Endoscopy Technicians Career, Salary and Skills
Endoscopy Technicians have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $48,430 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 109,740. Wage data is published for 334 locations.
Occupation description
Maintain a sterile field to provide support for physicians and nurses during endoscopy procedures. Prepare and maintain instruments and equipment. May obtain specimens.
O*NET code
31-9099.02
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$48,430
Hourly median
$23.28
Employment
109,740
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 3.62 | 3.38 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.62 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.38 | 3.12 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Speaking | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Writing | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Active Learning | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Monitoring | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Coordination | 3.00 | 3.00 |
Typical tasks
- Collect specimens from patients, using standard medical procedures.
- Clean, disinfect, or calibrate scopes or other endoscopic instruments according to manufacturer recommendations and facility standards.
- Perform safety checks to verify proper equipment functioning.
- Maintain or repair endoscopic equipment.
- Assist physicians or registered nurses in the conduct of endoscopic procedures.
- Place devices, such as blood pressure cuffs, pulse oximeter sensors, nasal cannulas, surgical cautery pads, and cardiac monitoring electrodes, on patients to monitor vital signs.
- Prepare suites or rooms according to endoscopic procedure requirements.
- Maintain inventories of endoscopic equipment and supplies.
Technology
- Email software
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software
- Scheduling software
Endoscopy Technicians salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Endoscopy Technicians Salary in CAMedian $49,130 · Employment 23,590
- Endoscopy Technicians Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $49,130 · Employment 11,760
- Endoscopy Technicians Salary in TXMedian $45,250 · Employment 10,320
- Endoscopy Technicians Salary in FLMedian $45,700 · Employment 5,550
- Endoscopy Technicians Salary in NYMedian $56,510 · Employment 5,470
- Endoscopy Technicians Salary in New York, NYMedian $57,820 · Employment 5,090
- Endoscopy Technicians Salary in MOMedian $39,940 · Employment 4,410
- Endoscopy Technicians Salary in PAMedian $45,160 · Employment 4,160
- Endoscopy Technicians Salary in LAMedian $34,040 · Employment 4,100
- Endoscopy Technicians Salary in MDMedian $43,680 · Employment 3,170
- Endoscopy Technicians Salary in WAMedian $62,040 · Employment 3,140
- Endoscopy Technicians Salary in AZMedian $49,940 · Employment 3,070
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.