Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

29-2010 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

Occupational Description:
Perform routine or complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	390	47	$33.48/hr	$25.03/hr	$29.83/hr	$32.65/hr	$38.02/hr	$41.29/hr

Leading Industries for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	N/A	N/A
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	410	$28.02/hr
Education and Health Services	6,570	$37.40/hr
Public Administration	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	70	$32.72/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	110	$29.41/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	130	$36.90/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	170	$34.38/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	190	$30.55/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	250	$28.77/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	280	$31.79/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	280	$33.84/hr	3.8%
Southwest Minnesota	290	$34.38/hr	2.2%
Northeast Minnesota	320	$31.35/hr	3.6%
Northwest Balance of State	350	$33.00/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	390	$32.65/hr	3.0%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	570	$30.81/hr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	2,860	$32.23/hr	5.3%
Rochester MN MSA	2,880	N/A	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	2,970	N/A	N/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	3,000	$32.23/hr	N/A
Minnesota	7,190	$36.79/hr	4.8%