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Optometrists Wage and Price Data in the US (2025)
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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).
State Geographic Wage Rates for Optometrists
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| Geographic Area | Average ($/hour) 2025 | Entry level ($/hour) 2025 | Medium ($/hour) 2025 | Experienced ($/hour) 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Alaska | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Arizona | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Arkansas | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| California | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Colorado | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Connecticut | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Delaware | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Florida | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Georgia | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Hawaii | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Idaho | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Illinois | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Indiana | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Iowa | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Kansas | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Kentucky | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Louisiana | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Maine | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Maryland | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Massachusetts | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Michigan | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Minnesota | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Mississippi | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Missouri | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Montana | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Nebraska | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Nevada | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| New Hampshire | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| New Jersey | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| New Mexico | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| New York | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| North Carolina | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| North Dakota | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Ohio | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Oklahoma | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Oregon | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Pennsylvania | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Rhode Island | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| South Carolina | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| South Dakota | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Tennessee | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Texas | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Utah | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Vermont | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Virginia | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Washington | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| West Virginia | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Wisconsin | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Wyoming | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
Metropolitan Statistical Area Wage Rates for Optometrists
| Metropolitan Area | Metropolitan Code ($/hour) 2025 | Average ($/hour) 2025 | Entry Level ($/hour) 2025 | Median ($/hour) 2025 | Experienced ($/hour) 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Dothan, AL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Huntsville, AL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Mobile, AL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Anchorage, AK | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Tucson, AZ | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Jonesboro, AR | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Bakersfield, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Chico, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Fresno, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Modesto, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Salinas, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Boulder, CO | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Fort Collins, CO | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Dover, DE | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Jacksonville, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Ocala, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Albany, GA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Savannah, GA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Boise City, ID | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Bloomington, IL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Peoria, IL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Rockford, IL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Evansville, IN-KY | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Iowa City, IA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Topeka, KS | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Wichita, KS | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Lafayette, LA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Salisbury, MD-DE | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Springfield, MA-CT | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Worcester, MA-CT | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Flint, MI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Rochester, MN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| St. Cloud, MN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Jackson, MS | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Columbia, MO | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Joplin, MO | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Springfield, MO | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Billings, MT | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Lincoln, NE | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Reno, NV | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Manchester, NH | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Trenton, NJ | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Albuquerque, NM | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Binghamton, NY | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Rochester, NY | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Syracuse, NY | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Asheville, NC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Fayetteville, NC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Raleigh, NC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Wilmington, NC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Bismarck, ND | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Akron, OH | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Columbus, OH | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Dayton, OH | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Toledo, OH | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Tulsa, OK | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Bend-Redmond, OR | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Eugene, OR | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Medford, OR | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Salem, OR | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Erie, PA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Lancaster, PA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Reading, PA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| York-Hanover, PA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Columbia, SC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Rapid City, SD | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Johnson City, TN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Knoxville, TN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Amarillo, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| El Paso, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Longview, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Lubbock, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Tyler, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Provo-Orem, UT | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| St. George, UT | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Lynchburg, VA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Richmond, VA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Roanoke, VA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Olympia-Tumwater, WA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Appleton, WI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Eau Claire, WI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Green Bay, WI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Madison, WI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Wausau, WI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
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Occupation profiles
| Occupation Profile | Country | Average ($/hour) | Entry level ($/hour) | Medium ($/hour) | Experienced ($/hour) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Midwives |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Veterinarians |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Pediatricians, General |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Therapists, All Other |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Recreational Therapists |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Registered Nurses |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Psychiatric Technicians |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Dentists, All Other Specialists |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Surgeons, All Other |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
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What is the job of Optometrists in the US in 2025?
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).
What is the wage or salary of Optometrists in the US?
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