Optometrists
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonOptometrists are most often employed by the Offices of optometrists industry. The average yearly wage for Optometrists was $134,128 in N/A.
The locations that employ the most Optometrists are Northwest Lower Peninsula (West) PUMA, MI, Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ, and Snohomish County (West Central)--Mukilteo & Martha Lake PUMA, WA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Optometrists are N/A.
Employment and salary information for the Optometrists workforce. Optometrists workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% were men.
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In 2024, Optometrists earned an average of $134,128, $64,250 more than the average national salary of $69,878
The graph shows the ranking of Optometrists in relation to all Detailed Occupation in N/A.
In N/A, Optometrists had a wage GINI coefficient of N/A, which is lower than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Optometrists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Optometrists compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Optometrists and on wages for those in the field. Offices of optometrists is the industry that employs the most Optometrists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Optometrists, by average wage, is N/A (N/A).
This graphic shows the share of Optometrists employed by various industries. Offices of optometrists employs the largest share of Optometrists at 84%, followed by Health & personal care, except pharmacies & drug, retailers with 6.06% and Offices of physicians with 5.62%.
Demographic information on Optometrists in the US. The workforce of Optometrists in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men. The average age of male Optometrists in the workforce is 50 and of female Optometrists is 41.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Optometrists is White.
The workforce of Optometrists in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were N/A years (N/A people), N/A years (N/A people), and N/A years (N/A people). Among them they concentrated N/A% of the total workforce.
In 2024, 4.91% of Optometrists workers were Hispanic and 95.1% non-Hispanic.
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In 2024, 71.1% of the Optometrists workforce were White, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (18.1%) and Two or More Races (6.37%).
Data on higher education choices for Optometrists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Optometrists is N/A but the most specialized major according to RCA in N/A were N/A.
Among the necessary skills for Optometrists, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Optometrists need more than the average amount of Science.
The most common majors achieved by Optometrists in N/A (counting all academic degrees) were N/A.
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The main educational levels achieved by the Optometrists workers were N/A (N/A people), N/A (N/A people), and N/A (N/A people).
The graphic shows the Optometrists workforce by gender and educational level.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Optometrists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Optometrists need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking.
Projections on job growth for Optometrists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Optometrists are expected to see a growth of 7.95% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.
This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Optometrists. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.
