DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

29-1041 Optometrists

Occupational Description:
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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southwest Minnesota 206$66.54/hr$6.09/hr$37.43/hr$45.19/hr$56.31/hr$75.49/hr$81.00/hr
Minnesota 900149$68.16/hr$4.84/hr$25.63/hr$48.43/hr$59.82/hr$75.70/hr$81.00/hr
U S 39,4201,025$59.73/hr$0.72/hr$28.75/hr$42.64/hr$55.98/hr$69.36/hr$94.29/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Optometrists
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services20$52.86/hr
Other Regional Data For Optometrists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 670 $59.77/hr 8.5%
Central Minnesota 80 $52.84/hr 9.3%
Southeast Minnesota 60 $60.86/hr 13.5%
Northwest Minnesota 30 $97.18/hr 9.9%
Northeast Minnesota 30 $55.29/hr 7.1%
Southwest Minnesota 20 $56.31/hr 9.6%
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