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Sterilization Technicians

Median Salary: $29,500 |

Sterilization technicians took home a median yearly pay of $29,500 in 2010 for their work as critical members of flourishing economies countrywide. If you break that yearly pay down, sterilization technicians took home $14.20 an hour that year. Incomes vary based on location, experience, and education, which is why it is definitely crucial to get formal training.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in 2010 a reported 47,310 were employed as sterilization technicians countrywide. A successful sterilization technician will generally be described as realistic, conventional, and investigative. If you are preparing to move up in this field, it's critical to have the right mix of traits and excellent training.

For sterilization technicians, it's important to utilize skills like:

Problem Sensitivity
Near Vision
Oral Comprehension
Information Ordering
Written Expression

Useful traits for sterilization technicians include:

Integrity
Achievement/Effort
Social Orientation

Sterilization technicians intending to progress need formal training in:

English Language
Customer and Personal Service
Administration and Management
Production and Processing
Education and Training

On a typical day, a sterilization technician might be documenting/recording information, performing general physical activities, or establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, making excellent training in these areas extremely useful. Want to find out more about sterilization technicians? You can find everything from pay info to job density for every metropolitan area in the U.S..

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Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	240	$23,800	$11.50	$28,400	$13.70	34.1%
Huntsville	70	$22,900	$11.00	$29,000	$13.90	-4.8%
Mobile	70	$20,800	$10.00	$24,600	$11.80	10.8%
Montgomery	40	$20,400	$9.80	$24,900	$12.00	-31.2%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	80	$32,500	$15.60	$37,000	$17.80	30.6%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	320	$30,500	$14.70	$35,500	$17.10	-48.4%
Tucson	170	$27,400	$13.20	$30,700	$14.80	29%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	40	$25,700	$12.40	$28,400	$13.70	-49.7%
Little Rock	70	$29,700	$14.30	$35,300	$17.00	-41.1%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	NA	$29,000	$13.90	$37,300	$17.90	NA
Chico	40	$28,600	$13.80	$33,800	$16.20	68.3%
Fresno	180	$19,300	$9.30	$28,300	$13.60	55.4%
Los Angeles (Area)	2,510	$27,900	$13.40	$33,900	$16.30	29.8%
Modesto	130	$27,400	$13.20	$31,500	$15.10	126.6%
Oakland	440	$39,400	$18.90	$45,400	$21.80	24.7%
Riverside	560	$29,400	$14.10	$35,500	$17.10	32.3%
Sacramento	190	$40,300	$19.40	$45,800	$22.00	-38.4%
Salinas	140	$24,600	$11.80	$42,700	$20.50	143.3%
San Diego	620	$23,800	$11.50	$35,800	$17.20	34.7%
San Francisco (Area)	850	$35,200	$16.90	$44,100	$21.20	20.7%
San Francisco (City)	410	$29,300	$14.10	$41,100	$19.70	16.7%
San Jose	430	$43,000	$20.70	$52,400	$25.20	33.9%
San Luis Obispo	40	$33,600	$16.10	$40,600	$19.50	8.6%
Santa Barbara	40	$35,300	$17.00	$42,100	$20.30	-40.9%
Santa Cruz	60	$27,400	$13.20	$34,300	$16.50	94.4%
Santa Rosa	60	$30,600	$14.70	$36,600	$17.60	-10.5%
Stockton	90	$34,100	$16.40	$37,600	$18.10	23.9%
Vallejo	50	$35,700	$17.20	$44,000	$21.20	25.3%
Visalia	NA	$33,200	$16.00	$43,700	$21.00	NA

