Career Outlook
Career Outlook
Medical Laboratory Technologists have an unlimited choice of practice settings - hospitals, for-profit laboratories, clinics, physician office laboratories, public health facilities, business and industry - all of which offer excellent job placement. The Medical Laboratory Technologist performs a full range of laboratory tests from the most routine to the most complex.
| Percentile | 10% | 25% | 50% (Median) |
75% | 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly Wage | $19.97 | $24.70 | $29.36 | $35.46 | $40.94 |
| Annual Wage | $41,550 | $51,370 | $61,070 | $73,760 | $85,160 |
Median annual wages of medical and clinical laboratory technicians was $61,070 in May 2016. The middle 50 percent earned between $51,370 and $73,760. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $41,550, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $85,160. Note these are national averages for this occupation obtained from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Page last updated May 15, 2019.