Becoming an Optometrist via Online Education?
At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths.
Penn Foster Career School
is a US school (accredited) offering optician courses to train individuals
to become top-notch
opticians,
eye doctors,
optics scientists,
optics professionals,
optometrists,
doctor of optometrys, etc.
Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 26,480 people employed as
optometrists alone in America, and their average annual salary is
$106,960.
Colleges and universities like Penn Foster Career School that provide online education are successfully launching workers into
this
field.
Optometrist Salary Information
Category: Optometrists
| Total # Employed in the US |
26,480 |
| Average Hourly Wage: |
$51.42/hr |
| Hourly Wage Range |
| PERCENTILE |
| 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% |
| $23.19 |
$34.23 |
$46.22 |
$60.63 |
$0.0 |
|
| Average Yearly Salary |
$106,960 |
| Yearly Salary Range |
| PERCENTILE |
| 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% |
| $48,240 |
$71,190 |
$96,140 |
$126,110 |
$0 |
|
| Employment Demographics |
| % OF WORKERS WITH |
| < High School Diploma |
High School Diploma |
Some College |
Associate Degree |
Bachelor Degree |
Master Degree |
Doctoral Degree |
| 0.1% |
0.9% |
1.0% |
0.4% |
0.9% |
1.1% |
95.7% |
|
Optometrists — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
| STATE | Average Hourly Wage | Average Annual Salary |
|---|
| Massachusetts |
$68.53/hr
|
$142,550
|
| Wisconsin |
$65.97/hr
|
$137,220
|
| Maine |
$62.22/hr
|
$129,420
|
| South Carolina |
$61.08/hr
|
$127,040
|
| Oregon |
$60.33/hr
|
$125,490
|
| Nebraska |
$58.57/hr
|
$121,830
|
| Arkansas |
$57.4/hr
|
$119,380
|
| Wyoming |
$56.88/hr
|
$118,300
|
| Maryland |
$56.67/hr
|
$117,880
|
| North Carolina |
$56.47/hr
|
$117,460
|
| Alaska |
$54.87/hr
|
$114,120
|
| Montana |
$54.61/hr
|
$113,580
|
| Oklahoma |
$54.43/hr
|
$113,220
|
| Pennsylvania |
$54.14/hr
|
$112,610
|
| Hawaii |
$53.97/hr
|
$112,260
|
| West Virginia |
$53.77/hr
|
$111,830
|
| North Dakota |
$53.46/hr
|
$111,210
|
| Missouri |
$53.21/hr
|
$110,670
|
| Michigan |
$52.13/hr
|
$108,430
|
| Virginia |
$51.92/hr
|
$108,000
|
| Delaware |
$51.65/hr
|
$107,430
|
| Mississippi |
$50.6/hr
|
$105,250
|
| Utah |
$49.63/hr
|
$103,230
|
| New Mexico |
$49.22/hr
|
$102,370
|
| Colorado |
$48.92/hr
|
$101,750
|
| Kansas |
$48.7/hr
|
$101,300
|
| Guam |
$48.55/hr
|
$100,980
|
| Ohio |
$48.05/hr
|
$99,940
|
| Kentucky |
$47.93/hr
|
$99,690
|
| New Hampshire |
$47.51/hr
|
$98,810
|
| Washington |
$46.87/hr
|
$97,480
|
| Florida |
$46.74/hr
|
$97,220
|
| Puerto Rico |
$46.34/hr
|
$96,390
|
| Louisiana |
$45.81/hr
|
$95,270
|
| Alabama |
$45.13/hr
|
$93,870
|
| South Dakota |
$44.76/hr
|
$93,110
|
| Indiana |
$44.29/hr
|
$92,120
|
| New York |
$43.81/hr
|
$91,130
|
| Idaho |
$43.14/hr
|
$89,730
|
| Nevada |
$42.98/hr
|
$89,390
|
| Connecticut |
$41.65/hr
|
$86,640
|
| Tennessee |
$36.63/hr
|
$76,190
|
| California |
$36.06/hr
|
$75,000
|
| District of Columbia |
$35.71/hr
|
$74,270
|
| Iowa |
$33.74/hr
|
$70,170
|
| New Jersey |
$29.51/hr
|
$61,380
|
