As of May 2023, the estimated number of optometrists employed in the United States was 41,390 and ranged from around 70 to 6,190, by state. California registered the highest number of optometrists, whereas Alaska, Wyoming and the District of Columbia had the lowest.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 9, 2024). Number of optometrists employed in the United States in 2023, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303027/number-of-employed-optometrists-by-us-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of optometrists employed in the United States in 2023, by state." Chart. April 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303027/number-of-employed-optometrists-by-us-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of optometrists employed in the United States in 2023, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303027/number-of-employed-optometrists-by-us-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Optometrists Employed in The United States in 2023, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303027/number-of-employed-optometrists-by-us-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of optometrists employed in the United States in 2023, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303027/number-of-employed-optometrists-by-us-state/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of optometrists employed in the United States in 2023, by state [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303027/number-of-employed-optometrists-by-us-state/