Ophthalmic medical technicians in Georgia

What ophthalmic medical technicians actually earn in Georgia

The full published wage distribution, not one averaged figure. Pay inside a single occupation varies more by experience, employer and setting than most salary pages admit.

10th percentile

$34,180

25th percentile

$37,110

Median

$39,150

75th percentile

$45,770

90th percentile

$60,010

How Georgia compares

• Against the rest of the country. $39,150 in Georgia against $45,570 nationally for the same occupation, which puts Georgia 38th of the 51 jurisdictions that released an estimate. Neither figure is adjusted for cost of living, so a higher median does not by itself mean more money left over.
• Against other work in Georgia. $39,150 against $48,170, the median across every occupation in the state — 19% below it.
• How much of this work is here. The occupation is more concentrated here than nationally (1.15× the national share of employment), 16th of 49 for concentration. Concentration describes where the work is, not how easy it is to be hired.

Where ophthalmic medical technicians are paid most

The highest published medians for this occupation. Before reading it as a place to move, note that these are not cost-of-living adjusted and that the states paying most are often the ones where everything costs most.

How people get into this work

What the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports as typical for entry nationally. Typical is a measurement of the people already doing the work, not a rule: some enter with less and some with more.

What people study to get here

Fields the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk associates with this occupation, ordered by how many credentials U.S. colleges conferred in each — a measure of how many people take a route, never of how good it is. Studying any of these does not lead only here, and this occupation is entered from other fields too.