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Optometrists in Virginia

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20.6% Jobs Projection
$120,940 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Optometrists Work in Virginia?

1,090 people worked as Optometrists in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,370 Optometrists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 280 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Virginia

Jobs for Optometrists in this state are growing at a rate of 20.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 17.9%.

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Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 70 annual job openings, and a total of 1,640 jobs for Virginia Optometrists in 2026.

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

What do Optometrists Make in Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Optometrists ranged from $67,320 to $193,690 with $120,940 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $32.37 to $93.12. The median hourly rate was $58.15.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $57.6 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.55.

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

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Top Virginia Metros for Optometrists

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 920 $124,800
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 230 $118,080
Richmond, VA 120 $101,770
Roanoke, VA 30 $108,840

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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