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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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: 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)
55,610 1.6 % $18.27 $37,990 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.19 $14.23 $17.42 $21.51 $25.74
Annual Wage (2) $25,350 $29,590 $36,240 $44,750 $53,540


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 38,640 0.70 $18.34 $38,140
Outpatient Care Centers 3,860 0.42 $19.76 $41,100
Offices of Dentists 3,180 0.34 $14.67 $30,520
Offices of Physicians 2,720 0.11 $18.62 $38,730
Employment Services 1,020 0.03 $21.00 $43,680

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 38,640 0.70 $18.34 $38,140
Outpatient Care Centers 3,860 0.42 $19.76 $41,100
Offices of Dentists 3,180 0.34 $14.67 $30,520
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 720 0.27 $20.19 $41,990
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 720 0.23 $15.46 $32,160

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 50 (7) $26.77 $55,670
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (8) (8) $23.42 $48,720
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 110 0.02 $21.41 $44,530
Employment Services 1,020 0.03 $21.00 $43,680
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 720 0.27 $20.19 $41,990


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 6,300 0.37 0.96 $22.80 $47,430
New York 3,600 0.38 1.00 $20.89 $43,450
Texas 3,210 0.26 0.69 $16.31 $33,920
Florida 2,920 0.34 0.88 $15.70 $32,650
New Jersey 2,810 0.69 1.80 $18.95 $39,420




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 510 0.84 2.18 $16.53 $34,380
Alabama 1,490 0.77 1.99 $13.52 $28,120
Alaska 230 0.73 1.91 $22.27 $46,320
New Jersey 2,810 0.69 1.80 $18.95 $39,420
North Dakota 250 0.61 1.59 $17.36 $36,120




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 6,300 0.37 0.96 $22.80 $47,430
Massachusetts 1,370 0.38 1.00 $22.39 $46,570
Alaska 230 0.73 1.91 $22.27 $46,320
Nevada 320 0.24 0.62 $21.55 $44,830
Hawaii 270 0.41 1.08 $20.96 $43,600





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 4,690 0.49 1.28 $20.94 $43,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,220 0.36 0.94 $21.11 $43,920
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,030 0.44 1.14 $18.76 $39,020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,300 0.46 1.19 $18.31 $38,090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,260 0.35 0.92 $17.56 $36,520
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,170 0.45 1.17 $16.71 $34,760
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 980 0.37 0.95 $17.82 $37,070
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 930 0.34 0.87 $23.00 $47,850
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 920 0.29 0.76 $20.20 $42,010
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 890 0.43 1.12 $18.02 $37,470




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)
Morgantown, WV 100 1.54 4.00 $17.88 $37,180
Grants Pass, OR 40 1.54 4.00 $17.13 $35,620
Cumberland, MD-WV 60 1.54 4.00 $19.82 $41,220
Dothan, AL 80 1.38 3.60 $12.75 $26,510
Greenville, NC 90 1.23 3.21 $14.09 $29,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 620 1.22 3.18 $13.79 $28,680
Sioux Falls, SD 190 1.21 3.14 $15.19 $31,600
Flagstaff, AZ 70 1.20 3.12 $16.01 $33,300
Fargo, ND-MN 150 1.10 2.87 $16.72 $34,790
Springfield, MO 220 1.09 2.84 $15.00 $31,210




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 50 0.30 0.79 $28.24 $58,730
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 490 0.50 1.29 $27.04 $56,250
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 880 0.36 0.95 $25.88 $53,830
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 410 0.37 0.95 $25.27 $52,560
Fresno, CA (8) (8) (8) $24.50 $50,970
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 560 0.37 0.98 $23.67 $49,230
Worcester, MA-CT 120 0.41 1.06 $23.17 $48,200
Barnstable Town, MA 70 0.70 1.82 $23.11 $48,070
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 930 0.34 0.87 $23.00 $47,850
Stockton-Lodi, CA 110 0.44 1.15 $22.80 $47,430

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)
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area 110 1.60 4.16 $16.89 $35,120
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 100 0.26 0.68 $15.13 $31,470
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 100 0.54 1.41 $12.21 $25,390
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 90 0.71 1.84 $16.05 $33,380
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 90 0.45 1.17 $16.13 $33,560

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)
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area 110 1.60 4.16 $16.89 $35,120
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 70 1.05 2.73 $16.13 $33,560
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 90 0.71 1.84 $16.05 $33,380
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 60 0.60 1.57 $18.08 $37,600
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 50 0.57 1.48 $16.26 $33,820

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 (8) (8) (8) $22.10 $45,970
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 30 0.27 0.70 $21.99 $45,740
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 0.48 1.25 $20.18 $41,980
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 50 0.35 0.92 $18.48 $38,440
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 30 0.17 0.44 $18.46 $38,390


About May 2018 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019