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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.
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) |
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 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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:
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 |
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 |
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