Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in Massachusetts

Get the information you need to know about working as an Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician.

While jobs for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in Massachusetts are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in Massachusetts is expected to decrease.

• Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in Massachusetts earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians Work in Massachusetts?

In Massachusetts, there were 230 people working as Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in the year 2018.

There were 300 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 70 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 310 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians working in it, which means Massachusetts has fewer Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians than average.

Job Projections for Massachusetts

Jobs for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in this state are declining at a rate of 2.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.7%.

Massachusetts Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 50 annual Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians job openings in Massachusetts, and 480 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,700 annual jobs and 32,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians Make in Massachusetts?

In 2018 wages for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians ranged from $24,750 to $51,890 with $34,930 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.9 to $24.95. The median hourly rate was $16.79.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.83 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.04.

The median salary in Massachusetts is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Massachusetts Metros for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	220	$38,910
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	190	$33,790

Top States for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians Employment

View the list below to see where most Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	3,040	$31,400
Florida	2,830	$29,980
New York	2,760	$33,970
California	2,230	$31,820
Illinois	1,430	$31,870
Washington	1,400	$39,020
Minnesota	1,280	$31,420
Ohio	1,240	$30,900
Pennsylvania	880	$33,050
Michigan	830	$33,870
Missouri	810	$30,040
Maryland	720	$41,670
Virginia	710	$32,530
Georgia	630	$29,560
Wisconsin	560	$29,680
Colorado	500	$36,780
Utah	470	$25,380
Tennessee	400	$31,320
Louisiana	400	$26,420
Oklahoma	330	$31,860

Below are the states where Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
New Hampshire	$45,390
Maryland	$41,670
Washington	$39,020
Colorado	$36,780
Vermont	$36,310
Oregon	$35,800
Indiana	$35,320
New Jersey	$35,070
Massachusetts	$34,930
North Dakota	$34,730

Related Careers in MA

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What Major Will Prepare You For an Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician Career?

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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