Tennessee was 5.3% below the U.S. median for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. It ranked 28 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 Tennessee was 91.9, or 8.1% below the national price level. Its housing index was 79.1.
National-price-dollar proxy
$40,677
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 Tennessee: 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 47.
Questions, answered
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians pay in Tennessee: common questions
What is the median wage for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in Tennessee?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $37,370 per year for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in Tennessee. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians pay higher in Tennessee than nationally?
Tennessee's published median was 5.3% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Tennessee?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 91.9 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs does BLS estimate in Tennessee?
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What the Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median says in Tennessee
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median in Tennessee at $37,370 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 47.
BLS lists 130 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 $40,570 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Tennessee's Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median is 5.3% 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 47. SOC 51-9083 names Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Area 47 names Tennessee. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 51-9083/47 row reports 130 wage and salary jobs, 0.04 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.34 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 51-9083/47, the annual median is $37,370 per year, while the matching mean is $40,570 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 47 facts behind this Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians page
Area 47 reports 3,278,760 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $60,800. Its annual median is $47,380. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-9083 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Tennessee runs from $28,600 at the 10th percentile to $103,130 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,830. The median is $47,380. The 75th percentile is $71,050. 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 47. They do not show related skills or a path into Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
1. Area 47, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 105,870 jobs, $38,160 annual median, 32.29 jobs per 1,000, and 1.7 location quotient.
2. Area 47, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 90,690 jobs, $27,470 annual median, 27.66 jobs per 1,000, and 1.12 location quotient.
3. Area 47, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 87,380 jobs, $31,950 annual median, 26.65 jobs per 1,000, and 1.06 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Tennessee wage ladder for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
The 10th percentile is $33,880 per year. The 25th percentile is $36,430 per year. The median is $37,370 per year. The 75th percentile is $41,140 per year. The 90th percentile is $51,750 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 $36,430 per year to $41,140 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $17,870. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Tennessee has a annual median of $37,370 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 Tennessee. Tennessee is 5.3% 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 Tennessee sits for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Tennessee ranks 28 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 28 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.
25. Florida has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $38,020 per year, 1,230 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.03.
26. Texas has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $37,920 per year, 3,380 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.
27. Pennsylvania has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $37,680 per year, 510 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.7.
29. Indiana has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $37,360 per year, 330 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.85.
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. Tennessee sits at $37,370 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 $25,040 above Tennessee. BLS lists 170 jobs there, compared with 130 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 0.83.
2. New Hampshire has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $59,460 per year, or $22,090 above Tennessee. BLS lists 180 jobs there, compared with 130 in Tennessee. 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. Tennessee has 130. 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 3,250 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $37,920 per year, or $550 above Tennessee. Its location quotient is 2.
2. California has 1,630 estimated Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs, a gap of 1,500 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $47,410 per year, or $10,040 above Tennessee. 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. Tennessee has 0.34. 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 11.77 from Tennessee. BLS lists 1,360 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $24,420 per year, or $12,950 below Tennessee.
2. Minnesota has a location quotient of 3.13, a gap of 2.79 from Tennessee. BLS lists 1,110 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $40,280 per year, or $2,910 above Tennessee.
3. Kentucky has a location quotient of 2.53, a gap of 2.19 from Tennessee. BLS lists 610 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $36,650 per year, or $720 below Tennessee.
Job scale and share
How common Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians is in Tennessee
BLS lists 130 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs in Tennessee. It also lists 0.04 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 0.34. A value of 1 means Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower 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 Tennessee
The all-occupations median in Tennessee is $47,380 per year. The Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median is $37,370 per year. Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians is 21.1% 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 Tennessee. 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. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Tennessee median of $37,990 per year. BLS lists 27,040 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
2. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Tennessee median of $38,160 per year. BLS lists 105,870 jobs and a location quotient of 1.7.
3. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Tennessee median of $36,420 per year. BLS lists 28,220 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Tennessee
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Tennessee table, at 105,870 jobs. Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians has 130 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 3,278,760. 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 105,870 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 105,740 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $38,160 per year, or $790 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.7.
2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 90,690 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 90,560 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $27,470 per year, or $9,900 below Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.12.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Tennessee
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Tennessee role table, at $106,970 per year. Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians has $37,370 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $47,380 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. General and Operations Managers has a median of $106,970 per year in Tennessee, or $69,600 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 63,720 jobs, compared with 130 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 0.86.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $81,500 per year in Tennessee, or $44,130 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 72,200 jobs, compared with 130 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.01.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Tennessee
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has the highest location quotient in the bounded Tennessee role table, at 2.06. Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians has 0.34. 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. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 2.06 in Tennessee, a gap of 1.72 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 41,810 jobs and a median of $39,940 per year, or $2,570 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
2. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.98 in Tennessee, a gap of 1.64 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 58,760 jobs and a median of $44,630 per year, or $7,260 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
Price-level view
What $37,370 may mean after the Tennessee price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Tennessee is 91.9. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 8.1% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $37,370 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median by 91.9 divided by 100. The result is $40,677 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 79.1. Goods are 96.2. Utilities are 72.1. Other services are 95.1. 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 26.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 7.3%. 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 130 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $40,570 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 Tennessee 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. Job cards can change without changing this guide. They do not count toward the 1,500-word content floor. A listing range does not replace the $37,370 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 Tennessee 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 130 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.34 is not a growth score. Rank 28 of 41 is not a place score. The 91.9 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 47. 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 130 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 47, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 72,200 jobs, $81,500 annual median, 22.02 jobs per 1,000, and 1.01 location quotient.
