Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

29-2010 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

This occupation includes the 2018 and 2010 SOC occupations 29-2011 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists and 29-2012 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians.

National estimates for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
Industry profile for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
Geographic profile for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

National estimates for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
326,220	1.1 %	$ 26.92	$ 55,990	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 15.12	$ 19.08	$ 26.05	$ 33.48	$ 40.24
Annual Wage (2)	$ 31,450	$ 39,680	$ 54,180	$ 69,650	$ 83,700

Industry profile for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	154,780	2.77	$ 27.70	$ 57,610
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	65,990	24.20	$ 26.63	$ 55,390
Offices of Physicians	28,460	1.10	$ 24.44	$ 50,830
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	13,890	0.46	$ 26.31	$ 54,720
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	12,090	3.92	$ 23.61	$ 49,110

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	65,990	24.20	$ 26.63	$ 55,390
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	12,090	3.92	$ 23.61	$ 49,110
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	154,780	2.77	$ 27.70	$ 57,610
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	3,760	1.41	$ 30.86	$ 64,180
Outpatient Care Centers	12,030	1.25	$ 28.21	$ 58,670

Top paying industries for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	30	0.01	$ 41.88	$ 87,110
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	150	0.02	$ 33.72	$ 70,140
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	150	0.03	$ 33.51	$ 69,700
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	(8)	(8)	$ 31.08	$ 64,640
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	3,760	1.41	$ 30.86	$ 64,180

Geographic profile for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	27,530	1.68	0.71	$ 32.17	$ 66,900
Texas	26,240	2.17	0.92	$ 25.24	$ 52,500
Florida	21,420	2.54	1.08	$ 25.46	$ 52,970
New York	17,470	2.01	0.86	$ 33.00	$ 68,630
Illinois	14,630	2.60	1.11	$ 25.34	$ 52,720

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts	11,460	3.42	1.46	$ 28.76	$ 59,810
Missouri	8,920	3.31	1.41	$ 23.98	$ 49,890
Utah	4,880	3.28	1.40	$ 23.56	$ 49,000
South Dakota	1,310	3.18	1.35	$ 23.84	$ 49,580
Mississippi	3,360	3.12	1.33	$ 22.10	$ 45,970

Top paying states for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	680	2.31	0.98	$ 33.36	$ 69,390
Connecticut	3,890	2.52	1.08	$ 33.34	$ 69,340
New York	17,470	2.01	0.86	$ 33.00	$ 68,630
Rhode Island	990	2.23	0.95	$ 32.97	$ 68,570
Oregon	3,060	1.69	0.72	$ 32.66	$ 67,930

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

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	17,790	2.01	0.86	$ 33.89	$ 70,500
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	11,400	2.61	1.11	$ 25.77	$ 53,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	11,210	1.93	0.82	$ 31.40	$ 65,300
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	9,540	3.67	1.56	$ 28.62	$ 59,520
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	7,890	2.20	0.94	$ 26.52	$ 55,160
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	7,010	2.36	1.01	$ 26.53	$ 55,190
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	6,800	3.22	1.37	$ 24.23	$ 50,410
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	6,510	2.47	1.06	$ 25.43	$ 52,890
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	6,410	2.56	1.09	$ 26.21	$ 54,520
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	6,410	2.12	0.90	$ 30.15	$ 62,710

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Burlington, NC	1,660	27.44	11.70	$ 24.52	$ 50,990
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	2,620	8.45	3.60	$ 27.34	$ 56,880
Charlottesville, VA	790	7.32	3.12	$ 26.89	$ 55,930
Brunswick, GA	290	7.29	3.11	$ 21.71	$ 45,170
Ithaca, NY	290	6.25	2.67	$ 25.76	$ 53,590
Joplin, MO	400	5.26	2.24	$ 23.56	$ 49,000
Morgantown, WV	320	5.18	2.21	$ 23.64	$ 49,170
Salt Lake City, UT	3,720	5.13	2.19	$ 23.41	$ 48,690
Hattiesburg, MS	310	5.09	2.17	$ 20.71	$ 43,070
Springfield, IL	470	4.81	2.05	$ 23.70	$ 49,290