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Foundation
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Clinical Laboratory Scientists
$53,120
$58,120
CA
US
Real Median Wages, 2019
Note: Comparable 2012 wage estimates are not available.
Source: Occupational Employment Survey (2019), US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Total Employment 2012 2019 CHANGE
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26,820 27,220 + 1.5%
United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318,620 326,020 + 2.3%
Source: Occupational Employment Survey (2012 and 2019), US Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
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*Other includes manufacturing and professional, scientific and technical services.
Notes: Segments may not add to 100% due to rounding. Employment estimate not
available for Educational Services and Nursing and Residential Care Facilities.
Source: OES Research Estimates by State and Industry (2019), US Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
Work Setting, 2019
5%
4%
3%
Hospitals
31%
Ambulatory
Care
57%
Administrative
and Support Services
Government
Other*
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
260
280
2019201720152013201120092007200520032001199919971995
97
213
69
4
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIANS*
CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENTISTS
*Medical laboratory technician programs were not licensed to train students in California until 2009.
Sources: Program directors at individual training programs; and Management Information Systems Data Mart, California Community
Colleges Chancellor’s Office.
Number of Graduates, Scientist and Technician Programs, 1995 to 2020
United States
California
70.7
68.9
101.5
99.3
2012
2019
2012
2019
Employment per 100K Population,
2012 and 2019
Sources: Occupational Employment Survey (2012 and 2019), US Bureau of Labor
Statistics; and “Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States,
Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019 (NST-EST2019-01),” US
Census Bureau, December 2019.