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	60	$30,100	$14.50	$34,200	$16.40	0%
Colorado Springs	50	$29,000	$14.00	$33,500	$16.10	-44.6%
Denver	310	$32,700	$15.70	$37,700	$18.10	-30.1%
Fort Collins	80	$28,500	$13.70	$33,700	$16.20	62.9%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	160	$33,700	$16.20	$38,700	$18.60	4.8%
Hartford	260	$34,600	$16.60	$38,300	$18.40	25.5%
New Haven	80	$34,500	$16.60	$39,000	$18.70	-8.9%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	450	$33,100	$15.90	$38,900	$18.70	-57.3%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Deltona	190	$24,400	$11.70	$28,500	$13.70	234.1%
Gainesville	200	$26,100	$12.60	$28,600	$13.80	355.9%
Jacksonville	450	$24,800	$11.90	$30,300	$14.60	114.8%
Miami (Area)	1,600	$25,200	$12.10	$29,200	$14.10	100.5%
Naples	50	$26,000	$12.50	$33,400	$16.10	12.4%
Ocala	140	$23,400	$11.20	$27,700	$13.30	331.2%
Orlando	790	$25,300	$12.20	$29,500	$14.20	120.4%
Palm Bay	210	$26,400	$12.70	$29,600	$14.30	193%
Panama City	40	$22,100	$10.60	$26,800	$12.90	53.8%
Pensacola	210	$23,000	$11.10	$25,300	$12.20	272%
Port St. Lucie	NA	$24,600	$11.80	$28,900	$13.90	NA
Punta Gorda	NA	$25,000	$12.00	$29,900	$14.40	NA
Tampa	860	$27,100	$13.10	$30,700	$14.80	110.8%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	360	$31,000	$14.90	$35,600	$17.10	-55.9%
Augusta	110	$28,500	$13.70	$35,400	$17.00	43.8%
Columbus	50	$22,900	$11.00	$25,600	$12.30	17.2%
Dalton	30	$21,700	$10.40	$27,100	$13.00	39%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	200	$35,700	$17.20	$39,900	$19.20	28.8%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	90	$28,000	$13.50	$32,500	$15.60	-5.1%
Lewiston	30	$27,400	$13.20	$33,000	$15.80	293.3%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	1,040	$32,300	$15.50	$35,800	$17.20	-33.1%
Peoria	NA	$28,700	$13.80	$32,000	$15.40	NA
Rockford	40	$33,400	$16.10	$36,600	$17.60	-16.9%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fort Wayne	40	$30,900	$14.80	$38,000	$18.30	-43.5%
Indianapolis	220	$29,500	$14.20	$34,500	$16.60	-31.2%
Kokomo	50	$27,100	$13.00	$32,800	$15.80	257.8%
South Bend	60	$27,500	$13.20	$32,600	$15.70	23.4%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Davenport	NA	$27,300	$13.10	$31,800	$15.30	NA
Waterloo	40	$29,000	$13.90	$41,500	$20.00	22%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	40	$30,600	$14.70	$39,000	$18.70	-0.5%
Wichita	100	$27,300	$13.10	$31,700	$15.20	-3.5%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	140	$28,800	$13.80	$34,400	$16.50	52.2%
Louisville	260	$28,100	$13.50	$32,400	$15.60	19.4%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	40	$23,000	$11.10	$26,700	$12.80	57.8%
Baton Rouge	80	$25,600	$12.30	$29,200	$14.10	-41.9%
Houma	30	$27,800	$13.40	$31,000	$14.90	-2.4%
New Orleans	60	$25,500	$12.30	$28,900	$13.90	-69.4%
Shreveport	70	$26,700	$12.80	$28,800	$13.80	13.4%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	60	$29,900	$14.40	$34,900	$16.80	-18.8%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	250	$28,500	$13.70	$34,100	$16.40	-45.7%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	860	$37,200	$17.90	$44,100	$21.20	-4%
Worcester	120	$36,000	$17.30	$42,500	$20.50	32%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	490	$33,100	$15.90	$37,400	$18.00	-22%
Grand Rapids	NA	$27,600	$13.30	$32,000	$15.40	NA

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	100	$32,600	$15.70	$36,100	$17.40	126.6%
Minneapolis	820	$37,400	$18.00	$42,900	$20.60	32%
Rochester	570	$31,500	$15.20	$36,000	$17.30	1445.4%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	60	$23,500	$11.30	$26,900	$12.90	-36.8%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Girardeau	60	$31,700	$15.30	$35,400	$17.00	221%
Joplin	40	$28,700	$13.80	$32,900	$15.80	39.5%
Kansas City	340	$29,800	$14.30	$34,600	$16.60	-3.8%
St. Louis	670	$28,800	$13.80	$33,600	$16.10	43.5%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	60	$31,300	$15.10	$36,500	$17.60	7.3%
Omaha	150	$30,800	$14.80	$35,700	$17.20	-8.9%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	100	$40,600	$19.50	$45,200	$21.70	-66.1%
Reno	90	$31,800	$15.30	$36,600	$17.60	23.9%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	70	$35,500	$17.10	$40,900	$19.60	29.6%
Trenton	90	$32,700	$15.70	$37,100	$17.90	9.7%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	-68.8%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	120	$26,100	$12.60	$30,600	$14.70	-22.8%
Buffalo	150	$30,300	$14.60	$34,600	$16.70	-22.6%
New York (Area)	2,770	$35,500	$17.10	$40,100	$19.30	-8.1%
Poughkeepsie	40	$34,400	$16.60	$38,100	$18.30	-50.8%
Rochester	120	$28,500	$13.70	$33,300	$16.00	-32.3%
Syracuse	90	$30,300	$14.60	$35,700	$17.20	-20.4%
Utica	80	$25,400	$12.20	$30,000	$14.40	63.4%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	100	$28,600	$13.70	$33,700	$16.20	58.1%
Burlington	40	$23,700	$11.40	$33,800	$16.30	98.9%
Charlotte	280	$29,100	$14.00	$33,300	$16.00	-8.6%
Durham	200	$28,400	$13.70	$32,200	$15.50	98.7%
Fayetteville	40	$23,600	$11.40	$28,500	$13.70	-5.4%
Greensboro	110	$26,800	$12.90	$32,300	$15.50	-15.9%
Hickory	30	$22,700	$10.90	$30,600	$14.70	-34.7%
Raleigh	70	$30,000	$14.40	$35,500	$17.10	-60.2%
Winston-Salem	200	$26,700	$12.80	$30,800	$14.80	165.9%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	150	$28,900	$13.90	$36,000	$17.30	34.1%
Canton	80	$26,500	$12.80	$31,000	$14.90	44.9%
Cincinnati	480	$28,700	$13.80	$33,300	$16.00	32.8%
Cleveland	400	$30,000	$14.40	$34,800	$16.70	11%
Columbus	250	$31,400	$15.10	$35,900	$17.30	-23.1%
Dayton	120	$27,600	$13.30	$31,900	$15.40	-10.8%
Lima	NA	$26,400	$12.70	$28,800	$13.90	NA
Toledo	110	$28,500	$13.70	$33,300	$16.00	3.2%
Youngstown	100	$31,100	$15.00	$35,500	$17.00	19.6%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	80	$32,300	$15.50	$36,300	$17.50	-62.9%
Tulsa	120	$30,300	$14.60	$34,100	$16.40	-21.8%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Eugene	150	$28,500	$13.70	$32,700	$15.70	205.6%
Medford	60	$29,700	$14.30	$34,000	$16.40	107.3%
Portland	770	$35,000	$16.80	$40,600	$19.50	115.9%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	100	$32,000	$15.40	$37,200	$17.90	-14.2%
Erie	70	$26,800	$12.90	$30,200	$14.50	43.3%
Lancaster	NA	$28,300	$13.60	$35,700	$17.20	NA
Philadelphia (Area)	900	$34,600	$16.60	$40,500	$19.50	-7.5%
Pittsburgh	450	$26,700	$12.80	$30,700	$14.80	9.9%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	NA	$32,000	$15.40	$37,700	$18.10	NA

