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Estimated employment350
Mean wage$24.07
Entry wage$15.10
10th percentile wage$13.73
50th percentile wage$20.79
90th percentile wage$39.10
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Machinery Manufacturing15042.5%
Miscellaneous Manufacturing6016.1%
Health and Personal Care Stores
Ambulatory Health Care Services
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Ambulatory Health Care Services$34.84
Machinery Manufacturing150$23.44
Miscellaneous Manufacturing60$15.85
Health and Personal Care Stores$14.43
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$20.79 $19.39 $1.40
2017$20.61+.9%$19.23+.9%$1.39
2016$19.99+3.1%$18.65+3.1%$1.35
2015$19.45+2.8%$18.14+2.8%$1.31
2014$18.99+2.4%$17.71+2.4%$1.28
2013$18.56+2.3%$17.31+2.3%$1.25
2012$18.21+1.9%$16.98+1.9%$1.23
2011$17.90+1.7%$16.70+1.7%$1.21
2010$17.62+1.6%$16.43+1.6%$1.19
2009$17.43+1.1%$16.25+1.1%$1.17
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$20.79 $22.55 -$1.76
2017$20.61+.9%$22.31+1.1%-$1.69
2016$19.99+3.1%$21.71+2.8%-$1.72
2015$19.45+2.8%$21.22+2.3%-$1.76
2014$18.99+2.4%$20.77+2.1%-$1.78
2013$18.56+2.3%$20.33+2.2%-$1.77
2012$18.21+1.9%$19.92+2.1%-$1.71
2011$17.90+1.7%$19.58+1.7%-$1.67
2010$17.62+1.6%$19.27+1.6%-$1.65
2009$17.43+1.1%$18.95+1.7%-$1.51

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2018

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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