Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Peer-group outlier SOC 29-2099

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Median pay sits 85% below the mid peer in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (neighbors include Pediatric Surgeons, Physicians, All Other, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Radiologists).

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Same-major-group titles next to Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other: Pediatric Surgeons ($559K) , Physicians, All Other ($266K) , Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons ($352K) , Radiologists ($421K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. Hawaii $59,900
  2. 2. California $60,390
  3. 3. Washington $62,090
  4. 4. Massachusetts $60,500
  5. 5. Oregon $60,390
  6. 6. Maine $61,490
  7. 7. New York $60,320
  8. 8. Wyoming $80,520
  9. 9. Virgin Islands $72,450
  10. 10. Delaware $78,650

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other vs other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations titles

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Physicians, All Other $265,930
  2. 2. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons $352,220
  3. 3. Radiologists $420,860
  4. 4. Emergency Medicine Physicians $335,550
  5. 5. Dermatologists $328,730
  6. 6. Surgeons, All Other $414,010
  7. 7. Psychiatrists $281,870
  8. 8. Prosthodontists $311,180
  9. 9. Orthodontists $289,140
  10. 10. Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $300,080
  11. 11. Physicians, Pathologists $312,400
  12. 12. Pediatric Surgeons $559,030
Pay vs Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations peers
-85%
vs mid peer median $335,550
This role $50,290/yr
$50K
National median
↑ +5%
Growth 2024-2034
13,600
Annual openings
182,610
Estimated US jobs
Pediatric Surgeons
Highest-pay peer · $559K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Postsecondary nondegree award

Among Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations peers on this card, Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other sits 85% below the mid peer median ($335,550). Its own median is $50,290.

Employment Projections expect +5% change between 2024 and 2034 (faster than average vs baseline 3.1%). About 13,600 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Postsecondary nondegree award 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: Hawaii at $59,900. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Pediatric Surgeons at $559,030. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other pay-rank #64 in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

On the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations median table (71 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other lands at #64, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other pays 85% below its major-group peer median. See the state map and the peers closest to (and furthest from) this line.

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 29-2099

Hawaii · top state for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

$60K published median

California · #2 state pay

$60K · behind Hawaii

Pediatric Surgeons

Highest-pay peer vs Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · $559K

Physicians, All Other

Lower-pay peer beside Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · $266K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other land on the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations median table? ▼
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other is pay-rank #64 of 71 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Medical Records Specialists ($51K), Veterinary Technologists and Technicians ($47K), Opticians, Dispensing ($47K), Pharmacy Technicians ($46K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
What is the OEWS national median for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $50,290 as the national median for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other. The published 10th-90th range is $38,180 to $85,270. Beside Pediatric Surgeons ($559,030), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other is +5%. Projected annual openings: about 13,600. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: faster than average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns Postsecondary nondegree award as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other? ▼
Hawaii ($59,900), California ($60,390), Washington ($62,090) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

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.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 29-2099. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other. 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