Optometrists in Nebraska 184 establishments · 1,297 employees · 2024

Firms (NE)

184

Employment

1,297

Avg Annual Pay

$52,292

State Rank

#37 of 52

How Nebraska compares to national

Metric	Nebraska	National	Nebraska vs. U.S.
Establishments	184	21,552	0.9% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$52,292	$53,861	-$1,569 (-2.9%)
Location quotient	1.35	1.00	35% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)	7.0	7.1	—
Year-over-year firm growth	+7.0%	—	—

Reading this

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 1.35 means optometrists are 35% over-represented in Nebraska's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for optometrists

Rank	State	Firms	Avg 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