Optometrists
Occupation · SOC 2018 29-1041 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 29-1041
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.02%
- Applications on record
- 1,848
- FY2025
- 123
- Median offered wage
- $150,000
- Certified (last three years)
- 96.1%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Optometrists (SOC 29-1041). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Optometrists
Data table
| FY2008 | 11 |
| FY2009 | 24 |
| FY2010 | 112 |
| FY2011 | 83 |
| FY2012 | 104 |
| FY2013 | 66 |
| FY2014 | 79 |
| FY2015 | 116 |
| FY2016 | 115 |
| FY2017 | 162 |
| FY2018 | 132 |
| FY2019 | 140 |
| FY2020 | 82 |
| FY2021 | 93 |
| FY2022 | 103 |
| FY2023 | 96 |
| FY2024 | 97 |
| FY2025 | 123 |
| FY2026* | 110 |
| Fiscal year | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 97 | 13 |
| FY2025 | 106 | 17 |
| FY2024 | 92 | 5 |
| FY2023 | 92 | 4 |
| FY2022 | 89 | 14 |
| FY2021 | 84 | 9 |
| FY2020 | 70 | 12 |
| FY2019 | 131 | 9 |
| FY2018 | 118 | 14 |
| FY2017 | 143 | 19 |
| FY2016 | 108 | 7 |
| FY2015 | 99 | 17 |
| FY2014 | 74 | 5 |
| FY2013 | 60 | 6 |
| FY2012 | 96 | 8 |
| FY2011 | 77 | 6 |
| FY2010 | 96 | 16 |
| FY2009 | 16 | 8 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 11 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- National Vision Inc.208
- Doctor's Exchange of Arizona, P.C.46
- Luxottica Retail North America Inc.35
- Visionworks of America, Inc.34
- Crystal Clear Eye Associates of Florida PA32
- Doctor's Exchange of Washington, P.C.29
- SVS Vision, Inc.29
- Capital Vision Services, LLC22
- Gulfview Vision Associates, P.A.20
- N.L. Elgut, M.D. and Associates, LLC20
- Jand,inc.19
- Family Healthcare Network18
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Optometrists: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| NY | 340 |
| FL | 163 |
| MA | 148 |
| IL | 120 |
| CA | 117 |
| AZ | 80 |
| WA | 75 |
| NJ | 68 |
| MI | 68 |
| TX | 66 |
| GA | 56 |
| MD | 48 |
| PA | 45 |
| MN | 36 |
| WI | 34 |
| TN | 32 |
| VA | 32 |
| NV | 32 |
| IN | 27 |
| NH | 25 |
| CT | 22 |
| OH | 21 |
| RI | 21 |
| ME | 19 |
| NC | 17 |
| DC | 16 |
| OR | 14 |
| CO | 13 |
| WV | 13 |
| SC | 13 |
| VT | 11 |
| OK | 7 |
| MO | 7 |
| VI | 5 |
| AK | 5 |
| KY | 5 |
| NM | 5 |
| LA | 4 |
| KS | 4 |
| AL | 4 |
| GU | 3 |
| MT | 3 |
| HI | 2 |
| DE | 1 |
| NE | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ210
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH133
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN99
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ73
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL69
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV58
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI57
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA53
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY45
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA41
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $150,000; middle half $122,642 to $165,000 · median prevailing wage $106,870 (marker) · 274 applications.
- Level I112
- Level II102
- Level III38
- Level IV36
- Optometrist1,241
- Associate Optometrist62
- Optometrists61
- Doctor of Optometry41
- Doctor, Optometry25
- Staff Optometrist24
- Managing Optometrist15
- Assistant Professor11
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
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