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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
29-2010 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
Perform routine or complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
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) |
| 322,380 |
1.2 % |
$25.59 |
$53,230 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.25 |
$18.23 |
$24.89 |
$31.54 |
$38.24 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$29,640 |
$37,910 |
$51,770 |
$65,600 |
$79,530 |
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 |
160,780 |
2.92 |
$26.58 |
$55,280 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
58,160 |
21.86 |
$25.14 |
$52,280 |
| Offices of Physicians |
30,930 |
1.21 |
$23.99 |
$49,890 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
14,000 |
0.46 |
$24.41 |
$50,780 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
13,300 |
4.46 |
$22.18 |
$46,140 |
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 |
58,160 |
21.86 |
$25.14 |
$52,280 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
13,300 |
4.46 |
$22.18 |
$46,140 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
160,780 |
2.92 |
$26.58 |
$55,280 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
3,690 |
1.42 |
$30.10 |
$62,600 |
| Offices of Physicians |
30,930 |
1.21 |
$23.99 |
$49,890 |
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 |
29,690 |
1.78 |
0.79 |
$29.11 |
$60,550 |
| Texas |
26,700 |
2.25 |
0.99 |
$24.72 |
$51,410 |
| New York |
18,180 |
1.97 |
0.87 |
$29.37 |
$61,090 |
| Florida |
16,990 |
2.02 |
0.89 |
$24.79 |
$51,550 |
| Pennsylvania |
15,690 |
2.71 |
1.20 |
$24.22 |
$50,380 |
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) |
| Tennessee |
10,570 |
3.62 |
1.60 |
$23.47 |
$48,830 |
| Utah |
4,760 |
3.37 |
1.49 |
$22.81 |
$47,450 |
| Michigan |
13,670 |
3.20 |
1.41 |
$22.49 |
$46,770 |
| Missouri |
8,880 |
3.19 |
1.41 |
$23.20 |
$48,250 |
| Massachusetts |
11,110 |
3.15 |
1.39 |
$28.70 |
$59,690 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Rhode Island |
770 |
1.63 |
0.72 |
$32.83 |
$68,290 |
| Alaska |
590 |
1.85 |
0.82 |
$31.76 |
$66,070 |
| Connecticut |
3,660 |
2.21 |
0.98 |
$30.54 |
$63,520 |
| New Jersey |
7,690 |
1.92 |
0.85 |
$30.53 |
$63,500 |
| Oregon |
3,250 |
1.78 |
0.79 |
$30.01 |
$62,410 |
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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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
12,500 |
1.87 |
0.83 |
$31.11 |
$64,710 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
9,550 |
2.16 |
0.95 |
$27.78 |
$57,780 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
6,930 |
1.89 |
0.84 |
$27.12 |
$56,410 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
6,490 |
2.22 |
0.98 |
$26.13 |
$54,360 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
6,370 |
3.46 |
1.53 |
$29.40 |
$61,160 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
5,880 |
2.25 |
0.99 |
$24.74 |
$51,450 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
5,620 |
2.26 |
1.00 |
$26.30 |
$54,690 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
5,190 |
2.62 |
1.16 |
$25.59 |
$53,230 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
5,120 |
2.03 |
0.90 |
$26.89 |
$55,940 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,650 |
2.41 |
1.07 |
$26.91 |
$55,970 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Burlington, NC |
1,330 |
22.22 |
9.83 |
$22.81 |
$47,440 |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
1,680 |
7.86 |
3.47 |
$20.12 |
$41,850 |
| Gainesville, FL |
900 |
6.80 |
3.01 |
$19.79 |
$41,160 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
1,870 |
6.25 |
2.76 |
$24.99 |
$51,990 |
| Columbia, MO |
570 |
6.16 |
2.72 |
$20.48 |
$42,600 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division |
970 |
5.63 |
2.49 |
$27.59 |
$57,380 |
| Hattiesburg, MS |
330 |
5.40 |
2.39 |
$17.87 |
$37,180 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
3,690 |
5.31 |
2.35 |
$22.83 |
$47,480 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
3,180 |
5.14 |
2.27 |
$26.57 |
$55,280 |
| Jackson, TN |
330 |
5.00 |
2.21 |
$19.97 |
$41,540 |
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