Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
SOC 29-2099 · 2024-2034
All health technologists and technicians not listed separately.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $62,080per year
- Projected openings
- 22,750
- Projected change
- +14.3%
- Usually needs
- Postsecondary non-degree award
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $76,627 | 1,130 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $76,254 | 910 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $72,772 | 90 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $66,674 | 230 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $64,055 | 150 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $63,955 | 1,490 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $62,000 | 60 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $61,805 | 40 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $61,610 | 90 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $61,343 | 1,540 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $60,994 | 1,480 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $59,638 | 170 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $58,015 | 70 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $57,978 | 5,610 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $54,173 | 310 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $54,122 | 1,840 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $54,081 | 140 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $53,619 | 130 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $53,259 | 410 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $52,941 | 80 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $52,335 | 90 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $52,057 | 80 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $52,057 | 280 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $51,965 | 310 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $51,667 | 2,120 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $51,431 | 730 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $50,866 | 50 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $50,414 | 210 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $50,219 | 70 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $49,346 | 80 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $48,799
- A quarter earn under
- $52,510
- Half earn under
- $62,080
- Three quarters earn under
- $80,523
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $123,349
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% |
| Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | $78,138 | 22,820 | +11.9% |
| Emergency Medical Technicians | $47,678 | 19,450 | +15% |
Programs that train for this job — 12
Hemodialysis Training
Dialysis Education Services, LLC · Bellflower · $9,000
Hemodialysis Technician
National Polytechnic College · Lakewood · $7,898
Respiratory Therapy - Online Bachelor of Science degree
San Joaquin Valley College - Central Administration Office · Visalia · $29,984
Respiratory Therapy
San Joaquin Valley College - Central Administration Office · Visalia · $57,265
Allied Health Associate of Science Degree
Mendocino College · Ukiah · $6,960
Lab Assistant, EKG Technician/Phlebotomist
Institute for Business and Technology · San Jose · $16,280
Hospital Central Service Technician
Premiere Career College · Irwindale · $7,643
Hemodialysis Technician
Crescent School of Dialysis llc · Upland · $6,000
Respiratory Care (AS Degree)
Butte College · Oroville · $7,411
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
College of the Sequoias · Visalia · $1,001
A-STEP 80-hour Introductory Course
Northern California School of Sleep Medicine · Sacramento · $3,500
Hemodialysis Training Program
Dialysis Education Services Llc · Bellflower · $9,258