Optometrists in Alabama 394 establishments · 2,498 employees · 2024
Firms (AL)
394
Employment
2,498
Avg Annual Pay
$53,486
State Rank
#19 of 52
How Alabama compares to national
Metric
Alabama
National
Alabama vs. U.S.
Establishments
394
21,552
1.8% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$53,486
$53,861
-$375 (-0.7%)
Location quotient
1.38
1.00
38% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
6.3
7.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
+4.2%
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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 1.38 means optometrists are 38% over-represented in Alabama's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
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