Cytotechnologist jobs in California
5 open cytotechnologist jobs in California at 4 employers. BLS measures a median of $36.54 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in California, opens in a new tab) for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians here.
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Kaiser Permanente · Berkeley, CA· 1d ago
$77.53–$87.59/hrKaiser Permanente · Sacramento, CA· 1w ago
$78.72–$84.46/hr
Quest Diagnostics · Sacramento, CA· 1w ago
$52.65–$59.35/hr
Sutter Health · Burlingame, CA· 3w ago
$69.26–$96.96/hr
Cytotechnologist I / II – Anatomic Pathology - Open to New Grads
City of Hope California · Irvine, CA· 2mo ago
$48.44–$62.97/hr
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Where the cytotechnologist jobs are in California
Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.
What cytotechnologists earn in California
The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.
Posted on open jobs in California
Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).
Measured by BLS in California, May 2025
Median for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians, against $30.26 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 29,210 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in California, opens in a new tab) employed in California.
By metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$32.42/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, opens in a new tab) · 10,150 (source: BLS OEWS, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$40.45/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, opens in a new tab) · 5,210 (source: BLS OEWS, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$30.66/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, opens in a new tab) · 2,740 (source: BLS OEWS, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$39.98/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, opens in a new tab) · 2,020 (source: BLS OEWS, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$40.80/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, opens in a new tab) · 1,870 (source: BLS OEWS, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$29.77/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, opens in a new tab) · 1,530 (source: BLS OEWS, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- Fresno, CA$29.88/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fresno, CA, opens in a new tab) · 600 (source: BLS OEWS, Fresno, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- Stockton-Lodi, CA$35.98/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Stockton-Lodi, CA, opens in a new tab) · 370 (source: BLS OEWS, Stockton-Lodi, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA$30.39/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Bakersfield-Delano, CA, opens in a new tab) · 360 (source: BLS OEWS, Bakersfield-Delano, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- Modesto, CA$36.59/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Modesto, CA, opens in a new tab) · 360 (source: BLS OEWS, Modesto, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians; areas that cross a state line list every state.
Employers hiring cytotechnologists in California
- Kaiser Permanente2 open in California
- City of Hope California1 open in California
- Quest Diagnostics1 open in California
- Sutter Health1 open in California
What the job takes
A bachelor's degree with an accredited cytotechnology program, then the ASCP exam.
Certification
Cytotechnologist, CT(ASCP)
ASCP Board of Certification
Official page
Cytotechnologist jobs in California: common questions
How much do cytotechnologists make in California?
Too few open cytotechnologist jobs in California post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $36.54/hr ($76,010 a year) for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in California (May 2025), against $30.26 nationally, 7th highest of 52 states and territories.
Where in California are the most cytotechnologist jobs?
Sacramento (2), Berkeley (1), Burlingame (1) and Irvine (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.
Who is hiring cytotechnologists in California?
By open jobs on this board: Kaiser Permanente (2), City of Hope California (1) and Quest Diagnostics (1). In all, 4 employers have cytotechnologist jobs open in California.
What do you need to work as a cytotechnologist in California?
A bachelor's degree with an accredited cytotechnology program, then the ASCP exam. Cytotechnologist, CT(ASCP) (ASCP Board of Certification). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from California's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.
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Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in California, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (SOC 29-2010), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, national, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
- Cytotechnologist, CT(ASCP): ASCP Board of Certification
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Cytotechnologist jobs in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/cytotechnologist/california