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Estimated employment90
Mean wage$17.72
Entry wage$13.84
10th percentile wage$13.18
50th percentile wage$16.46
90th percentile wage$25.89
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities$15.44
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$16.46 $21.12  -$4.66
2019$15.80+4.2%$20.27 +4.2%-$4.47
2018$15.34+2.9%$19.69 +2.9%-$4.34
2017$14.88+3.1%$19.09 +3.1%-$4.21
2016$14.48+2.8%$18.58 +2.8%-$4.09
2015$14.13+2.4%$18.14 +2.4%-$4.00
2014$13.81+2.3%$17.72 +2.3%-$3.91
2013$13.55+1.9%$17.39 +1.9%-$3.83
2012$13.33+1.7%$17.10 +1.7%-$3.77
2011$13.11+1.6%$16.83 +1.6%-$3.71
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.46 $24.42  -$7.96
2019$15.80+4.2%$23.43 +4.2%-$7.63
2018$15.34+2.9%$22.72 +3.1%-$7.37
2017$14.88+3.1%$22.11 +2.8%-$7.22
2016$14.48+2.8%$21.60 +2.3%-$7.12
2015$14.13+2.4%$21.15 +2.1%-$7.01
2014$13.81+2.3%$20.70 +2.2%-$6.88
2013$13.55+1.9%$20.28 +2.1%-$6.72
2012$13.33+1.7%$19.93 +1.7%-$6.60
2011$13.11+1.6%$19.62 +1.6%-$6.50
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.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $24.6140
Northwest $19.2820
North Central $16.4690
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $16.4690
South Central $24.6140
Northwest $19.2820
Wages in other areas
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