Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians

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2023 Workforce

84.9k

Average Age

41.7

Average Salary

$44,903

About

Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians are most often employed by the Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians was $44,903 in N/A.

The locations that employ the most Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians are Murfreesboro city PUMA, TN, Orange County (Northwest)--Garden Grove City (East) PUMA, CA, and Orange County (North Central)--Anaheim City (West) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians are N/A.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians workforce. Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% were men. Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians are paid most in Ada County (Central)--Meridian (Northeast) & Boise (Far West) Cities PUMA, ID but are relatively concentrated in N/A.

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The Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians workforce in N/A was N/A people (N/A% women and N/A% men). This implies an average annual growth of N/A% between N/A (N/A) and N/A (N/A).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians.

During N/A, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were N/A.

Yearly Wage Ranking

$44,903

AVERAGE WAGE

#382 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

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In 2023, Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians earned an average of $44,903, $22,824 less than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

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WAGE GINI

In N/A, Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of N/A, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians and on wages for those in the field. Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians, by average wage, is N/A (N/A).

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Diversity

Demographic information on Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians in the US. The workforce of Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men. The average age of male Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians in the workforce is N/A and of female Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians is N/A, and the most common race/ethnicity for Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians is N/A.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (11,780 people), 30 to 34 years (10,633 people), and 20 to 24 years (10,085 people). Among them they concentrated 38.4% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

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In N/A, N/A% of Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians workers were Hispanic and N/A% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (52%), Puerto Rican (14)%, and Colombian (6.69)%

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Races

In N/A, N/A% of the Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians workforce were N/A, of which 58.9% were women and 41.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were N/A (N/A%) and N/A (N/A%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians is Health but the most specialized major according to RCA in N/A were N/A.

Among the necessary skills for Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians need more than the average amount of Repairing.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Health (3,005 people), Biology (2,521 people), and Business (1,941 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians workers were Some college (28,504 people), High School or Equivalent (22,537 people), and Associates Degree (13,989 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Time Management.