Clinical Laboratory Technologist

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Average Wage
$90,179
growing 3.02%
People in Workforce
4.86M
growing 4.16%
Average Employee Age
42.5
declining 0.173%

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In 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Clinical Laboratory Technologist degree recipients are Little Rock, AR, Milwaukee, WI, and Cincinnati, OH. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of Clinical Laboratory Technologist degree recipients are Johnstown, PA, San Germán, PR, and Little Rock, AR. The most common degree awarded to students studying Clinical Laboratory Technologist is a bachelors degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Clinical Laboratory Technologist and the types of students that study this field.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Clinical Laboratory Technologist programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (181 total). N/A

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Clinical Laboratory Technologist
  1. 303 degrees awarded
  2. 197 degrees awarded
  3. 188 degrees awarded

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Health graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Health majors is $90,179 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, and Pharmacists.

The industry that employs the most Health majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Pipeline transportation.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$90,179
Average Wage in Workforce
± $879
3.02%
1 Year Growth
± 1.36%

The average salary for Health majors is $90,179 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, and Pharmacists.

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Highest Paying Locations

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Most Common

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The most common occupations for Health majors, by number of employees, are Registered nurses, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, and Pharmacists.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Health majors working as Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, Nurse anesthetists, and Audiologists.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Health majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Nurse anesthetists.

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Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Clinical Laboratory Technologist is from the 2 Digit Course Health.
4.86M
2023 Workforce
± 53,278
4.16%
1 Year Growth
± 1.5%

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.16%, from 4.67M in 2022 to 4.86M in 2023.

The largest single share of Health graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (36.4%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Health by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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Highest Paid

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The highest paying industries of Health majors, by average wage, are Pipeline transportation, Oil & gas extraction, and Sugar & confectionery products.

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Clinical Laboratory Technologist is from the 2 Digit Course Health.
4.86M
2023 Workforce
± 53,278
4.16%
1 Year Growth
± 1.5%

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.16%, from 4.67M in 2022 to 4.86M in 2023.

The industry which employs the most Health graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Outpatient care centers. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Health.

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Specialty Locations

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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Health majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Health in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Health is 42.5.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Health (2,067 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Clinical Laboratory Technologist is from the 2 Digit Course Health.
42.5
Average Age in 2023
± 0.146 Years
0.173%
1 Year Change
± 0.49%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Health. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 31 years old, which represent 3.08% and 3% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Clinical Laboratory Technologist are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

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The most common degree types held by the working population in Health are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    2,067 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    659 degrees awarded
  3. Asian
    524 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Clinical Laboratory Technologist for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    1,324 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    344 degrees awarded
  3. Asian Female
    338 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Clinical Laboratory Technologist.

White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Philippines
    208,734 degree recipients
  2. India
    88,717 degree recipients
  3. Mexico
    37,939 degree recipients
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There are a relatively high number of people that were born in N/A that hold Health degrees (N/A times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (208,734 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Clinical Laboratory Technologist field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Clinical Laboratory Technologist majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Clinical Laboratory Technologist majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Troubleshooting.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Clinical Laboratory Technologist majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Equipment Maintenance is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Monitoring are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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