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Estimated employment200
Mean wage$28.36
Entry wage$17.87
10th percentile wage$16.57
50th percentile wage$29.20
90th percentile wage$40.28
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services$36.19
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$29.20 $19.49 $9.71
2017$28.95+.9%$19.33+.9%$9.63
2016$28.08+3.1%$18.74+3.1%$9.34
2015$27.32+2.8%$18.23+2.8%$9.08
2014$26.67+2.4%$17.80+2.4%$8.87
2013$26.07+2.3%$17.40+2.3%$8.67
2012$25.57+1.9%$17.07+1.9%$8.50
2011$25.15+1.7%$16.78+1.7%$8.36
2010$24.74+1.6%$16.52+1.6%$8.23
2009$24.48+1.1%$16.34+1.1%$8.14
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$29.20 $24.57 $4.63
2017$28.95+.9%$24.31+1.1%$4.64
2016$28.08+3.1%$23.66+2.8%$4.42
2015$27.32+2.8%$23.12+2.3%$4.20
2014$26.67+2.4%$22.63+2.1%$4.04
2013$26.07+2.3%$22.15+2.2%$3.91
2012$25.57+1.9%$21.70+2.1%$3.87
2011$25.15+1.7%$21.33+1.7%$3.82
2010$24.74+1.6%$21.00+1.6%$3.75
2009$24.48+1.1%$20.64+1.7%$3.83
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
Southwest$29.20200
North Central$15.58100
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest$29.20200
North Central$15.58100
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