Medical, Dental, and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Area and Industry Statistics

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Dental laboratory technicians
— National
U.S.:	$34,260
— by State
AL:	$28,230
AK:	$43,820
AZ:	$35,950
AR:	$30,110
CA:	$33,940
CO:	$38,530
CT:	$34,400
DE:	$31,350
DC:	$60,890
FL:	$35,010
GA:	$33,820
HI:	$30,450
ID:	$29,170
IL:	$31,520
IN:	$30,250
IA:	$31,090
KS:	$32,600
KY:	$31,160
LA:	$27,160
ME:	$29,950
MD:	$34,170
MA:	$40,400
MI:	$34,210
MN:	$39,690
MS:	$28,150
MO:	$31,520
MT:	$39,150
NE:	$29,330
NV:	$38,780
NH:	$31,470
NJ:	$38,720
NM:	$34,110
NY:	$38,810
NC:	$34,340
ND:	$29,810
OH:	$33,420
OK:	$28,100
OR:	$36,580
PA:	$31,490
RI:	$39,390
SC:	n.a.
SD:	$22,660
TN:	$35,650
TX:	$29,400
UT:	$30,100
VA:	$39,300
WA:	$39,410
WV:	$26,050
WI:	$34,230
PR:	$26,960
— by NAICS Industry Sector
31-33	$33,490
42	$36,350
56	$35,100
61	$32,020
62	$36,810
92	$47,290
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for dental laboratory technicians.

Medical appliance technicians
— National
U.S.:	$32,460
— by State
AL:	$31,180
AZ:	$33,250
AR:	$25,990
CA:	$35,990
CO:	$37,730
DE:	$32,490
FL:	$31,880
GA:	$28,650
ID:	n.a.
IN:	$34,220
IA:	$35,040
KS:	$44,920
KY:	$38,670
LA:	$34,170
ME:	$30,440
MD:	$43,110
MA:	$36,560
MI:	$33,380
MN:	$35,770
MS:	$26,090
MO:	$32,200
NE:	$34,850
NV:	$32,460
NJ:	$38,340
NM:	$34,370
NY:	$32,340
NC:	$34,490
OH:	$31,670
OR:	$34,190
PA:	$31,230
RI:	$20,730
SC:	$39,470
TN:	$32,530
VA:	$40,380
WA:	$32,900
WV:	$27,020
WI:	$34,440
PR:	$25,840
— by NAICS Industry Sector
31-33	$32,050
42	$40,110
44-45	$32,350
53	$27,730
56	$30,550
61	$42,410
62	$33,220
81	$35,740
92	$35,680
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for medical appliance technicians.

Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
— National
U.S.:	$26,640
— by State
AL:	$20,190
AZ:	$30,070
AR:	$23,390
CA:	n.a.
CO:	$29,620
CT:	$36,280
DE:	$24,190
FL:	$24,350
GA:	$28,720
HI:	$24,470
ID:	$24,520
IL:	$29,130
IN:	$24,260
IA:	$23,400
KS:	$22,750
KY:	$23,090
LA:	n.a.
ME:	$25,090
MD:	$25,850
MA:	$28,740
MI:	$30,910
MN:	$28,700
MS:	$26,000
MO:	$25,520
MT:	$24,160
NE:	$22,800
NV:	$23,540
NJ:	$26,190
NM:	$28,000
NY:	$28,370
NC:	$23,910
ND:	$24,420
OH:	$26,210
OK:	$26,480
OR:	$26,200
PA:	$24,140
RI:	$23,500
SC:	$23,450
SD:	$22,810
TN:	$24,230
TX:	$26,080
UT:	$22,350
VT:	$25,980
VA:	$30,280
WA:	$27,590
WV:	$21,220
WI:	$27,390
PR:	$21,130
— by NAICS Industry Sector
31-33	$26,920
42	$25,340
44-45	$25,230
55	$24,160
56	$27,200
61	$34,920
62	$28,360
92	$39,800
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for ophthalmic laboratory technicians.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section