National Salary Info » Opticians, Dispensing

Highest Paying Industries for Opticians, Dispensing

The top 37 highest paying industries for opticians, dispensing (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $59,800, management of companies and enterprises is the highest paying industry for opticians, dispensing. It is followed by general medical and surgical hospitals - privately owned industry (average annual salary $48,720). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of opticians, dispensing in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 37 Highest Paying Industries for Opticians, Dispensing

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$59,800	$33,250	30
2	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,720	$28,080	250
3	Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,210	$27,130	280
4	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$46,180	$28,520	300
5	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$45,880	$27,480	330
6	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$42,770	$27,990	40
7	Educational Services - Privately owned	$42,770	$27,990	40
8	Educational Services	$41,140	$29,680	n/a
9	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$41,100	$29,620	n/a
10	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$40,300	$23,980	200
11	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$40,300	$23,980	200
12	Manufacturing	$40,300	$23,980	200
13	Educational Services - State government owned	$40,150	$30,340	90
14	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$40,070	$30,240	90
15	State government, including schools and hospitals	$40,030	$31,430	140
16	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$39,720	$26,750	220
17	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$39,160	$32,650	40
18	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$38,930	$23,210	80
19	Hospitals - State government owned	$38,800	$32,010	40
20	Outpatient Care Centers	$38,600	$20,760	680
21	Offices of Physicians	$37,630	$24,610	7,240
22	Health and Personal Care Stores	$37,330	$21,410	23,540
23	Employment Services	$35,120	$22,230	90
24	Administrative and Support Services	$35,120	$22,230	90
25	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$35,120	$22,230	90
26	Retail Trade	$34,980	$21,000	36,190
27	Health Care and Social Assistance	$33,710	$22,060	36,200
28	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$33,640	$22,040	35,870
29	Offices of Optometrists	$32,580	$21,720	27,890
30	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$32,580	$21,720	27,920
31	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$32,000	$20,030	110
32	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$32,000	$20,030	110
33	Wholesale Trade	$32,000	$20,030	110
34	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$30,390	$21,260	90
35	Other General Merchandise Stores	$30,310	$20,890	10,230
36	General Merchandise Stores	$29,760	$20,660	12,640
37	Department Stores	$27,590	$19,830	2,410