Optometrists in North Carolina 656 establishments · 5,737 employees · 2024

Firms (NC)
656
Employment
5,737
Avg Annual Pay
$60,178
State Rank
#8 of 52

How North Carolina compares to national

MetricNorth CarolinaNationalNorth Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments65621,5523.0% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay$60,178$53,861+$6,317 (+11.7%)
Location quotient0.981.002% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)8.77.1—
Year-over-year firm growth-1.9%——

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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.98 means optometrists are 2% under-represented in North Carolina's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for optometrists

RankStateFirmsAvg Pay
1 California 2,662 $52,288
2 Texas 1,992 $51,104
3 Florida 1,430 $56,445
4 Ohio 899 $50,105
5 New York 891 $54,211
6 Pennsylvania 809 $54,663
7 Illinois 659 $54,581
8 North Carolina 656 $60,178
9 Georgia 646 $51,803
10 New Jersey 601 $62,037
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 621320. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.

SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json