There were over 326,000 clinical laboratory technicians and technologists at work in the U.S. as of May 2020 according to data published earlier this year by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The seven-state Great Plains region accounted for about 25,700 of those clinical lab tech jobs, or about 7.9% of U.S. clinical lab technician employment. For clinical lab techs, the Great Plains region is one of the weakest ones in the nation for pay. The clinical lab tech annual mean wage level in six of the seven states in the region fell below the national average, and four Great Plains states ranked among the ten worst states in the nation for clinical lab tech annual mean wages. BLS data from May 2020 details the following about clinical lab tech pay in the Great Plains states:
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| Clinical Lab Tech Pay in the Great Plains States |
| State | # Employed | Annual Mean Wages | Wage Rank* |
| IA | 2,600 | $49,720 | 44th |
| KS | 3,560 | $49,810 | 43rd |
| MN | 6,410 | $59,840 | 13th |
| MO | 8,920 | $49,890 | 42nd |
| NE | 1,690 | $54,300 | 27th |
| ND | 1,220 | $53,190 | 29th |
| SD | 1,310 | $49,580 | 45th |
| U.S. | 326,220 | $55,990 | ------- |
(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 18, 2021
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