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Estimated employment190
Mean wage$19.03
Entry wage$13.48
10th percentile wage$12.72
50th percentile wage$17.73
90th percentile wage$28.47
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities7037.3%
Manufacturing7034.1%
Education and Health Services6028.6%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing70$21.54
Education and Health Services60$18.78
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities70$15.22
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. Includes precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters. Excludes Opticians, Dispensing" (29-2081).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.73 $20.68  -$2.95
2019$17.01+4.2%$19.85 +4.2%-$2.83
2018$16.53+2.9%$19.28 +2.9%-$2.75
2017$16.03+3.1%$18.70 +3.1%-$2.66
2016$15.60+2.8%$18.19 +2.8%-$2.59
2015$15.22+2.4%$17.76 +2.4%-$2.53
2014$14.88+2.3%$17.36 +2.3%-$2.47
2013$14.60+1.9%$17.03 +1.9%-$2.42
2012$14.36+1.7%$16.74 +1.7%-$2.38
2011$14.13+1.6%$16.48 +1.6%-$2.35
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.73 $23.93  -$6.20
2019$17.01+4.2%$22.96 +4.2%-$5.94
2018$16.53+2.9%$22.26 +3.1%-$5.73
2017$16.03+3.1%$21.66 +2.8%-$5.63
2016$15.60+2.8%$21.17 +2.3%-$5.57
2015$15.22+2.4%$20.73 +2.1%-$5.50
2014$14.88+2.3%$20.28 +2.2%-$5.40
2013$14.60+1.9%$19.87 +2.1%-$5.27
2012$14.36+1.7%$19.53 +1.7%-$5.17
2011$14.13+1.6%$19.23 +1.6%-$5.10

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020

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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