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Estimated employment340
Mean wage$23.08
Entry wage$15.13
10th percentile wage$13.59
50th percentile wage$20.58
90th percentile wage$37.54
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Machinery Manufacturing16048.8%
Health and Personal Care Stores
Ambulatory Health Care Services
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Ambulatory Health Care Services33.76
Machinery Manufacturing16021.61
Health and Personal Care Stores16.16
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians (51-9083)
Cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements. Assemble and mount lenses into frames or process other optical elements. Include precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters. Exclude "Opticians, Dispensing" (29-2081).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$20.58 $19.03  $1.55
2016$19.85+3.7%$18.35 +3.7%$1.49
2015$19.38+2.4%$17.92 +2.4%$1.46
2014$18.94+2.3%$17.51 +2.3%$1.43
2013$18.58+1.9%$17.18 +1.9%$1.40
2012$18.27+1.7%$16.89 +1.7%$1.38
2011$17.98+1.6%$16.62 +1.6%$1.35
2010$17.78+1.1%$16.44 +1.1%$1.34
2009$17.47+1.8%$16.16 +1.8%$1.32
2008$17.02+2.7%$15.74 +2.7%$1.28
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$20.58 $22.06  -$1.48
2016$19.85+3.7%$21.36 +3.3%-$1.50
2015$19.38+2.4%$20.91 +2.1%-$1.53
2014$18.94+2.3%$20.46 +2.2%-$1.52
2013$18.58+1.9%$20.05 +2.1%-$1.46
2012$18.27+1.7%$19.70 +1.7%-$1.43
2011$17.98+1.6%$19.39 +1.6%-$1.41
2010$17.78+1.1%$19.07 +1.7%-$1.28
2009$17.47+1.8%$18.81 +1.4%-$1.33
2008$17.02+2.7%$18.33 +2.6%-$1.31

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2017

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
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