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Estimated employment40
Mean wage$25.80
Entry wage$21.27
10th percentile wage$19.93
50th percentile wage$24.61
90th percentile wage$34.52
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$24.61 $19.18  $5.43
2019$23.62+4.2%$18.41 +4.2%$5.21
2018$22.94+2.9%$17.88 +2.9%$5.06
2017$22.25+3.1%$17.34 +3.1%$4.91
2016$21.65+2.8%$16.87 +2.8%$4.78
2015$21.13+2.4%$16.47 +2.4%$4.66
2014$20.65+2.3%$16.10 +2.3%$4.56
2013$20.26+1.9%$15.79 +1.9%$4.47
2012$19.93+1.7%$15.53 +1.7%$4.40
2011$19.61+1.6%$15.28 +1.6%$4.33
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$24.61 $22.67  $1.94
2019$23.62+4.2%$21.75 +4.2%$1.87
2018$22.94+2.9%$21.09 +3.1%$1.85
2017$22.25+3.1%$20.52 +2.8%$1.73
2016$21.65+2.8%$20.05 +2.3%$1.59
2015$21.13+2.4%$19.63 +2.1%$1.50
2014$20.65+2.3%$19.21 +2.2%$1.44
2013$20.26+1.9%$18.83 +2.1%$1.44
2012$19.93+1.7%$18.50 +1.7%$1.42
2011$19.61+1.6%$18.21 +1.6%$1.39
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
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