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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "29-2031",
    "soc_title": "Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians",
    "slug": "cardiovascular-technologists-and-technicians-29-2031",
    "major_group": "29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 74310,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 76940,
    "employment_total": 62960,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 39000,
      "p25": 47890,
      "median": 74310,
      "p75": 98110,
      "p90": 121350,
      "mean": 76940,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 3.11
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 18.75,
      "p25": 23.02,
      "median": 35.73,
      "p75": 47.17,
      "p90": 58.34,
      "mean": 36.99
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 62960,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0.04,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000029203101",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000029203101",
      "as_of": "2025-05-31"
    }
  },
  "wages_source": {
    "name": "BLS OEWS — National wage estimates",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/",
    "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
    "series_ids": {
      "annual_median": "OEUN000000000000029203113",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000029203104",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000029203111",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000029203112",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000029203114",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000029203115"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians is 3.11× — the top decile earns $121,350 against the bottom decile at $39,000. That spread is 3.11× wide. The band is wider than employers typically represent; knowing where you sit in it is the whole game.",
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T02:53:52.141Z"
}