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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

19-4021 Biological Technicians

Assist biological and medical scientists in laboratories. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor

experiments, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.

National estimates for this occupation

Industry profile for this occupation

Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)

Employment

RSE (3)

Mean hourly

wage

Mean annual

wage (2) Wage RSE (3)

72,140 2.4 % $20.33 $42,290 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%

(Median)

75% 90%

Hourly Wage $11.99 $15.03 $18.98 $24.34 $30.87

Annual Wage (2) $24,940 $31,270 $39,480 $50,630 $64,200

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with

employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry

Employment

(1)

Percent of

industry

employment

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Scientific Research and Development Services 20,200 3.20 $21.63 $44,990

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 18,750 0.66 $20.02 $41,630

Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 11,110 0.54 $17.98 $37,400

Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 6,470 2.43 $23.20 $48,250

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 3,420 0.07 $20.32 $42,270

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry

Employment

(1)

Percent of

industry

employment

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Scientific Research and Development Services 20,200 3.20 $21.63 $44,990

Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 6,470 2.43 $23.20 $48,250

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 18,750 0.66 $20.02 $41,630

Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 11,110 0.54 $17.98 $37,400

Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 910 0.40 $18.98 $39,480

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry

Employment

(1)

Percent of

industry

employment

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Offices of Physicians 490 0.02 $29.15 $60,630

Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant

Wholesalers

90 0.05 $24.91 $51,820

Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 6,470 2.43 $23.20 $48,250

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Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 160 0.05 $21.95 $45,650

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and

Control Instruments Manufacturing

80 0.02 $21.77 $45,280

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of

all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

California 10,920 0.78 1.38 $23.10 $48,050

Massachusetts 6,180 1.96 3.48 $21.67 $45,080

New York 3,990 0.47 0.84 $20.87 $43,400

Maryland 3,820 1.54 2.74 $23.00 $47,840

Pennsylvania 3,520 0.63 1.13 $20.21 $42,050
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States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Massachusetts 6,180 1.96 3.48 $21.67 $45,080

Maryland 3,820 1.54 2.74 $23.00 $47,840

Montana 610 1.43 2.54 $16.89 $35,130

Alaska 410 1.30 2.31 $17.81 $37,050

Washington 3,460 1.27 2.26 $19.56 $40,680
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Top paying States for this occupation:

State

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Connecticut 1,040 0.64 1.14 $24.57 $51,100

New Jersey 1,950 0.52 0.92 $24.26 $50,470

Minnesota 1,200 0.46 0.82 $23.41 $48,690

Illinois 1,300 0.23 0.42 $23.18 $48,220

California 10,920 0.78 1.38 $23.10 $48,050
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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA

NECTA Division

4,690 2.80 4.98 $21.89 $45,530

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos,

CA

2,350 1.90 3.38 $22.53 $46,870

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA

Metropolitan Division

2,080 1.52 2.71 $20.40 $42,440

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale,

CA Metropolitan Division

1,890 0.49 0.88 $22.75 $47,310

Ann Arbor, MI 1,790 9.38 16.68 $16.86 $35,070

Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan

Division

1,700 0.94 1.67 $22.51 $46,820

Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD

Metropolitan Division

1,530 2.76 4.90 $25.00 $52,000

Pittsburgh, PA 1,350 1.22 2.16 $17.92 $37,260

Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA

Metropolitan Division

1,320 1.38 2.46 $25.08 $52,180

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,

DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan

Division

1,290 0.56 0.99 $22.38 $46,560
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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Ann Arbor, MI 1,790 9.38 16.68 $16.86 $35,070

Ames, IA 300 7.56 13.44 $19.21 $39,970

Lafayette, IN 270 3.27 5.82 $17.96 $37,360

Fairbanks, AK 110 3.03 5.39 $18.79 $39,080

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA

NECTA Division

4,690 2.80 4.98 $21.89 $45,530

Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD

Metropolitan Division

1,530 2.76 4.90 $25.00 $52,000

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 680 2.53 4.49 $21.54 $44,810

Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA 90 2.40 4.27 $17.68 $36,780

Worcester, MA-CT 540 2.23 3.97 $19.21 $39,960

Idaho Falls, ID 110 2.22 3.95 $12.98 $27,000
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Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

San Francisco-San MateoRedwood City, CA Metropolitan

Division

1,290 1.34 2.39 $32.55 $67,700

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT (8) (8) (8) $32.43 $67,450

Harrisonburg, VA 70 1.18 2.10 $29.66 $61,690

Bloomington, IN 40 0.50 0.89 $27.85 $57,930

Trenton-Ewing, NJ (8) (8) (8) $27.42 $57,030

Hartford-West Hartford-East

Hartford, CT

160 0.30 0.53 $26.19 $54,480

Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA

Metropolitan Division

1,320 1.38 2.46 $25.08 $52,180

Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD

Metropolitan Division

1,530 2.76 4.90 $25.00 $52,000

New Haven, CT 380 1.44 2.56 $24.66 $51,280

Raleigh-Cary, NC 450 0.90 1.60 $24.53 $51,030

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Hawaii / Maui / Kauai

nonmetropolitan area

310 2.02 3.60 $14.66 $30,480

Southwestern Montana

nonmetropolitan area

300 2.58 4.58 $17.35 $36,090

Eastern Washington

nonmetropolitan area

190 3.37 6.00 $18.36 $38,200

Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan

area 190 3.24 5.75 $15.45 $32,140
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Upper Peninsula of Michigan

nonmetropolitan area

170 1.50 2.66 $14.76 $30,700

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Eastern Washington

nonmetropolitan area

190 3.37 6.00 $18.36 $38,200

Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan

area

190 3.24 5.75 $15.45 $32,140

Southwestern Montana

nonmetropolitan area

300 2.58 4.58 $17.35 $36,090

Southeastern Wyoming

nonmetropolitan area

90 2.50 4.45 $18.38 $38,230

Eastern Montana nonmetropolitan

area

70 2.10 3.74 $16.13 $33,550

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Balance of Lower Peninsula of

Michigan nonmetropolitan area

100 0.38 0.67 $19.74 $41,060

South Florida nonmetropolitan

area

70 0.75 1.33 $19.36 $40,280

Central Texas nonmetropolitan

area

30 0.24 0.43 $19.36 $40,270

Other North Carolina

nonmetropolitan area

70 0.24 0.42 $19.35 $40,250

East Central Pennsylvania

nonmetropolitan area

30 0.14 0.25 $19.30 $40,150

About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is

available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th

percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.

More about percentile wages.

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately.

Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080

hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from

the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the

more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A

location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient

less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.

Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order
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Download May 2011 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped XLS files

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012

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