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
AlaskaBelow average opportunities
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaAverage opportunities
ArkansasBelow average opportunities
CaliforniaAbove average opportunities
ColoradoAverage opportunities
ConnecticutAverage opportunities
DelawareAbove average opportunities
District of ColumbiaBelow average opportunities
FloridaAverage opportunities
GeorgiaAverage opportunities
GuamNo data available
HawaiiAbove average opportunities
IdahoAbove average opportunities
IllinoisAverage opportunities
IndianaAverage opportunities
IowaAverage opportunities
KansasAverage opportunities
KentuckyAverage opportunities
LouisianaBelow average opportunities
MaineAverage opportunities
MarylandAverage opportunities
MassachusettsAverage opportunities
MichiganAverage opportunities
MinnesotaAverage opportunities
MississippiAverage opportunities
MissouriAverage opportunities
MontanaAverage opportunities
NebraskaAverage opportunities
NevadaBelow average opportunities
New HampshireAverage opportunities
New JerseyAverage opportunities
New MexicoBelow average opportunities
New YorkBelow average opportunities
North CarolinaAverage opportunities
North DakotaAbove average opportunities
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioAbove average opportunities
OklahomaAverage opportunities
OregonAverage opportunities
PennsylvaniaAverage opportunities
Puerto RicoBelow average opportunities
Rhode IslandAverage opportunities
South CarolinaAverage opportunities
South DakotaAbove average opportunities
TennesseeBelow average opportunities
TexasBelow average opportunities
UtahAverage opportunities
VermontAverage opportunities
Virgin IslandsNo data available
VirginiaAbove average 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.