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19.4% Jobs Projection
$116,520 Median Salary
50 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Optometrists in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Optometrists in North Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Optometrists in North Carolina earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Optometrists Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 1,080 people working as Optometrists in the year 2018.

There were 940 Optometrists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 505 Optometrists working in it, which means North Carolina has more Optometrists than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Optometrists in this state are growing at a rate of 19.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 17.9%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 50 annual job openings, and 1,230 total jobs in 2026 for Optometrists in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,000 annual jobs and 47,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Optometrists Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Optometrists ranged from $69,500 to $208,000 with $116,520 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $33.41 to $100. The median hourly rate was $56.02.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $56.85 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.83.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina Metros for Optometrists

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 230 $118,080
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 230 $128,010
Raleigh, NC 200 $112,550
Greensboro-High Point, NC 80 $142,110
Winston-Salem, NC 80 $102,660
Fayetteville, NC 50 $138,280
Asheville, NC 50 $112,800
Wilmington, NC 40 $96,980
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 30 $102,550
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 30 $134,820

Top States for Optometrists Employment

The table below shows the states where most Optometrists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 3,760 $111,790
Texas 2,750 $111,720
Illinois 2,300 $113,770
New York 2,040 $122,230
Michigan 1,590 $112,120
Florida 1,590 $104,280
Pennsylvania 1,450 $110,930
Massachusetts 1,200 $124,890
Ohio 1,200 $112,380
New Jersey 1,160 $116,340
Virginia 1,090 $120,940
Indiana 1,080 $92,480
North Carolina 1,080 $116,520
Georgia 990 $91,900
Minnesota 900 $117,380
Colorado 830 $131,190
Tennessee 720 $105,590
Washington 700 $113,220
Arizona 660 $123,700
Oklahoma 630 $87,780

Below are the states where Optometrists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
North Dakota $155,030
Vermont $141,880
Alaska $134,040
Colorado $131,190
Maryland $130,600
Connecticut $129,540
Massachusetts $124,890
Arizona $123,700
New Hampshire $122,720
New York $122,230

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