5. Area 47, SOC 53-3032, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: 64,890 jobs, $58,620 annual median, 19.79 jobs per 1,000, and 1.49 location quotient.
6. Area 47, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 63,720 jobs, $106,970 annual median, 19.44 jobs per 1,000, and 0.86 location quotient.
30. Louisiana has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $37,160 per year, 300 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.28.
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.
3. Washington has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $49,230 per year, or $11,860 above Tennessee. BLS lists 260 jobs there, compared with 130 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 0.61.
4. Colorado has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $48,540 per year, or $11,170 above Tennessee. BLS lists 320 jobs there, compared with 130 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 0.92.
5. Rhode Island has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $47,440 per year, or $10,070 above Tennessee. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 130 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 1.13.
6. New Jersey has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $47,420 per year, or $10,050 above Tennessee. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 130 in Tennessee. The location quotient is Not published.
7. California has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $47,410 per year, or $10,040 above Tennessee. BLS lists 1,630 jobs there, compared with 130 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 0.75.
8. Maryland has a Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians median of $47,100 per year, or $9,730 above Tennessee. BLS lists 360 jobs there, compared with 130 in Tennessee. The location quotient is 1.08.
3. Puerto Rico has 1,360 estimated Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs, a gap of 1,230 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $24,420 per year, or $12,950 below Tennessee. Its location quotient is 12.11.
4. New York has 1,250 estimated Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs, a gap of 1,120 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $42,450 per year, or $5,080 above Tennessee. Its location quotient is 1.08.
5. Florida has 1,230 estimated Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs, a gap of 1,100 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $38,020 per year, or $650 above Tennessee. Its location quotient is 1.03.
6. Minnesota has 1,110 estimated Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs, a gap of 980 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $40,280 per year, or $2,910 above Tennessee. Its location quotient is 3.13.
7. Georgia has 960 estimated Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs, a gap of 830 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $45,050 per year, or $7,680 above Tennessee. Its location quotient is 1.64.
8. Illinois has 830 estimated Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs, a gap of 700 jobs from Tennessee. Its median is $36,840 per year, or $530 below Tennessee. Its location quotient is 1.13.
4. New Hampshire has a location quotient of 2.19, a gap of 1.85 from Tennessee. BLS lists 180 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $59,460 per year, or $22,090 above Tennessee.
5. Texas has a location quotient of 2, a gap of 1.66 from Tennessee. BLS lists 3,380 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $37,920 per year, or $550 above Tennessee.
6. Georgia has a location quotient of 1.64, a gap of 1.30 from Tennessee. BLS lists 960 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $45,050 per year, or $7,680 above Tennessee.
7. Mississippi has a location quotient of 1.59, a gap of 1.25 from Tennessee. BLS lists 220 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $35,230 per year, or $2,140 below Tennessee.
8. Nebraska has a location quotient of 1.37, a gap of 1.03 from Tennessee. BLS lists 170 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians jobs and a median of $40,640 per year, or $3,270 above Tennessee.
4. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Tennessee median of $36,140 per year. BLS lists 60,130 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
5. Security Guards, SOC 33-9032, has a Tennessee median of $36,000 per year. BLS lists 27,690 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
6. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Tennessee median of $38,860 per year. BLS lists 49,880 jobs and a location quotient of 0.96.
7. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, SOC 43-6013, has a Tennessee median of $39,940 per year. BLS lists 41,810 jobs and a location quotient of 2.06.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Tennessee median of $40,500 per year. BLS lists 29,100 jobs and a location quotient of 1.13.
3. Retail Salespersons has 87,380 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 87,250 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $31,950 per year, or $5,420 below Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.06.
4. Registered Nurses has 72,200 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 72,070 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $81,500 per year, or $44,130 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.01.
5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 64,890 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 64,760 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $58,620 per year, or $21,250 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.49.
6. General and Operations Managers has 63,720 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 63,590 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $106,970 per year, or $69,600 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 0.86.
7. Cashiers has 63,350 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 63,220 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $28,590 per year, or $8,780 below Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 0.97.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 60,130 jobs in Tennessee, a gap of 60,000 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its median is $36,140 per year, or $1,230 below Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.01.
3. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $76,840 per year in Tennessee, or $39,470 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 27,340 jobs, compared with 130 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 0.89.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $66,390 per year in Tennessee, or $29,020 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 49,870 jobs, compared with 130 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.65.
5. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $61,630 per year in Tennessee, or $24,260 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 23,850 jobs, compared with 130 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 0.91.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $59,980 per year in Tennessee, or $22,610 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 28,240 jobs, compared with 130 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 0.96.
7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $58,620 per year in Tennessee, or $21,250 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 64,890 jobs, compared with 130 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.49.
8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a median of $48,180 per year in Tennessee, or $10,810 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 37,680 jobs, compared with 130 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.3.
3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.7 in Tennessee, a gap of 1.36 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 105,870 jobs and a median of $38,160 per year, or $790 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a location quotient of 1.65 in Tennessee, a gap of 1.31 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 49,870 jobs and a median of $66,390 per year, or $29,020 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
5. Light Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.63 in Tennessee, a gap of 1.29 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 33,710 jobs and a median of $45,050 per year, or $7,680 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.49 in Tennessee, a gap of 1.15 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 64,890 jobs and a median of $58,620 per year, or $21,250 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a location quotient of 1.3 in Tennessee, a gap of 0.96 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 37,680 jobs and a median of $48,180 per year, or $10,810 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
8. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.14 in Tennessee, a gap of 0.80 from Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. BLS lists 26,250 jobs and a median of $45,000 per year, or $7,630 above Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians pay in Tennessee | BLS 2025
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