Offices of optometrists

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

156k

2023

Average Employee Age

40.2

2023

Average Salary

$62,396

2023

Average Male Salary

$114,070

2023

Average Female Salary

$47,053

2023

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 $69,946. Part-time employees in the same industry work 23.1 hours and earn an average annual salary of $39,344.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Offices of optometrists Industry Group are North Central Region PUMA, MS, Miami-Dade County (North Central)--Tamiami Trail Region (South), Tamiami PUMA, FL, and Linn County outside Cedar Rapids City PUMA, IA.

The workforce of Offices of optometrists Industry Group in 2023 was 156,464 people, with 77.1% woman, and 22.9% men.

In 2023, 72.7% of the workforce in the Offices of optometrists Industry Group was White (113,676 people), of which 77.9% were women and 22.1% 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 156,464 people and is concentrated in California (15,630 workers). The average annual salary was $62,396, being $5,331 less than the national average salary, which was $67,727.

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 2023 were California (15.6k), Texas (12.9k), and Florida (10.9k).

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

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2023, Offices of optometrists Industry Group had an average annual wage of $62,396, $5,331 less than the average national salary of $67,727.

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

Wage Distribution

0.478

WAGE GINI

Offices of optometrists has a wage GINI of 0.478, which is more than than the national average of 0.476. 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 34,309 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 2023, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were optometrists (34,309 people), opticians, dispensing (22,929 people), and receptionists & information clerks (17,667 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$114,070

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$14,800

$47,053

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$3,199

On average, Male workers in the Offices of optometrists Industry Group make 2.42 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

Professional and business services
Manufacturing
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing

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 2022

California
2,806
Texas
2,133
Florida
1,509

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, 77.1% corresponds to women and 22.9% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $114,070 and $47,053.

71.3% of workers have a graduate degree, some college or high school or equivalent.

Gender and Age

120,643

Women

77.1%

35,821

Men

22.9%

The workforce of Offices of optometrists industry in 2023 was 156,464 people, with 77.1% woman, and 22.9% men.

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

Races

In 2023, 72.7% of the workforce in the Offices of optometrists industry was White (113,676 people), of which 77.9% were women and 22.1% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Offices of optometrists workers in 2023 were graduate degree (40,455 people), some college (38,621 people), and high school or equivalent (32,475 people).

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