Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

29-2012 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May work under the supervision of a medical technologist.

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
160,190	1.6 %	$20.05	$41,700	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$12.50	$15.03	$18.73	$24.00	$29.67
Annual Wage (2)	$26,010	$31,250	$38,950	$49,920	$61,720

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Industry profile for this occupation:

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	68,840	1.27	$20.21	$42,030
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	28,920	10.97	$19.75	$41,080
Offices of Physicians	19,500	0.77	$19.91	$41,410
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	8,430	2.92	$17.96	$37,360
Outpatient Care Centers	7,590	0.91	$20.88	$43,440

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	28,920	10.97	$19.75	$41,080
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	8,430	2.92	$17.96	$37,360
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	68,840	1.27	$20.21	$42,030
Outpatient Care Centers	7,590	0.91	$20.88	$43,440
Offices of Physicians	19,500	0.77	$19.91	$41,410

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	(8)	(8)	$38.09	$79,230
Offices of Dentists	480	0.05	$28.73	$59,760
Individual and Family Services	250	0.01	$27.24	$56,650
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	110	0.01	$25.05	$52,100
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	150	0.01	$24.36	$50,680

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Geographic profile for this occupation:

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	18,580	1.16	1.02	$22.89	$47,610
Texas	11,780	1.00	0.88	$19.26	$40,060
New York	7,740	0.85	0.75	$23.30	$48,470
Pennsylvania	7,590	1.32	1.16	$20.17	$41,950
Tennessee	7,480	2.58	2.27	$17.89	$37,210

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	7,480	2.58	2.27	$17.89	$37,210
Maryland	5,310	2.01	1.76	$20.24	$42,090
Missouri	4,730	1.71	1.50	$18.08	$37,610
Utah	2,320	1.69	1.48	$16.81	$34,960
Massachusetts	5,320	1.54	1.35	$21.16	$44,020

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	420	0.88	0.77	$27.73	$57,690
Alaska	420	1.31	1.15	$26.16	$54,410
New Jersey	3,080	0.78	0.68	$24.41	$50,780
Vermont	250	0.80	0.71	$24.31	$50,570
New York	7,740	0.85	0.75	$23.30	$48,470

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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	5,680	1.35	1.18	$21.75	$45,240
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	5,280	0.80	0.70	$25.25	$52,530
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	3,430	2.55	2.24	$18.52	$38,530
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division	3,380	0.93	0.81	$22.52	$46,840
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	3,110	1.22	1.07	$18.00	$37,440
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division	2,950	1.64	1.43	$21.10	$43,890
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	2,580	1.06	0.93	$19.75	$41,080
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,470	0.84	0.74	$19.74	$41,050
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	2,370	1.71	1.50	$21.68	$45,100
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	2,260	2.48	2.17	$18.14	$37,730