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LMT's Exclusive Wage Survey Reports
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Every two years, LMT conducts its exclusive Wage Survey report, the definitive guide lab owners nationwide use for assessing personnel wages.
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Four HR Trends Shaping the Workplace
Kelly Fessel Carr · Publisher's Page · Oct 2024
Welcome to the second half of our 2024 coverage on personnel strategies. In the last issue, we reported on our Job Satisfaction Survey and apps to streamline human resource functions and enhance employee engagement. (If you missed the issue, visit
Efficiency and Technology Easing Personnel Needs
Kelly Fessel Carr · LMT's Exclusive Wage Survey Reports · Oct 2024
While the labor shortage has plagued our industry for years, a comparison of LMT’s 2022 and 2024 Wage Surveys shows an encouraging shift in lab owners’ satisfaction with their current staffing levels.
Pain Points: What Keeps Dentists Awake at Night
Kelly Fessel Carr · Publisher's Page · May 2024
“When you’re promoting a new product, material or service, make sure you explain how it solves a problem for your client. For instance, to the dentist, the fact that a 3D-printed denture can be replaced quickly and easily if the patient loses it is more important than the fabrication technique...
Small Business Conf idence High Despite Chronic Personnel Shortage
Kelly Fessel Carr · Publisher's Page · Oct 2023
Since 2017, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and MetLife have collaborated in an effort to elevate the voice of America’s small business owners and highlight the important role they play in the nation’s economy. Every quarter, they survey small business owners about their expectations and outlook...
How to Create a Culture of Engagement: 9 Employee Retention Strategies
Kelly Fessel Carr · The Personnel Issue · Feb 2022
Lab owners share their strategies for creating an environment that fosters teamwork, empowers employees, recognizes their achievements, supports work/life balance, and provides both financial and career growth opportunities.
6 Smart Strategies for Successful On-the-Job Training
Kim Molinaro · The Personnel Issue · Feb 2022
Many laboratory owners are hiring inexperienced workers to fill open positions in their laboratories and pulling out all the stops when it comes to on-the-job training.
Finding Unicorns: How to Recruit Your Next Technician
Maribeth Marsico · The Personnel Issue · Feb 2022
As the number of viable candidates has dwindled, lab owners and managers have had to readjust their expectations for the ideal candidate.
Pandemic Aggravates Historically Difficult Labor Market, Industry Responds with Higher Wages
Kim Molinaro · LMT's Exclusive Wage Survey Reports · Feb 2022
LMT's exclusive 2022 Wage Survey Report reveals the state of wages and benefits packages in our community and examines four key findings.
The Global Workplace: A Macro View
Kelly Fessel Carr · Publisher's Page · Feb 2022
These days, it’s hard to read the news without coming across at least one article about the “Great Resignation” and the fact that employees are quitting their jobs in record numbers. Employees are in the driver’s seat, wages are rising and the demand for labor is not expected...
2022 Goals: Strategic Planning, Operational Efficiency
Kelly Fessel Carr · Publisher's Page · Jan 2022
December is full of traditions for many of us and one of mine is to reach out to LMT readers to learn about their business goals and priorities for the upcoming year. After the last two tough years, I was especially eager to learn more about why 60% of lab owners have an optimistic outlook for their...
Thank You!
Kelly Fessel Carr · Publisher's Page · Sep 2021
“We can’t do it without you” is the tagline we use in the cover letter of our surveys and it’s absolutely true. All of LMT’s survey reports wouldn’t be possible without you taking the time to offer your valuable responses and input. To all those who participated in...
Top Challenges in the Laboratory and How to Tackle Them
Maribeth Marsico · State of the Industry 2020 · Feb 2020
Here are 13 of the top challenges along with strategies for managing them.
Technician Wages Flat, Labs Still Tightening Labor Costs
Kim Molinaro · LMT's Exclusive Wage Survey Reports · Sep 2018
Similar to our findings over the last decade, LMT’s 2018 Wage Survey shows that technician wages are still not seeing any significant growth. Overall hourly earnings are flat compared to our 2016 Wage Survey and 52% of our survey participants took steps to tighten labor costs in the last two years,...
How to Analyze Pricing and Profit: PFZ vs. FCZ
Bill Mrazek · How To Issue · Feb 2017
It’s fair to say that layered porcelain has been replaced to a large degree by milled full contour zirconia (FCZ). Many of the small- and medium-sized laboratory owners I talk to are disenchanted with the fee structure of FCZ restorations; they feel forced into the FCZ price wars, are struggling...
2016 Wage Survey Reveals Mixed Market
Kim Molinaro · LMT's Exclusive Wage Survey Reports · Sep 2016
LMT’s survey offers some optimistic news, but many respondents are still uneasy about the state of the market which, in turn, is affecting their personnel decisions.
