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
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A0N/A$8.53/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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.


Other Regional Data For Optometrists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 670 $59.77/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 60 $60.86/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 60 $71.29/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 30 $55.29/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 30 $57.92/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 20 $47.16/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
EDR 4 - West Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
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Tasks for Optometrists

 

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