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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
29-1041 Optometrists
Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions. Ophthalmologists are included in “Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric” (29-1241).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
39,420 |
2.6 % |
$59.12 |
$122,980 |
1.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$28.46 |
$42.20 |
$55.41 |
$68.65 |
$93.32 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$59,200 |
$87,780 |
$115,250 |
$142,790 |
$194,100 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
4,270 |
0.25 |
0.92 |
$63.92 |
$132,950 |
Texas |
2,930 |
0.24 |
0.88 |
$58.07 |
$120,790 |
Illinois |
2,080 |
0.35 |
1.29 |
$60.39 |
$125,610 |
Florida |
1,980 |
0.23 |
0.84 |
$47.38 |
$98,550 |
New York |
1,910 |
0.20 |
0.75 |
$65.64 |
$136,530 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Nebraska |
480 |
0.49 |
1.82 |
$48.43 |
$100,730 |
Oklahoma |
730 |
0.45 |
1.69 |
$49.34 |
$102,620 |
Kansas |
520 |
0.38 |
1.40 |
$58.01 |
$120,660 |
Illinois |
2,080 |
0.35 |
1.29 |
$60.39 |
$125,610 |
Iowa |
510 |
0.33 |
1.21 |
$67.52 |
$140,450 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
North Dakota |
140 |
0.32 |
1.20 |
$83.79 |
$174,290 |
Vermont |
80 |
0.25 |
0.95 |
$69.78 |
$145,150 |
West Virginia |
170 |
0.24 |
0.89 |
$69.12 |
$143,760 |
Alaska |
80 |
0.27 |
0.99 |
$69.01 |
$143,540 |
Iowa |
510 |
0.33 |
1.21 |
$67.52 |
$140,450 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,980 |
0.20 |
0.76 |
$63.85 |
$132,810 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,730 |
0.37 |
1.38 |
$62.28 |
$129,540 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,610 |
0.26 |
0.96 |
$59.66 |
$124,090 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
910 |
0.25 |
0.93 |
$52.76 |
$109,740 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
910 |
0.33 |
1.21 |
$67.40 |
$140,190 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
820 |
0.26 |
0.96 |
$64.50 |
$134,160 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
760 |
0.26 |
0.98 |
$77.02 |
$160,200 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
710 |
0.36 |
1.34 |
$65.83 |
$136,920 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
700 |
0.61 |
2.26 |
$52.68 |
$109,570 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
700 |
0.35 |
1.31 |
$61.99 |
$128,950 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
60 |
0.74 |
2.74 |
$54.02 |
$112,360 |
Lebanon, PA |
30 |
0.68 |
2.55 |
(8) |
(8) |
Wheeling, WV-OH |
40 |
0.67 |
2.51 |
$66.92 |
$139,190 |
East Stroudsburg, PA |
40 |
0.62 |
2.30 |
(8) |
(8) |
Altoona, PA |
40 |
0.62 |
2.31 |
$66.25 |
$137,800 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
700 |
0.61 |
2.26 |
$52.68 |
$109,570 |
Waterbury, CT |
40 |
0.60 |
2.22 |
$82.28 |
$171,140 |
York-Hanover, PA |
110 |
0.60 |
2.22 |
$45.39 |
$94,410 |
State College, PA |
40 |
0.60 |
2.24 |
$53.59 |
$111,480 |
Johnson City, TN |
40 |
0.58 |
2.15 |
$54.31 |
$112,960 |
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