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Estimated employment120
Mean wage$17.23
Entry wage$13.19
10th percentile wage$12.43
50th percentile wage$16.04
90th percentile wage$24.59
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities5044.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities50$14.87
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$16.04 $20.64 -$4.60
2018$15.88+1.0%$20.44+1.0%-$4.55
2017$15.43+2.9%$19.86+2.9%-$4.42
2016$14.97+3.1%$19.26+3.1%-$4.29
2015$14.56+2.8%$18.74+2.8%-$4.17
2014$14.21+2.4%$18.29+2.4%-$4.07
2013$13.89+2.3%$17.88+2.3%-$3.98
2012$13.63+1.9%$17.54+1.9%-$3.90
2011$13.40+1.7%$17.25+1.7%-$3.84
2010$13.19+1.6%$16.97+1.6%-$3.78
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.04 $23.42 -$7.38
2018$15.88+1.0%$23.21+.9%-$7.32
2017$15.43+2.9%$22.51+3.1%-$7.07
2016$14.97+3.1%$21.90+2.8%-$6.93
2015$14.56+2.8%$21.40+2.3%-$6.84
2014$14.21+2.4%$20.96+2.1%-$6.74
2013$13.89+2.3%$20.51+2.2%-$6.61
2012$13.63+1.9%$20.09+2.1%-$6.46
2011$13.40+1.7%$19.75+1.7%-$6.34
2010$13.19+1.6%$19.44+1.6%-$6.25
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 2019
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Northwest $19.3130
North Central $16.04120
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $16.04120
Northwest $19.3130
Wages in other areas
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