The median annual wage for medical and clinical laboratory technologists was $60,520 in May 2015. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $41,510, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $84,300.

The median annual wage for medical and clinical laboratory technicians was $38,970 in May 2015. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $25,890, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $60,810.

In May 2015, the median annual wages for medical laboratory technologists in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

In May 2015, the median annual wages for medical laboratory technicians in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:  

Most medical laboratory technologists and technicians work full time. Technologists and technicians who work in facilities that are always open, such as hospitals and some independent laboratories, may work evening, weekend, or overnight hours.