Offices of optometrists

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

152k

2022

Average Employee Age

40.3

2022

Estimated Job Growth

8.23%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$60,200

2022

Average Male Salary

$110,774

2022

Average Female Salary

$45,230

2022

About

The top three occupations in the Offices of optometrists Industry Group are optometrists, opticians, dispensing, and receptionists & information clerks. On average, full-time employees in the Offices of optometrists Industry Group work 41.2 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $67,955. Part-time employees in the same industry work 23.3 hours and earn an average annual salary of $36,127.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Offices of optometrists Industry Group are Fort Bend County (South) PUMA, TX, North Central Region PUMA, MS, and Wright (South) County PUMA, MN.

The workforce of Offices of optometrists Industry Group in 2022 was 151,862 people, with 77.2% woman, and 22.8% men.

In 2022, 74.9% of the workforce in the Offices of optometrists Industry Group was White (113,762 people), of which 78% were women and 22% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Offices of optometrists Industry Group.

The workforce in Offices of optometrists Industry Group was 151,862 people and is concentrated in California (15,332 workers). The average annual salary was $60,200, being $4,483 less than the national average salary, which was $64,683.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Education and Health Services industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

4.16%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 25.2M people employed in the Education and Health Services industry. This represents a 4.16% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Education and Health Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2022 were California (15.3k), Texas (13.1k), and Florida (9.8k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Offices of optometrists Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2022, Offices of optometrists Industry Group had an average annual wage of $60,200, $4,483 less than the average national salary of $64,683.

The graph shows the position of Offices of optometrists Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.481

WAGE GINI

Offices of optometrists has a wage GINI of 0.481, which is more than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Offices of optometrists (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Offices of optometrists Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Offices of optometrists Industry Group.

Optometrists are the most common position with 33,220 workers, but the Offices of optometrists Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Opticians, dispensing and Receptionists & information clerks.

The highest average salary in Offices of optometrists goes to Physicians.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Offices of optometrists Industry Group according to occupations. In 2022, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were optometrists (33,220 people), opticians, dispensing (22,524 people), and receptionists & information clerks (16,233 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$110,774

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$15,117

$45,230

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$3,148

On average, Male workers in the Offices of optometrists Industry Group make 2.45 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Offices of optometrists Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Offices of optometrists Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Offices of optometrists Industry Group.

The Offices of optometrists Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and Texas stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Offices of optometrists Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Offices of optometrists is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Offices of optometrists Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Offices of optometrists Industry Group is Educational services, health care, and social assistance.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Offices of optometrists is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Offices of optometrists Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Offices of optometrists is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Educational services, health care, and social assistance Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Offices of optometrists Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Offices of optometrists Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
5,716
Texas
3,924
Florida
2,708

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Offices of optometrists industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Offices of optometrists Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 77.2% corresponds to women and 22.8% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $110,774 and $45,230.

71.1% of workers have a graduate degree, some college or high school or equivalent.

Gender and Age

117,177

Women

77.2%

34,685

Men

22.8%

The workforce of Offices of optometrists industry in 2022 was 151,862 people, with 77.2% woman, and 22.8% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Offices of optometrists industry.

Races

In 2022, 74.9% of the workforce in the Offices of optometrists industry was White (113,762 people), of which 78% were women and 22% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian and Two or More Races.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Offices of optometrists workers in 2022 were graduate degree (38,312 people), some college (37,887 people), and high school or equivalent (31,850 people).

The chart shows the Offices of optometrists workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Offices of Optometrists industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 8.23% in the next ten years. The Offices of Optometrists industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 8.23%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (NaNM%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (NaNM%).

Job Growth

8.23%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

8.23%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Offices of Optometrists. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 8.23%, the average rate of national job growth.