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Optometrists in Massachusetts

Considering a career as an Optometrist in Massachusetts?

6.0% Jobs Projection
$124,890 Median Salary
40 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Optometrists Work in Massachusetts?

1,200 people worked as Optometrists in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,080 Optometrists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 120 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Massachusetts

Jobs for Optometrists in this state are growing at a rate of 6.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 17.9%.

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Massachusetts Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 40 annual job openings, and 1,240 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 Massachusetts?

In 2018 wages for Optometrists ranged from $87,560 to $208,000 with $124,890 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $42.1 to $100. The median hourly rate was $60.04.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $61.9 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $1.86.

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

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Top Massachusetts Metros for Optometrists

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 990 $125,820
Springfield, MA-CT 100 $129,560
Worcester, MA-CT 70 $124,710

Top States for Optometrists Employment

View the list below to see 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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