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Estimated employment90
Mean wage$17.72
Entry wage$13.84
10th percentile wage$13.18
50th percentile wage$16.46
90th percentile wage$25.89
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities15.44
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. Includes precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters. Excludes Opticians, Dispensing" (29-2081).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$16.46 $21.32  -$4.86
2019$15.80+4.2%$20.46 +4.2%-$4.66
2018$15.34+2.9%$19.88 +2.9%-$4.53
2017$14.88+3.1%$19.28 +3.1%-$4.39
2016$14.48+2.8%$18.75 +2.8%-$4.27
2015$14.13+2.4%$18.31 +2.4%-$4.17
2014$13.81+2.3%$17.89 +2.3%-$4.07
2013$13.55+1.9%$17.55 +1.9%-$4.00
2012$13.33+1.7%$17.26 +1.7%-$3.93
2011$13.11+1.6%$16.99 +1.6%-$3.87
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.46 $24.96  -$8.50
2019$15.80+4.2%$23.95 +4.2%-$8.15
2018$15.34+2.9%$23.22 +3.1%-$7.87
2017$14.88+3.1%$22.60 +2.8%-$7.71
2016$14.48+2.8%$22.08 +2.3%-$7.60
2015$14.13+2.4%$21.62 +2.1%-$7.48
2014$13.81+2.3%$21.16 +2.2%-$7.34
2013$13.55+1.9%$20.73 +2.1%-$7.17
2012$13.33+1.7%$20.37 +1.7%-$7.04
2011$13.11+1.6%$20.05 +1.6%-$6.93
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 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $24.6140
Hartford $16.4690
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $16.4690
New Haven $24.6140
Wages in other areas
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