2006 Wage Survey: Wages Are Up, But We're Still An Industry Divided

By Kim Molinaro

Posted Apr 28, 2011 in LMT Surveys

Charts:


Survey demographics


National average hourly wages: 2006 vs. 2004


Office managers: the 2nd highest paid position in the lab


How do you pay your technicians?


Wages: increases by experience level


Benefits offered by laboratory respondents


History of overall wage increases


Average 2006 hourly wages by geographic region


How respondents have battled the labor shortage in the last two years


Our 2006 Wage Survey numbers alone show progress in the status of hourly rates in our industry: overall, dental technicians' wages are up 8% from two years...

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About The Author

  • Kim Molinaro

    Managing Editor at LMT Communications, Inc. · West Hartford, CT

    In her 25+ years with LMT, Kim has managed to combine her creative flair—infusing energy into our content and orchestrating some of our most popular theme issues—with the practical focus of keeping our processes...

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