Mississippi was 20.5% below the U.S. median for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. It ranked 49 of 52 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 Mississippi was 87, or 13% below the national price level. Its housing index was 56.5.
National-price-dollar proxy
$41,655
WageScope divides the published Ophthalmic Medical 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 Medical Technicians in Mississippi: 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 29-2057 and BLS area 28.
Questions, answered
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians pay in Mississippi: common questions
What is the median wage for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Mississippi?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $36,220 per year for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Mississippi. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Ophthalmic Medical Technicians pay higher in Mississippi than nationally?
Mississippi's published median was 20.5% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Mississippi?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 87.0 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs does BLS estimate in Mississippi?
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What the Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median says in Mississippi
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median in Mississippi at $36,220 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 29-2057 and BLS area 28.
BLS lists 690 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 $36,980 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Mississippi's Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median is 20.5% below the U.S. Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median of $45,570 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 29-2057 and area 28. SOC 29-2057 names Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Area 28 names Mississippi. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 29-2057/28 row reports 690 wage and salary jobs, 0.59 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.29 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 29-2057/28, the annual median is $36,220 per year, while the matching mean is $36,980 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 28 facts behind this Ophthalmic Medical Technicians page
Area 28 reports 1,163,030 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $50,810. Its annual median is $40,120. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 29-2057 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Mississippi runs from $22,970 at the 10th percentile to $84,500 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $29,760. The median is $40,120. The 75th percentile is $60,180. This is a place check, not a pay range for Ophthalmic Medical 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 28. They do not show related skills or a path into Ophthalmic Medical Technicians.
1. Area 28, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 38,400 jobs, $28,640 annual median, 33.02 jobs per 1,000, and 1.32 location quotient.
2. Area 28, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 31,220 jobs, $22,610 annual median, 26.84 jobs per 1,000, and 1.08 location quotient.
3. Area 28, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 30,750 jobs, $36,400 annual median, 26.44 jobs per 1,000, and 1.39 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Mississippi wage ladder for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
The 10th percentile is $29,480 per year. The 25th percentile is $31,190 per year. The median is $36,220 per year. The 75th percentile is $38,640 per year. The 90th percentile is $45,140 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 $31,190 per year to $38,640 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $15,660. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Mississippi has a annual median of $36,220 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $45,570 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Mississippi. Mississippi is 20.5% 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 Mississippi sits for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Mississippi ranks 49 of 52 among states and territories with a published annual median for Ophthalmic Medical 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 49 of 52 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.
46. Arkansas has a Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median of $37,340 per year, 540 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.91.
47. West Virginia has a Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median of $36,730 per year, 260 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.81.
48. Alabama has a Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median of $36,680 per year, 1,260 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.3.
50. Utah has a Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median of $35,950 per year, 680 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.85.
Pay leaders
Where Ophthalmic Medical Technicians medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 29-2057, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Minnesota has the highest published median in this set, at $63,080 per year. Mississippi sits at $36,220 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 Medical 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. Minnesota has a Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median of $63,080 per year, or $26,860 above Mississippi. BLS lists 720 jobs there, compared with 690 in Mississippi. The location quotient is 0.53.
2. Hawaii has a Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median of $58,240 per year, or $22,020 above Mississippi. BLS lists 190 jobs there, compared with 690 in Mississippi. The location quotient is 0.66.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs
Florida has the largest published state job estimate for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in this same-source set, at 7,020 jobs. Mississippi has 690. 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. Florida has 7,020 estimated Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs, a gap of 6,330 jobs from Mississippi. Its median is $46,830 per year, or $10,610 above Mississippi. Its location quotient is 1.55.
2. Texas has 6,540 estimated Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs, a gap of 5,850 jobs from Mississippi. Its median is $43,640 per year, or $7,420 above Mississippi. Its location quotient is 1.02.
Local-share leaders
Where Ophthalmic Medical Technicians takes the largest share of local jobs
New Jersey has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 2.12. Mississippi has 1.29. 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 Medical 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. New Jersey has a location quotient of 2.12, a gap of 0.83 from Mississippi. BLS lists 4,150 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs and a median of $49,050 per year, or $12,830 above Mississippi.
2. Rhode Island has a location quotient of 1.79, a gap of 0.50 from Mississippi. BLS lists 410 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs and a median of $46,500 per year, or $10,280 above Mississippi.
3. Kentucky has a location quotient of 1.72, a gap of 0.43 from Mississippi. BLS lists 1,570 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs and a median of $38,990 per year, or $2,770 above Mississippi.
