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Estimated employment100
Mean wage$16.37
Entry wage$12.97
10th percentile wage$12.31
50th percentile wage$15.58
90th percentile wage$20.29
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$15.58 $20.40 -$4.82
2017$15.45+.9%$20.23+.9%-$4.77
2016$14.98+3.1%$19.62+3.1%-$4.63
2015$14.58+2.8%$19.09+2.8%-$4.50
2014$14.23+2.4%$18.63+2.4%-$4.40
2013$13.91+2.3%$18.21+2.3%-$4.30
2012$13.64+1.9%$17.87+1.9%-$4.22
2011$13.42+1.7%$17.57+1.7%-$4.15
2010$13.20+1.6%$17.29+1.6%-$4.08
2009$13.06+1.1%$17.10+1.1%-$4.04
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$15.58 $23.62 -$8.04
2017$15.45+.9%$23.37+1.1%-$7.92
2016$14.98+3.1%$22.74+2.8%-$7.76
2015$14.58+2.8%$22.22+2.3%-$7.64
2014$14.23+2.4%$21.76+2.1%-$7.52
2013$13.91+2.3%$21.29+2.2%-$7.38
2012$13.64+1.9%$20.86+2.1%-$7.21
2011$13.42+1.7%$20.51+1.7%-$7.08
2010$13.20+1.6%$20.18+1.6%-$6.98
2009$13.06+1.1%$19.84+1.7%-$6.78
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 2018
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stam.$29.20200
Hartford$15.58100
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stam.$29.20200
Hartford$15.58100
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