Optometrists in Alaska 61 establishments · 490 employees · 2024
Firms (AK)
61
Employment
490
Avg Annual Pay
$57,057
State Rank
#48 of 52
How Alaska compares to national
Metric
Alaska
National
Alaska vs. U.S.
Establishments
61
21,552
0.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$57,057
$53,861
+$3,196 (+5.9%)
Location quotient
1.37
1.00
37% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
8.0
7.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
+1.7%
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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 1.37 means optometrists are 37% over-represented in Alaska'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