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Greenville	80	$30,800	$14.80	$40,000	$19.20	-26.6%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	120	$27,300	$13.10	$32,400	$15.60	51.1%
Johnson City	40	$26,400	$12.70	$29,500	$14.20	43%
Knoxville	140	$24,200	$11.70	$27,500	$13.20	15.1%
Memphis	NA	$29,900	$14.40	$34,400	$16.50	NA
Nashville	110	$30,400	$14.60	$35,600	$17.10	-57%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Amarillo	NA	$24,200	$11.60	$26,200	$12.60	NA
Austin	250	$27,400	$13.20	$34,300	$16.50	-11.8%
Beaumont	30	$26,500	$12.70	$31,200	$15.00	-43.3%
Brownsville	50	$26,300	$12.60	$31,900	$15.40	-1.1%
Corpus Christi	70	$26,800	$12.90	$33,900	$16.30	8.9%
Dallas (Area)	710	$29,800	$14.30	$34,600	$16.70	-32.3%
El Paso	70	$25,300	$12.20	$31,200	$15.00	-32.5%
Houston	710	$29,300	$14.10	$35,100	$16.90	-23.4%
Killeen	70	$27,300	$13.10	$34,800	$16.70	57.8%
Laredo	30	$23,100	$11.10	$30,100	$14.50	1.6%
Lubbock	40	$23,000	$11.10	$31,500	$15.20	-1.3%
McAllen	40	$23,800	$11.50	$29,600	$14.20	-47.8%
San Antonio	240	$27,900	$13.40	$33,800	$16.30	-22%
Tyler	70	$25,300	$12.10	$29,200	$14.10	112.9%
Waco	30	$23,200	$11.20	$27,200	$13.10	-15.6%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Provo	30	$27,300	$13.10	$30,700	$14.80	-51.1%
Salt Lake City	90	$26,600	$12.80	$32,300	$15.50	-58.3%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	170	$27,300	$13.10	$30,400	$14.60	-19.4%
Virginia Beach	250	$25,400	$12.20	$29,100	$14.00	-5.9%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kennewick	40	$29,600	$14.20	$33,300	$16.00	21%
Olympia	70	$34,100	$16.40	$37,800	$18.20	111%
Seattle (Area)	1,040	$33,600	$16.20	$38,100	$18.30	74.7%
Spokane	80	$23,500	$11.30	$31,000	$14.90	6.7%
Yakima	40	$29,200	$14.10	$34,000	$16.40	36.3%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	40	$24,300	$11.70	$29,000	$13.90	-30.9%
Huntington	80	$26,700	$12.90	$31,500	$15.10	98.7%
Morgantown	40	$23,200	$11.20	$31,400	$15.10	91.9%
Parkersburg	40	$24,600	$11.80	$30,400	$14.60	72.8%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Eau Claire	60	$28,300	$13.60	$30,700	$14.80	123.7%
Green Bay	NA	$19,400	$9.30	$27,000	$13.00	NA
La Crosse	NA	$31,400	$15.10	$35,800	$17.20	NA
Madison	100	$29,400	$14.20	$34,400	$16.60	-14.8%
Milwaukee	510	$30,900	$14.80	$37,100	$17.80	74.5%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	40	$23,700	$11.40	$40,100	$19.30	215.9%

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