 45,520 |
| Rocky Mount, NC |
140 |
2.72 |
2.73 |
$ 18.14 |
$ 37,730 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
850 |
2.72 |
2.72 |
$ 22.15 |
$ 46,070 |
| Columbia, MO |
250 |
2.66 |
2.66 |
$ 21.67 |
$ 45,060 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Corvallis, OR |
70 |
1.95 |
1.95 |
$ 34.09 |
$ 70,910 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
1,160 |
1.08 |
1.08 |
$ 33.61 |
$ 69,910 |
| Grants Pass, OR |
50 |
1.70 |
1.70 |
$ 32.58 |
$ 67,770 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,160 |
1.41 |
1.41 |
$ 31.86 |
$ 66,270 |
| Topeka, KS |
50 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
$ 30.94 |
$ 64,360 |
| Jackson, MI |
40 |
0.80 |
0.81 |
$ 30.81 |
$ 64,080 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
240 |
1.21 |
1.21 |
$ 30.58 |
$ 63,600 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
2,670 |
1.75 |
1.75 |
$ 30.49 |
$ 63,430 |
| Salem, OR |
240 |
1.41 |
1.42 |
$ 30.37 |
$ 63,170 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL |
110 |
1.08 |
1.08 |
$ 30.30 |
$ 63,030 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other:
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
