occupation · 29-2000 · minor
Health Technologists and Technicians — wages and employment
Health Technologists and Technicians earned a median annual wage of $54,270 in the United States in May 2024, with 3,124,620 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
What stands out
Health Technologists and Technicians earned a median annual wage of $54,270 in the United States in May 2024, with 3,124,620 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $36,380 or less, the best-paid tenth $87,540 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $51,250 to $54,270, +5.9 %. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.
United States, year by year
Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.
| Reference | Employment | Median | Mean | 10th | 25th | 75th | 90th | Median hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | 3,124,620 | $54,270 | $59,310 | $36,380 | $42,650 | $71,510 | $87,540 | $26.09 | evidence → |
| May 2023 | 3,010,670 | $51,250 | $56,950 | $35,380 | $39,940 | $66,510 | $83,520 | $24.64 | evidence → |
Occupations in this group
21 detailed occupations, largest first.
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061 · median $62,340 · 632,430 jobs
- Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052 · median $43,460 · 487,920 jobs
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians 29-2010 · median $61,890 · 343,040 jobs
- Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034 · median $77,660 · 223,460 jobs
- Medical Records Specialists 29-2072 · median $50,250 · 187,910 jobs
- Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042 · median $41,340 · 177,980 jobs
- Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 29-2099 · median $48,790 · 174,060 jobs
- Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053 · median $42,590 · 136,300 jobs
- Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056 · median $45,980 · 131,320 jobs
- Surgical Technologists 29-2055 · median $62,830 · 113,890 jobs
- Paramedics 29-2043 · median $58,410 · 99,530 jobs
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-2032 · median $89,340 · 86,460 jobs
- Opticians, Dispensing 29-2081 · median $46,560 · 79,690 jobs
- Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-2057 · median $44,080 · 76,520 jobs
- Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 29-2031 · median $67,260 · 61,180 jobs
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 29-2035 · median $88,180 · 41,530 jobs
- Dietetic Technicians 29-2051 · median $37,040 · 29,950 jobs
- Nuclear Medicine Technologists 29-2033 · median $97,020 · 16,960 jobs
- Hearing Aid Specialists 29-2092 · median $61,560 · 10,580 jobs
- Orthotists and Prosthetists 29-2091 · median $78,310 · 9,930 jobs
- Medical Dosimetrists 29-2036 · median $138,110 · 3,970 jobs
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