Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
SOC 29-2010 · 2024-2034
What California expects of this job
- 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 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $48,912
- A quarter earn under
- $58,287
- Half earn under
- $78,138
- Three quarters earn under
- $91,985
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $130,421
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
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.
| Occupation | 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% |