Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
The published band from $38,910 to $100,990 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Cardiologists.
Same-major-group titles next to Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians: Cardiologists ($496K) , Physicians, All Other ($266K) , Physicians, Pathologists ($312K) , Radiologists ($421K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.
Highest-pay states for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.
- 1. New Hampshire $81,020
- 2. Rhode Island $75,780
- 3. New York $97,280
- 4. District of Columbia $76,560
- 5. Vermont $78,680
- 6. California $76,010
- 7. Oregon $83,010
- 8. Minnesota $74,440
- 9. Massachusetts $79,120
- 10. Washington $72,760
Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations careers next to Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.
- 1. Cardiologists $496,010
- 2. Physicians, Pathologists $312,400
- 3. Radiologists $420,860
- 4. Psychiatrists $281,870
- 5. Orthodontists $289,140
- 6. Anesthesiologists $391,490
- 7. Emergency Medicine Physicians $335,550
- 8. Surgeons, All Other $414,010
- 9. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons $352,220
- 10. Dermatologists $328,730
- 11. Physicians, All Other $265,930
- 12. Prosthodontists $311,180
Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments
The OEWS band for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians runs from $38,910 (10th) to $100,990 (90th), about 2.6× wide, with median $62,930. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.
Employment Projections expect +2% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 22,600 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.
Highest published state median in this ranking: New Hampshire at $81,020. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Cardiologists at $496,010. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians pay-rank #58 in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
On the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations median table (71 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians lands at #58, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.
Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians: pay spread is wide, and location matters
The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians salary map
State, metro, and percentile for SOC 29-2010
New Hampshire · top state for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
$81K published median
Rhode Island · #2 state pay
$76K · behind New Hampshire
Cardiologists
Highest-pay peer vs Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · $496K
Physicians, All Other
Lower-pay peer beside Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · $266K
Compare Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
Head-to-head OEWS medians with another SOC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025
Federal sources on this Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians card
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 29-2010. bls.gov/oes
- O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians. onetcenter.org
- BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
- IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics