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Estimated employment190
Mean wage$25.09
Entry wage$16.72
10th percentile wage$15.77
50th percentile wage$22.73
90th percentile wage$37.39
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education & Health Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education & Health Services$32.68
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$22.73 $19.27  $3.46
2015$22.01+3.3%$18.66 +3.3%$3.35
2014$21.51+2.3%$18.24 +2.3%$3.27
2013$21.10+1.9%$17.89 +1.9%$3.21
2012$20.75+1.7%$17.59 +1.7%$3.16
2011$20.42+1.6%$17.31 +1.6%$3.11
2010$20.20+1.1%$17.12 +1.1%$3.07
2009$19.85+1.8%$16.83 +1.8%$3.02
2008$19.33+2.7%$16.39 +2.7%$2.94
2007$18.89+2.3%$16.01 +2.3%$2.87
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$22.73 $22.98  -$0.25
2015$22.01+3.3%$22.34 +2.9%-$0.32
2014$21.51+2.3%$21.86 +2.2%-$0.34
2013$21.10+1.9%$21.42 +2.1%-$0.31
2012$20.75+1.7%$21.05 +1.7%-$0.29
2011$20.42+1.6%$20.72 +1.6%-$0.30
2010$20.20+1.1%$20.37 +1.7%-$0.17
2009$19.85+1.8%$20.10 +1.4%-$0.24
2008$19.33+2.7%$19.58 +2.6%-$0.25
2007$18.89+2.3%$18.96 +3.3%-$0.07
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 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport $22.73 190
New Haven $18.92 60
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport $22.73 190
New Haven $18.92 60
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