State Map for Optometrists

Looking to move? Some states have more opportunities for this type of work than others.

  • Orange states have an above average share of this career in their workforce.
  • Blue states have a below average share of this career in their workforce.
StateJob Outlook
AlabamaAverage opportunities
AlaskaAbove average opportunities
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaAverage opportunities
ArkansasAverage opportunities
CaliforniaAbove average opportunities
ColoradoAverage opportunities
ConnecticutAverage opportunities
DelawareBelow average opportunities
District of ColumbiaBelow average opportunities
FloridaBelow average opportunities
GeorgiaBelow average opportunities
GuamNo data available
HawaiiAbove average opportunities
IdahoBelow average opportunities
IllinoisAverage opportunities
IndianaAverage opportunities
IowaAbove average opportunities
KansasAverage opportunities
KentuckyAverage opportunities
LouisianaBelow average opportunities
MaineAverage opportunities
MarylandAverage opportunities
MassachusettsBelow average opportunities
MichiganAverage opportunities
MinnesotaAverage opportunities
MississippiAverage opportunities
MissouriAverage opportunities
MontanaAverage opportunities
NebraskaAverage opportunities
NevadaAverage opportunities
New HampshireAverage opportunities
New JerseyBelow average opportunities
New MexicoAverage opportunities
New YorkAverage opportunities
North CarolinaBelow average opportunities
North DakotaAbove average opportunities
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioAverage opportunities
OklahomaAverage opportunities
OregonAverage opportunities
PennsylvaniaAverage opportunities
Puerto RicoNo data available
Rhode IslandNo data available
South CarolinaBelow average opportunities
South DakotaAverage opportunities
TennesseeBelow average opportunities
TexasBelow average opportunities
UtahBelow average opportunities
VermontAverage opportunities
Virgin IslandsNo data available
VirginiaAverage opportunities
WashingtonAverage opportunities
West VirginiaAverage opportunities
WisconsinAverage opportunities
WyomingAverage opportunities

For detailed state-by-state info, see employment and wages external site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Outlook

Bright
Nationwide, new job opportunities for optometrists are very likely in the future.