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Estimated employment460
Mean wage$20.10
Entry wage$13.10
10th percentile wage$12.00
50th percentile wage$18.06
90th percentile wage$34.45
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Miscellaneous Manufacturing8018.3%
Machinery Manufacturing
Ambulatory Health Care Services
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Ambulatory Health Care Services31.97
Machinery Manufacturing18.22
Miscellaneous Manufacturing8013.33
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).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$18.06 $18.67  -$0.61
2015$17.49+3.3%$18.08 +3.3%-$0.59
2014$17.09+2.3%$17.67 +2.3%-$0.57
2013$16.77+1.9%$17.33 +1.9%-$0.56
2012$16.49+1.7%$17.05 +1.7%-$0.55
2011$16.22+1.6%$16.77 +1.6%-$0.54
2010$16.05+1.1%$16.59 +1.1%-$0.54
2009$15.77+1.8%$16.30 +1.8%-$0.53
2008$15.36+2.7%$15.88 +2.7%-$0.51
2007$15.01+2.3%$15.51 +2.3%-$0.50
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.06 $21.45  -$3.39
2015$17.49+3.3%$20.85 +2.9%-$3.36
2014$17.09+2.3%$20.40 +2.2%-$3.31
2013$16.77+1.9%$19.99 +2.1%-$3.22
2012$16.49+1.7%$19.65 +1.7%-$3.16
2011$16.22+1.6%$19.34 +1.6%-$3.11
2010$16.05+1.1%$19.02 +1.7%-$2.96
2009$15.77+1.8%$18.76 +1.4%-$2.98
2008$15.36+2.7%$18.28 +2.6%-$2.91
2007$15.01+2.3%$17.69 +3.3%-$2.68
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.
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Connecticut $18.06 460
Highest Employment
Connecticut $18.06 460

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016

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