Illinois was 6.6% below the U.S. median for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. It ranked 34 of 41 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Illinois was 100, or 0% below the national price level. Its housing index was 93.9.
National-price-dollar proxy
$36,855
WageScope divides the published Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in Illinois: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 51-9083 and BLS area 17.
Questions, answered
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians pay in Illinois: common questions
What is the median wage for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in Illinois?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $36,840 per year for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in Illinois. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians pay higher in Illinois than nationally?
Illinois's published median was 6.6% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Illinois?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 100.0 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs does BLS estimate in Illinois?
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What the Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median says in Illinois
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median in Illinois at $36,840 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 51-9083 and BLS area 17.
BLS lists 830 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $39,850 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Illinois's Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median is 6.6% below the U.S. Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $39,460 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-9083 and area 17. SOC 51-9083 names Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Area 17 names Illinois. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 51-9083/17 row reports 830 wage and salary jobs, 0.14 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.13 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 51-9083/17, the annual median is $36,840 per year, while the matching mean is $39,850 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 17 facts behind this Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians page
Area 17 reports 6,098,130 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $71,130. Its annual median is $51,960. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-9083 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Illinois runs from $32,900 at the 10th percentile to $127,770 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,960. The median is $51,960. The 75th percentile is $83,060. This is a place check, not a pay range for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 17. They do not show related skills or a path into Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
1. Area 17, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 195,390 jobs, $40,550 annual median, 32.04 jobs per 1,000, and 1.69 location quotient.
2. Area 17, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 171,300 jobs, $103,570 annual median, 28.09 jobs per 1,000, and 1.25 location quotient.
3. Area 17, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 139,630 jobs, $34,490 annual median, 22.9 jobs per 1,000, and 1.15 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Illinois wage ladder for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
The 10th percentile is $35,300 per year. The 25th percentile is $35,980 per year. The median is $36,840 per year. The 75th percentile is $41,690 per year. The 90th percentile is $47,990 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $35,980 per year to $41,690 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $12,690. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Illinois has a annual median of $36,840 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $39,460 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Illinois. Illinois is 6.6% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where Illinois sits for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Illinois ranks 34 of 41 among states and territories with a published annual median for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 34 of 41 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
31. West Virginia has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $37,140 per year, Not published estimated jobs, and a location quotient of Not published.
32. Arkansas has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $37,060 per year, 170 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.08.
33. Alabama has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $37,010 per year, 190 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.75.
35. Kentucky has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $36,650 per year, 610 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.53.
Pay leaders
Where Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 51-9083, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Connecticut has the highest published median in this set, at $62,410 per year. Illinois sits at $36,840 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Connecticut has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $62,410 per year, or $25,570 above Illinois. BLS lists 170 jobs there, compared with 830 in Illinois. The location quotient is 0.83.
2. New Hampshire has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $59,460 per year, or $22,620 above Illinois. BLS lists 180 jobs there, compared with 830 in Illinois. The location quotient is 2.19.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs
Texas has the largest published state job estimate for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in this same-source set, at 3,380 jobs. Illinois has 830. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Texas has 3,380 estimated Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs, a gap of 2,550 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $37,920 per year, or $1,080 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 2.
2. California has 1,630 estimated Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs, a gap of 800 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $47,410 per year, or $10,570 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 0.75.
Local-share leaders
Where Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians takes the largest share of local jobs
Puerto Rico has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 12.11. Illinois has 1.13. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Puerto Rico has a location quotient of 12.11, a gap of 10.98 from Illinois. BLS lists 1,360 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $24,420 per year, or $12,420 below Illinois.
2. Minnesota has a location quotient of 3.13, a gap of 2.00 from Illinois. BLS lists 1,110 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $40,280 per year, or $3,440 above Illinois.
3. Kentucky has a location quotient of 2.53, a gap of 1.40 from Illinois. BLS lists 610 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $36,650 per year, or $190 below Illinois.
Job scale and share
How common Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians is in Illinois
BLS lists 830 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs in Illinois. It also lists 0.14 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.13. A value of 1 means Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians beside other roles in Illinois
The all-occupations median in Illinois is $51,960 per year. The Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median is $36,840 per year. Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians is 29.1% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Illinois. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a Illinois median of $36,990 per year. BLS lists 64,210 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
2. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Illinois median of $37,580 per year. BLS lists 53,540 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
3. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Illinois median of $37,680 per year. BLS lists 109,240 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Illinois
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Illinois table, at 195,390 jobs. Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians has 830 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 6,098,130. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 195,390 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 194,560 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $40,550 per year, or $3,710 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.69.
2. General and Operations Managers has 171,300 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 170,470 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $103,570 per year, or $66,730 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.25.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Illinois
Financial Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Illinois role table, at $165,880 per year. Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians has $36,840 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $51,960 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Financial Managers has a median of $165,880 per year in Illinois, or $129,040 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 52,720 jobs, compared with 830 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.6.
2. Software Developers has a median of $132,110 per year in Illinois, or $95,270 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 56,310 jobs, compared with 830 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 0.85.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Illinois
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has the highest location quotient in the bounded Illinois role table, at 1.69. Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians has 1.13. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.69 in Illinois, a gap of 0.56 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 195,390 jobs and a median of $40,550 per year, or $3,710 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
2. Financial Managers has a location quotient of 1.6 in Illinois, a gap of 0.47 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 52,720 jobs and a median of $165,880 per year, or $129,040 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
Price-level view
What $36,840 may mean after the Illinois price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Illinois is 100.0. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 0.0% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $36,840 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median by 100.0 divided by 100. The result is $36,855 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 93.9. Goods are 103.8. Utilities are 85.0. Other services are 100.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians row is 18.8%. The mean-wage RSE is 3.5%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 830 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $39,850 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. It uses a Illinois place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $36,840 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians row for Illinois does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 830 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.13 is not a growth score. Rank 34 of 41 is not a place score. The 100.0 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 51-9083 in BLS area 17. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 830 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 17, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 138,910 jobs, $95,990 annual median, 22.78 jobs per 1,000, and 1.05 location quotient.
