H1B Report
Salary comparison

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists vs Data Scientists

Side-by-side H-1B prevailing-wage comparison using the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report. Quartiles, hiring geography, top sponsors and yearly wage drift.

Occupation A
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
SOC 29-2011Rank #32
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

Wage figures are offered annual wage; volume is total LCA count.

MetricMedical and Clinical Laboratory TechnologistsData Scientists
Median wage$59,405$114,941
P25 wage$54,704$90,200
P75 wage$70,283$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$15,579$54,800
Total filings14,783213,508
Wage samples14,769213,202
Rank#32#3

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

  • 1FL1,897$56,576
  • 2CA1,469$70,720
  • 3NY1,106$72,800
  • 4TX885$56,576
  • 5UT714$66,165

Top 5 hiring states — Data Scientists

  • 1CA43,941$142,122
  • 2NY27,091$132,000
  • 3TX25,149$102,690
  • 4WA18,953$135,100
  • 5IL10,447$100,000

Top 5 sponsors — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

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