Median annual wage-and-salary earnings of medical and clinical laboratory
technologists were $49,700 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between
$41,680 and $58,560. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $34,660, and the
highest 10 percent earned more than $69,260. Median annual earnings in the
industries employing the largest numbers of medical and clinical laboratory
technologists were:
| Federal Government |
$57,360 |
| Medical and diagnostic laboratories |
50,740 |
| General medical and surgical hospitals |
49,930 |
| Offices of physicians |
45,420 |
| Colleges, universities, and
professional schools |
45,080 |
Median annual wage-and-salary earnings of medical and clinical laboratory
technicians were $32,840 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between
$26,430 and $41,020. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $21,830, and the
highest 10 percent earned more than $50,250. Median annual earnings in the
industries employing the largest numbers of medical and clinical laboratory
technicians were:
| General medical and surgical hospitals |
$34,200 |
| Colleges, universities, and
professional schools |
33,440 |
| Offices of physicians |
31,330 |
| Medical and diagnostic laboratories |
30,240 |
| Other ambulatory health care services |
29,560 |
According to the American Society for Clinical
Pathology, median hourly wages
of staff clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in 2005 in various
specialties and laboratory types were:
| |
Hospital |
Private clinic |
Physician office laboratory |
| Cytotechnoligist |
$26.39 |
$31.64 |
$25.69 |
| Histotechnologist |
21.50 |
21.63 |
23.29 |
| Medical technologist |
21.77 |
20.00 |
20.00 |
| Histotechnician |
18.50 |
20.86 |
18.27 |
| Medical laboratory technician |
17.41 |
16.94 |
16.63 |
| Phlebotomist |
11.70 |
12.15 |
11.25 |
Information on certification is available from:
- American Association of Bioanalysts, Board of Registry, 906 Olive St.,
Suite 1200, St. Louis, MO 63101. Internet:
http://www.aab.org
- American Medical Technologists, 10700 Higgins Rd., Suite 150, Rosemont,
IL 60018. Internet:
http://www.amt1.com
- American Society for Clinical Pathology, 33 West Monroe Street, Suite
1600, Chicago, IL 60603. Internet:
http://www.ascp.org
- National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel, P.O. Box 15945,
Lenexa, KS 66285. Internet:
http://www.nca-info.org
Additional career information is available from:
- American Association of Blood Banks, 8101 Glenbrook Rd., Bethesda, MD
20814. Internet:
http://www.aabb.org
- American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, 6701 Democracy Blvd.,
Suite 300, Bethesda, MD 20817. Internet:
http://www.ascls.org
- American Society for Cytopathology, 400 West 9th St., Suite 201,
Wilmington, DE 19801. Internet:
http://www.cytopathology.org
- Clinical Laboratory Management Association, 989 Old Eagle School Rd.,
Suite 815, Wayne, PA 19087. Internet:
http://www.clma.org/
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