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Estimated employment320
Mean wage78.11
Entry wage38.15
10th percentile wage33.09
50th percentile wage61.91
90th percentile wageN/A
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Education and Health Services29087.8%
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Education and Health Services29079.36
Optometrists (29-1041)
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.
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$78.11 $40.58  $37.53
2013$77.86+.3%$40.45 +.3%$37.41
2012$76.37+1.9%$39.67 +1.9%$36.70
2011$74.88+2.0%$38.90 +2.0%$35.98
2010$73.72+1.6%$38.30 +1.6%$35.42
2009$72.43+1.8%$37.63 +1.8%$34.80
2008$71.65+1.1%$37.22 +1.1%$34.43
2007$69.52+3.1%$36.12 +3.1%$33.41
2006$67.20+3.5%$34.91 +3.5%$32.29
2005$64.61+4.0%$33.56 +4.0%$31.05
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$78.11 $26.43  $51.69
2013$77.86+.3%$26.36 +.3%$51.50
2012$76.37+1.9%$25.83 +2.1%$50.54
2011$74.88+2.0%$25.38 +1.7%$49.50
2010$73.72+1.6%$24.99 +1.6%$48.74
2009$72.43+1.8%$24.57 +1.7%$47.86
2008$71.65+1.1%$24.23 +1.4%$47.42
2007$69.52+3.1%$23.61 +2.6%$45.91
2006$67.20+3.5%$22.86 +3.3%$44.34
2005$64.61+4.0%$22.15 +3.2%$42.46

Note:The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80 percent of workers earn between this wage range, 10 percent earn less while 10 percent earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2014
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