Opticians

Amount

$3.8B

per year

Per resident, per year

$11

÷ 341.1M people

Per household, per year

$29

÷ 132.2M households

How it is built

73,530 people × $51,770 average annual wage

Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)

SOC code	29-2081
Employed (May 2025)	73,530
Average annual wage	$51,770
Wage bill	$3.8B
Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69)	$5.5B