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Want to work in Missouri as a Dispensing Optician? Read this first!

13.2% Jobs Projection
$30,890 Median Salary
140 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Dispensing Opticians in Missouri are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Dispensing Opticians in Missouri is growing faster than average.

  • Dispensing Opticians in Missouri earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Dispensing Opticians Work in Missouri?

1,130 people worked as Dispensing Opticians in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,590 Dispensing Opticians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 460 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 980 Dispensing Opticians working in it, which means Missouri has more Dispensing Opticians than average.

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Job Projections for Missouri

Jobs for Dispensing Opticians in this state are growing at a rate of 13.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 15.1%.

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Missouri Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 140 annual job openings, and 1,800 total jobs in 2026 for Dispensing Opticians in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 7,000 annual jobs and 89,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Dispensing Opticians Make in Missouri?

In 2018 wages for Dispensing Opticians ranged from $21,930 to $46,860 with $30,890 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.54 to $22.53. The median hourly rate was $14.85.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.4 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.45.

The median salary in Missouri is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Missouri Metros for Dispensing Opticians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Dispensing Opticians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
St. Louis, MO-IL 630 $30,670
Kansas City, MO-KS 430 $34,250
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 120 $36,720
Springfield, MO 100 $33,280
Columbia, MO 70 $25,270

Top States for Dispensing Opticians Employment

View the list below to see where most Dispensing Opticians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 6,920 $39,310
Texas 6,300 $33,610
Florida 4,510 $38,420
Michigan 3,580 $35,190
New York 3,240 $56,960
Ohio 3,150 $39,860
Illinois 2,840 $34,170
Pennsylvania 2,560 $34,230
Minnesota 2,200 $37,900
Indiana 2,190 $29,860
New Jersey 1,750 $57,450
Georgia 1,740 $32,890
North Carolina 1,710 $39,680
Massachusetts 1,680 $57,400
Colorado 1,640 $38,270
Wisconsin 1,630 $34,330
Virginia 1,630 $46,330
Tennessee 1,610 $36,770
Arizona 1,460 $35,510
Washington 1,450 $43,070

Below are the states where Dispensing Opticians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $57,450
Massachusetts $57,400
New York $56,960
Connecticut $53,880
Rhode Island $50,650
District of Columbia $46,650
Virginia $46,330
Vermont $46,140
Alaska $45,360
Hawaii $45,040

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