Job scale and share
How common Ophthalmic Medical Technicians is in Mississippi
BLS lists 690 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs in Mississippi. It also lists 0.59 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 1.29. A value of 1 means Ophthalmic Medical 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 Medical Technicians beside other roles in Mississippi
The all-occupations median in Mississippi is $40,120 per year. The Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median is $36,220 per year. Ophthalmic Medical Technicians is 9.7% 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 Mississippi. 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 Medical 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. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Mississippi median of $36,380 per year. BLS lists 20,860 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
2. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Mississippi median of $36,400 per year. BLS lists 30,750 jobs and a location quotient of 1.39.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Mississippi median of $36,530 per year. BLS lists 10,480 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Mississippi
Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Mississippi table, at 38,400 jobs. Ophthalmic Medical Technicians has 690 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 1,163,030. 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 Medical Technicians's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Retail Salespersons has 38,400 jobs in Mississippi, a gap of 37,710 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its median is $28,640 per year, or $7,580 below Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.32.
2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 31,220 jobs in Mississippi, a gap of 30,530 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its median is $22,610 per year, or $13,610 below Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.08.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Mississippi
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Mississippi role table, at $106,680 per year. Ophthalmic Medical Technicians has $36,220 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $40,120 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 $106,680 per year in Mississippi, or $70,460 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 10,630 jobs, compared with 690 for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 0.41.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $77,090 per year in Mississippi, or $40,870 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 29,060 jobs, compared with 690 for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.15.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Mississippi
Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded Mississippi role table, at 2.33. Ophthalmic Medical Technicians has 1.29. 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 Medical Technicians with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 2.33 in Mississippi, a gap of 1.04 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 11,170 jobs and a median of $22,670 per year, or $13,550 below Ophthalmic Medical Technicians.
2. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 2.03 in Mississippi, a gap of 0.74 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 9,850 jobs and a median of $50,220 per year, or $14,000 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians.
Price-level view
What $36,220 may mean after the Mississippi price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Mississippi is 87.0. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 13.0% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $36,220 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median by 87.0 divided by 100. The result is $41,655 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 56.5. Goods are 96.2. Utilities are 78.4. Other services are 96.1. 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 Medical Technicians row is 18.8%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.9%. 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 690 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $36,980 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 Medical Technicians. It uses a Mississippi 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 $36,220 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 Medical Technicians row for Mississippi 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 690 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.29 is not a growth score. Rank 49 of 52 is not a place score. The 87.0 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 29-2057 in BLS area 28. 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 690 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 28, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 30,490 jobs, $26,390 annual median, 26.21 jobs per 1,000, and 1.32 location quotient.
5. Area 28, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 29,060 jobs, $77,090 annual median, 24.99 jobs per 1,000, and 1.15 location quotient.
6. Area 28, SOC 53-3032, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: 24,160 jobs, $51,820 annual median, 20.77 jobs per 1,000, and 1.57 location quotient.
51. Wyoming has a Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median of $35,740 per year, 110 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.83.
52. Puerto Rico has a Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median of $31,630 per year, Not published estimated jobs, and a location quotient of Not published.
3. Wisconsin has a Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median of $56,420 per year, or $20,200 above Mississippi. BLS lists 1,260 jobs there, compared with 690 in Mississippi. The location quotient is 0.94.
4. California has a Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median of $54,490 per year, or $18,270 above Mississippi. BLS lists 2,500 jobs there, compared with 690 in Mississippi. The location quotient is 0.3.
5. District of Columbia has a Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median of $50,790 per year, or $14,570 above Mississippi. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 690 in Mississippi. The location quotient is Not published.
6. Vermont has a Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median of $50,090 per year, or $13,870 above Mississippi. BLS lists 150 jobs there, compared with 690 in Mississippi. The location quotient is 1.11.
7. Maryland has a Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median of $50,070 per year, or $13,850 above Mississippi. BLS lists 1,300 jobs there, compared with 690 in Mississippi. The location quotient is 1.03.
8. Oregon has a Ophthalmic Medical Technicians median of $50,020 per year, or $13,800 above Mississippi. BLS lists 1,060 jobs there, compared with 690 in Mississippi. The location quotient is 1.18.
3. New York has 4,250 estimated Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs, a gap of 3,560 jobs from Mississippi. Its median is $48,440 per year, or $12,220 above Mississippi. Its location quotient is 0.96.
4. New Jersey has 4,150 estimated Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs, a gap of 3,460 jobs from Mississippi. Its median is $49,050 per year, or $12,830 above Mississippi. Its location quotient is 2.12.
