Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
SOC 29-2010 · 2024-2034
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $78,138per year
- Projected openings
- 22,820
- Projected change
- +11.9%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $85,400 | 160 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $84,126 | 1,370 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $83,976 | 1,770 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $83,250 | 2,220 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $82,534 | 40 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $82,339 | 1,530 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $82,308 | 40 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $82,287 | 60 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $81,705 | 80 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $79,360 | 240 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $78,682 | 250 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $77,901 | 190 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $77,326 | 40 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $74,881 | 20 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $74,881 | 260 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $72,149 | 2,250 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $64,698 | 4,910 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $63,971 | 2,480 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $62,791 | 80 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $62,606 | 1,030 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $61,754 | 240 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $61,415 | 390 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $61,209 | 60 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $60,747 | 70 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $60,285 | 90 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $59,833 | 80 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $59,741 | 50 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $56,341 | 30 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $54,338 | 40 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $52,253 | 200 |
Related work
Occupations in the same family as this one, ordered by projected openings. Related by how the job classification groups them, not by a claim that the skills transfer.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses | $144,197 | 228,840 | +13.5% |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $81,982 | 81,600 | +15% |
| Pharmacy Technicians | $56,653 | 41,220 | +8.2% |
| Nurse Practitioners | $173,237 | 26,610 | +52.2% |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $62,080 | 22,750 | +14.3% |
| Emergency Medical Technicians | $47,678 | 19,450 | +15% |