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Estimated employment220
Mean wage$18.31
Entry wage$12.99
10th percentile wage$12.02
50th percentile wage$17.05
90th percentile wage$27.23
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities8038.5%
Manufacturing8036.0%
Education and Health Services6025.6%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing80$19.70
Education and Health Services60$18.46
Trade, Transportation and Utilities80$14.71
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$17.05 $19.86 -$2.81
2018$16.89+1.0%$19.67+1.0%-$2.78
2017$16.40+2.9%$19.11+2.9%-$2.70
2016$15.91+3.1%$18.53+3.1%-$2.62
2015$15.48+2.8%$18.03+2.8%-$2.55
2014$15.11+2.4%$17.60+2.4%-$2.49
2013$14.77+2.3%$17.20+2.3%-$2.43
2012$14.49+1.9%$16.88+1.9%-$2.38
2011$14.25+1.7%$16.59+1.7%-$2.34
2010$14.02+1.6%$16.33+1.6%-$2.31
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.05 $23.07 -$6.02
2018$16.89+1.0%$22.87+.9%-$5.98
2017$16.40+2.9%$22.17+3.1%-$5.76
2016$15.91+3.1%$21.58+2.8%-$5.66
2015$15.48+2.8%$21.08+2.3%-$5.60
2014$15.11+2.4%$20.64+2.1%-$5.53
2013$14.77+2.3%$20.20+2.2%-$5.43
2012$14.49+1.9%$19.79+2.1%-$5.30
2011$14.25+1.7%$19.45+1.7%-$5.20
2010$14.02+1.6%$19.15+1.6%-$5.13

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2019

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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