Free eBook on Industry Wages
LMT Communications, Inc. · LMT Surveys
Our exclusive 2016 Wage Report (September 2016) is now available as a downloadable eBook! This makes it easy to quickly reference average national wages and wages by laboratory size, as well as LMT's in-depth analysis and other pertinent data. Fill out the form below to get your copy. Fill...
The Answers Issue: Personnel
LMT Communications, Inc. · Feb 2016
What should be included in a personnel manual? The length and complexity of your manual should be tailored to your lab’s needs and environment. You can include attendance and other employee expectations, holidays and vacation time, sick/personal...
The Minimum Wage Debate
LMT Communications, Inc. · Management · Sep 2015
This article first appeared in LMT’s August 2015 edition of the LMT Insider, our monthly e-newsletter, and takes a closer look at the pros and cons of the minimum wage ordinances that have recently made national headlines.
LMT's Exclusive 2014 Fee Survey Report: In the 'Race to the Bottom,' Profitability is the Loser
Maribeth Marsico · LMT's Exclusive Fee Survey Reports · Oct 2014
LMT’s 2014 Fee Survey respondents offer a mixed picture of their sales and profitability. On one hand, laboratory sales seem to be slowly improving. Profits, though, seem to be lagging behind.
Put In Your Two Cents, Get Back a Goldmine
Judy Fishman · Publisher's Page · Sep 2014
The great transition taking hold of the way our community works is far from settling down as strategies continue to be employed and tested by tomorrow’s business leaders. Some of the changes have the capacity to pull the rug out from under us even as we retool to adapt to today’s innovations. Though...
LMT's Exclusive 2014 Wage Survey Report: Market Uncertainty Continues to Impact Personnel
Kim Molinaro · LMT's Exclusive Wage Survey Reports · Sep 2014
Nearly three quarters of respondents to LMT’s exclusive 2014 Wage Survey have taken cost-cutting measures related to personnel in the last two years, citing unpredictable workflows, pricing pressure from dentists and other low-cost labs, and an increase in business costs.
What's Your Responsibility to Employees?
Judy Fishman · Publisher's Page · June/July 2014
One of the reasons lab owners prefer to fly solo is that they have no appetite for dealing with the challenges that come with personnel management. There’s no doubt that more people mean more issues. However, there are also as many, if not more, positives for having employees, key among them is...
Bell Curves and Base Camps
Judy Fishman · Publisher's Page · May 2014
During the start-up years of LMT, I read several articles about how product life cycles are bell curves; they typically peak and then decline. I also subscribed to the Harvard Business Review (HBR) and it featured a series about why most startups fail within the first five years. Between the image of...
Thayer Dental Laboratory: You Can't Beat a Four-Day Workweek
Kim Molinaro · I Want to Work in That Lab · Mar 2014
Mechanicsburg, PA Owner: Greg Thayer 48 employees Ever wish you had an extra day in the week to run errands, go to appointments, spend time with family or just chill out? The employees at Thayer Dental Laboratory have just that thanks to the lab’s four-day workweek adopted in 2005. “Ninety-five...
LMT's Exclusive 2012 Wage Survey Report: Earnings Down, Staffs Lean
Kim Molinaro · LMT's Exclusive Wage Survey Reports · Sep 2012
Uncertainty prevails among the respondents to LMTâs 2012 Wage Survey and theyâre being cautious about rehiring or raising wages. On a positive note, more than half saw an uptick in
Who Says You Can't Do It All?
Judy Fishman · Publisher's Page · June/July 2012
How about a round of applause for one- to three-person laboratory owners? With almost another decade to go before many of these operators feel "the calling" to retire, they are still very much engaged in the here and now and are clearly living the well-disciplined, well-balanced life. Bravo. The results...
2006 Wage Survey: Wages Are Up, But We're Still An Industry Divided
Kim Molinaro · LMT's Exclusive Wage Survey Reports · Oct 2006
Wages are up 8% since our 2004 survey and there are increases across all experience levels, positions and specialties.
LMT Exclusive: 2010 Wage Report Challenging Economy Hits Home
Kelly Fessel Carr · LMT's Exclusive Wage Survey Reports · Sep 2010
In response to the economic situation, more than three-quarters of respondents to LMTâs 2010 Wage Survey have implemented cost-cutting strategies that impact their personnel.
CAD/CAM Changing Roles, Not Eliminating Staff
LMT Communications, Inc. · LMT Surveys · November/December 2008
Technicians who think CAD/CAM technology means they'll be replaced by machines can rest easy. The majority of respondents to LMT's 2008 Wage survey--78%--say technicians who operate their CAD/CAM systems also still work at the bench.
2008 Wage Survey
Maribeth Marsico · LMT's Exclusive Wage Survey Reports · November/December 2008
Dental technicians' wages have increased only 3% overall during the last two years, according to a comparison of LMT's 2008 and 2006 Wage Surveys. Here's what the data tells us:
