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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

31-9093 Medical Equipment Preparers

Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.


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)
56,900 1.7 % $19.01 $39,530 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.75 $14.86 $18.00 $22.42 $27.36
Annual Wage (2) $26,530 $30,910 $37,440 $46,630 $56,910


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 39,780 0.71 $19.02 $39,560
Offices of Dentists 3,830 0.40 $16.21 $33,710
Outpatient Care Centers 3,510 0.37 $21.80 $45,340
Offices of Physicians 2,690 0.10 $19.14 $39,810
Employment Services 930 0.03 $19.97 $41,540

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 39,780 0.71 $19.02 $39,560
Offices of Dentists 3,830 0.40 $16.21 $33,710
Outpatient Care Centers 3,510 0.37 $21.80 $45,340
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 890 0.33 $20.11 $41,840
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 670 0.22 $17.27 $35,930

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 40 (7) $27.60 $57,400
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 60 0.01 $26.67 $55,480
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 260 0.04 $22.66 $47,140
Outpatient Care Centers 3,510 0.37 $21.80 $45,340
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 840 0.03 $20.59 $42,820


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 7,510 0.43 1.12 $24.16 $50,250
New York 3,590 0.38 0.97 $21.73 $45,200
Texas 3,290 0.26 0.68 $16.55 $34,430
Florida 2,620 0.30 0.77 $16.36 $34,040
New Jersey 2,440 0.60 1.54 $19.45 $40,460




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)
Maine 550 0.89 2.31 $17.88 $37,200
Alaska 240 0.75 1.93 $24.37 $50,700
North Dakota 290 0.69 1.79 $17.87 $37,170
Montana 290 0.63 1.62 $16.07 $33,430
West Virginia 430 0.62 1.60 $16.51 $34,340




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 240 0.75 1.93 $24.37 $50,700
Massachusetts 1,270 0.35 0.90 $24.27 $50,490
California 7,510 0.43 1.12 $24.16 $50,250
District of Columbia 130 0.18 0.48 $23.49 $48,850
Hawaii 290 0.45 1.16 $22.24 $46,260





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 4,310 0.45 1.15 $21.88 $45,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,940 0.47 1.22 $22.67 $47,160
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,860 0.40 1.02 $19.63 $40,820
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,180 0.32 0.83 $16.91 $35,170
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,150 0.40 1.03 $18.48 $38,440
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,140 0.42 1.08 $17.95 $37,330
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,000 0.38 0.97 $17.63 $36,660
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 990 0.40 1.03 $29.17 $60,670
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 890 0.28 0.72 $20.69 $43,040
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 810 0.29 0.75 $25.04 $52,090




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)
Grants Pass, OR 50 1.76 4.55 $17.39 $36,160
Fargo, ND-MN 220 1.54 3.97 $17.29 $35,950
Great Falls, MT 50 1.50 3.88 $16.55 $34,420
Sioux Falls, SD 200 1.25 3.22 $15.79 $32,840
Greenville, NC 100 1.22 3.15 $14.83 $30,840
Morgantown, WV 80 1.18 3.06 $15.72 $32,690
Binghamton, NY 120 1.17 3.03 $15.05 $31,300
Springfield, MO 230 1.12 2.88 $15.65 $32,550
Gadsden, AL 40 1.11 2.86 $12.09 $25,160
Corvallis, OR 40 1.05 2.71 $17.72 $36,860




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Salinas, CA 60 0.31 0.79 $30.48 $63,400
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 100 0.69 1.78 $29.37 $61,080
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 990 0.40 1.03 $29.17 $60,670
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 540 0.53 1.37 $28.74 $59,770
Modesto, CA 110 0.57 1.47 $27.67 $57,560
Fresno, CA 150 0.39 0.99 $27.00 $56,160
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 40 0.39 1.00 $25.56 $53,160
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 810 0.29 0.75 $25.04 $52,090
Anchorage, AK 170 0.97 2.50 $24.77 $51,530
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 380 0.26 0.66 $24.39 $50,740

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 120 0.61 1.57 $16.23 $33,770
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 110 0.56 1.45 $13.80 $28,710
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 100 0.51 1.31 $13.07 $27,190
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 90 0.71 1.84 $16.68 $34,700
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 80 0.21 0.54 $14.84 $30,870

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 70 0.82 2.13 $15.21 $31,630
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 90 0.71 1.84 $16.68 $34,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 40 0.70 1.82 $15.96 $33,200
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 60 0.63 1.61 $18.55 $38,590
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 120 0.61 1.57 $16.23 $33,770

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 40 0.41 1.05 $23.66 $49,210
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 40 0.32 0.83 $21.48 $44,670
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 60 0.53 1.36 $19.59 $40,750
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 60 0.40 1.02 $19.25 $40,030
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 30 0.21 0.55 $19.02 $39,560


About May 2019 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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020