Subscribe to the OES Update
|
Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
326,020 |
0.9 % |
$26.34 |
$54,780 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$14.86 |
$18.76 |
$25.54 |
$32.74 |
$39.20 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$30,920 |
$39,030 |
$53,120 |
$68,100 |
$81,530 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
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 |
155,140 |
2.78 |
$27.26 |
$56,690 |
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
64,690 |
23.36 |
$25.88 |
$53,840 |
Offices of Physicians |
30,160 |
1.14 |
$24.18 |
$50,290 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
14,820 |
0.48 |
$25.18 |
$52,380 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
11,850 |
3.83 |
$23.57 |
$49,020 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
64,690 |
23.36 |
$25.88 |
$53,840 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
11,850 |
3.83 |
$23.57 |
$49,020 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
155,140 |
2.78 |
$27.26 |
$56,690 |
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
3,920 |
1.48 |
$30.53 |
$63,510 |
Outpatient Care Centers |
11,240 |
1.18 |
$27.14 |
$56,460 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
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 |
27,220 |
1.57 |
0.71 |
$30.23 |
$62,890 |
Texas |
27,120 |
2.18 |
0.98 |
$25.35 |
$52,720 |
Florida |
19,890 |
2.26 |
1.02 |
$24.98 |
$51,960 |
New York |
18,110 |
1.90 |
0.86 |
$31.52 |
$65,560 |
Pennsylvania |
13,870 |
2.35 |
1.06 |
$25.74 |
$53,540 |
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) |
Missouri |
9,170 |
3.25 |
1.46 |
$23.78 |
$49,460 |
Tennessee |
9,380 |
3.12 |
1.41 |
$25.47 |
$52,970 |
Massachusetts |
11,280 |
3.12 |
1.40 |
$28.88 |
$60,070 |
South Dakota |
1,310 |
3.08 |
1.39 |
$23.47 |
$48,820 |
Utah |
4,450 |
2.96 |
1.33 |
$23.90 |
$49,720 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Alaska |
640 |
2.00 |
0.90 |
$34.95 |
$72,690 |
Rhode Island |
960 |
1.99 |
0.90 |
$32.69 |
$68,000 |
Connecticut |
3,680 |
2.21 |
1.00 |
$32.64 |
$67,900 |
New York |
18,110 |
1.90 |
0.86 |
$31.52 |
$65,560 |
Oregon |
3,130 |
1.64 |
0.74 |
$31.19 |
$64,880 |
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) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
18,490 |
1.91 |
0.86 |
$32.82 |
$68,260 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
11,240 |
1.80 |
0.81 |
$29.90 |
$62,200 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
10,040 |
2.15 |
0.97 |
$25.32 |
$52,660 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
8,710 |
3.11 |
1.40 |
$29.38 |
$61,100 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
8,240 |
2.25 |
1.01 |
$27.59 |
$57,380 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
7,330 |
2.40 |
1.08 |
$26.21 |
$54,520 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,830 |
2.15 |
0.97 |
$29.58 |
$61,520 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,720 |
2.45 |
1.10 |
$25.76 |
$53,580 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
6,670 |
3.15 |
1.42 |
$24.20 |
$50,330 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
6,200 |
2.35 |
1.06 |
$25.99 |
$54,050 |
|