5. Area 17, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 134,100 jobs, $38,060 annual median, 21.99 jobs per 1,000, and 0.79 location quotient.
6. Area 17, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 127,590 jobs, $33,910 annual median, 20.92 jobs per 1,000, and 0.84 location quotient.
3. Washington has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $49,230 per year, or $12,390 above Illinois. BLS lists 260 jobs there, compared with 830 in Illinois. The location quotient is 0.61.
4. Colorado has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $48,540 per year, or $11,700 above Illinois. BLS lists 320 jobs there, compared with 830 in Illinois. The location quotient is 0.92.
5. Rhode Island has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $47,440 per year, or $10,600 above Illinois. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 830 in Illinois. The location quotient is 1.13.
6. New Jersey has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $47,420 per year, or $10,580 above Illinois. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 830 in Illinois. The location quotient is Not published.
7. California has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $47,410 per year, or $10,570 above Illinois. BLS lists 1,630 jobs there, compared with 830 in Illinois. The location quotient is 0.75.
8. Maryland has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $47,100 per year, or $10,260 above Illinois. BLS lists 360 jobs there, compared with 830 in Illinois. The location quotient is 1.08.
3. Puerto Rico has 1,360 estimated Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs, a gap of 530 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $24,420 per year, or $12,420 below Illinois. Its location quotient is 12.11.
4. New York has 1,250 estimated Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs, a gap of 420 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $42,450 per year, or $5,610 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.08.
5. Florida has 1,230 estimated Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs, a gap of 400 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $38,020 per year, or $1,180 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.03.
6. Minnesota has 1,110 estimated Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs, a gap of 280 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $40,280 per year, or $3,440 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 3.13.
7. Georgia has 960 estimated Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs, a gap of 130 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $45,050 per year, or $8,210 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.64.
8. Illinois has 830 estimated Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $36,840 per year, or $0 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.13.
4. New Hampshire has a location quotient of 2.19, a gap of 1.06 from Illinois. BLS lists 180 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $59,460 per year, or $22,620 above Illinois.
5. Texas has a location quotient of 2, a gap of 0.87 from Illinois. BLS lists 3,380 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $37,920 per year, or $1,080 above Illinois.
6. Georgia has a location quotient of 1.64, a gap of 0.51 from Illinois. BLS lists 960 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $45,050 per year, or $8,210 above Illinois.
7. Mississippi has a location quotient of 1.59, a gap of 0.46 from Illinois. BLS lists 220 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $35,230 per year, or $1,610 below Illinois.
8. Nebraska has a location quotient of 1.37, a gap of 0.24 from Illinois. BLS lists 170 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $40,640 per year, or $3,800 above Illinois.
4. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Illinois median of $37,810 per year. BLS lists 93,760 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Illinois median of $38,060 per year. BLS lists 134,100 jobs and a location quotient of 0.79.
6. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Illinois median of $35,370 per year. BLS lists 126,610 jobs and a location quotient of 0.83.
7. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Illinois median of $34,490 per year. BLS lists 139,630 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
8. Security Guards, SOC 33-9032, has a Illinois median of $39,490 per year. BLS lists 53,830 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
3. Cashiers has 139,630 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 138,800 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $34,490 per year, or $2,350 below Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.15.
4. Registered Nurses has 138,910 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 138,080 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $95,990 per year, or $59,150 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.05.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 134,100 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 133,270 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $38,060 per year, or $1,220 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 0.79.
6. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 127,590 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 126,760 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $33,910 per year, or $2,930 below Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 0.84.
7. Retail Salespersons has 126,610 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 125,780 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $35,370 per year, or $1,470 below Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 0.83.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 109,240 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 108,410 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $37,680 per year, or $840 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 0.98.
3. Management Analysts has a median of $104,270 per year in Illinois, or $67,430 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 45,820 jobs, compared with 830 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.3.
4. General and Operations Managers has a median of $103,570 per year in Illinois, or $66,730 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 171,300 jobs, compared with 830 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.25.
5. Registered Nurses has a median of $95,990 per year in Illinois, or $59,150 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 138,910 jobs, compared with 830 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.05.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $80,230 per year in Illinois, or $43,390 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 54,930 jobs, compared with 830 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 0.97.
7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $79,990 per year in Illinois, or $43,150 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 44,670 jobs, compared with 830 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.07.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $75,320 per year in Illinois, or $38,480 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 61,520 jobs, compared with 830 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.13.
3. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.42 in Illinois, a gap of 0.29 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 69,910 jobs and a median of $66,900 per year, or $30,060 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
4. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.39 in Illinois, a gap of 0.26 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 76,460 jobs and a median of $44,140 per year, or $7,300 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
5. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 1.3 in Illinois, a gap of 0.17 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 45,820 jobs and a median of $104,270 per year, or $67,430 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
6. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.25 in Illinois, a gap of 0.12 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 171,300 jobs and a median of $103,570 per year, or $66,730 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
7. Light Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.22 in Illinois, a gap of 0.09 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 47,190 jobs and a median of $47,380 per year, or $10,540 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
8. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.21 in Illinois, a gap of 0.08 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 68,640 jobs and a median of $45,960 per year, or $9,120 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians pay in Illinois | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in Illinois
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Illinois place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