5. Illinois has 3,250 estimated Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs, a gap of 2,560 jobs from Mississippi. Its median is $47,100 per year, or $10,880 above Mississippi. Its location quotient is 1.17.
6. Pennsylvania has 2,890 estimated Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs, a gap of 2,200 jobs from Mississippi. Its median is $45,050 per year, or $8,830 above Mississippi. Its location quotient is 1.04.
7. Georgia has 2,570 estimated Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs, a gap of 1,880 jobs from Mississippi. Its median is $39,150 per year, or $2,930 above Mississippi. Its location quotient is 1.15.
8. Ohio has 2,510 estimated Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs, a gap of 1,820 jobs from Mississippi. Its median is $40,350 per year, or $4,130 above Mississippi. Its location quotient is 0.99.
4. Montana has a location quotient of 1.63, a gap of 0.34 from Mississippi. BLS lists 380 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs and a median of $47,290 per year, or $11,070 above Mississippi.
5. Florida has a location quotient of 1.55, a gap of 0.26 from Mississippi. BLS lists 7,020 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs and a median of $46,830 per year, or $10,610 above Mississippi.
6. South Dakota has a location quotient of 1.43, a gap of 0.14 from Mississippi. BLS lists 300 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs and a median of $42,430 per year, or $6,210 above Mississippi.
7. Massachusetts has a location quotient of 1.4, a gap of 0.11 from Mississippi. BLS lists 2,330 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs and a median of $49,750 per year, or $13,530 above Mississippi.
8. South Carolina has a location quotient of 1.4, a gap of 0.11 from Mississippi. BLS lists 1,470 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians jobs and a median of $40,400 per year, or $4,180 above Mississippi.
4. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Mississippi median of $37,340 per year. BLS lists 14,720 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
5. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Mississippi median of $34,900 per year. BLS lists 17,600 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
6. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Mississippi median of $34,270 per year. BLS lists 23,420 jobs and a location quotient of 1.1.
7. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks, SOC 43-5071, has a Mississippi median of $38,620 per year. BLS lists 11,330 jobs and a location quotient of 1.85.
8. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Mississippi median of $39,070 per year. BLS lists 16,800 jobs and a location quotient of 1.6.
3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 30,750 jobs in Mississippi, a gap of 30,060 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its median is $36,400 per year, or $180 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.39.
4. Cashiers has 30,490 jobs in Mississippi, a gap of 29,800 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its median is $26,390 per year, or $9,830 below Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.32.
5. Registered Nurses has 29,060 jobs in Mississippi, a gap of 28,370 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its median is $77,090 per year, or $40,870 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.15.
6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 24,160 jobs in Mississippi, a gap of 23,470 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its median is $51,820 per year, or $15,600 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.57.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 23,420 jobs in Mississippi, a gap of 22,730 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its median is $34,270 per year, or $1,950 below Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.1.
8. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 21,800 jobs in Mississippi, a gap of 21,110 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its median is $23,860 per year, or $12,360 below Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 0.68.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $58,380 per year in Mississippi, or $22,160 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 13,680 jobs, compared with 690 for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.27.
4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $51,820 per year in Mississippi, or $15,600 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 24,160 jobs, compared with 690 for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.57.
5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $50,980 per year in Mississippi, or $14,760 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 10,400 jobs, compared with 690 for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.3.
6. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $50,220 per year in Mississippi, or $14,000 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 9,850 jobs, compared with 690 for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 2.03.
7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $49,790 per year in Mississippi, or $13,570 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 11,060 jobs, compared with 690 for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.07.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a median of $45,760 per year in Mississippi, or $9,540 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 13,020 jobs, compared with 690 for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Its location quotient is 1.55.
3. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks has a location quotient of 1.85 in Mississippi, a gap of 0.56 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 11,330 jobs and a median of $38,620 per year, or $2,400 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians.
4. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 1.66 in Mississippi, a gap of 0.37 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 9,640 jobs and a median of $43,420 per year, or $7,200 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians.
5. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.6 in Mississippi, a gap of 0.31 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 16,800 jobs and a median of $39,070 per year, or $2,850 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians.
6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.57 in Mississippi, a gap of 0.28 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 24,160 jobs and a median of $51,820 per year, or $15,600 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.55 in Mississippi, a gap of 0.26 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 13,020 jobs and a median of $45,760 per year, or $9,540 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians.
8. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.39 in Mississippi, a gap of 0.10 from Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. BLS lists 30,750 jobs and a median of $36,400 per year, or $180 above Ophthalmic Medical Technicians.
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians pay in Mississippi | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Mississippi
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Mississippi place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
