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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
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Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Optometrists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
ALABAMA
Huntsville	40	$90,330	1.4
Birmingham	60	$90,390	0.8
ALASKA
Anchorage	40	$110,380	1.8
ARIZONA
Prescott	30	$95,630	3.9
Phoenix	550	$124,710	2.1
Tucson	50	$87,760	1
ARKANSAS
Fort Smith	30	$61,370	1.9
Fayetteville	40	$104,870	1.5
CALIFORNIA
Riverside	350	$109,610	1.9
Modesto	40	$141,580	1.8
Oakland	220	$89,260	1.5
San Diego	280	$125,280	1.5
Santa Ana	280	$102,160	1.3
Oxnard	50	$97,000	1.2
San Francisco	130	$92,780	0.9
Fresno	40	$92,500	0.9
Sacramento	70	$107,960	0.6
COLORADO
Grand Junction	30	$60,680	4.3
Boulder	90	$60,030	4.2
Colorado Springs	100	$81,100	2.9
Fort Collins	30	$67,870	1.9
Denver	300	$77,080	1.7
CONNECTICUT
New Haven	40	$126,700	1
Bridgeport	30	$115,500	0.5
DELAWARE
Wilmington	70	$83,500	1.5
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	360	$114,720	1.1
FLORIDA
Fort Walton Beach	30		3.1
Lakeland	50	$136,060	1.9
West Palm Beach	120	$72,150	1.6
Jacksonville	110	$118,770	1.3
Tampa	200	$101,470	1.2
Fort Lauderdale	70	$92,310	0.7
Orlando	100	$157,800	0.7
GEORGIA
Atlanta	280	$123,720	0.8
HAWAII
Honolulu	240	$87,440	3.9
ILLINOIS
Peoria	70	$101,380	3.1
Chicago	1,120	$100,580	2.1
INDIANA
Gary	90	$80,050	2.3
Fort Wayne	60	$79,190	2.1
Indianapolis	180	$125,620	1.4
IOWA
Davenport	40	$96,600	1.6
Des Moines	70	$132,330	1.5
KANSAS
Topeka	50	$110,040	3.5
KENTUCKY
Louisville	140	$115,840	1.6
Lexington	40	$136,100	1.2
LOUISIANA
New Orleans	90	$147,290	1.3
MARYLAND
Bethesda	140	$96,560	1.7
Baltimore	170	$100,150	0.9
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston	400	$109,810	1.6
Framingham	30	$107,830	1.4
Worcester	40	$144,890	1.2
MICHIGAN
Kalamazoo	60	$101,180	3.3
Lansing	70	$124,040	2.7
Flint	40	$118,170	2.2
Warren	250	$116,950	1.5
Grand Rapids	80		1.5
Detroit	100	$87,310	1
MINNESOTA
St. Cloud	30	$107,490	2.3
Minneapolis	300	$123,560	1.2
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson	70	$86,860	2
MISSOURI
Columbia	40	$63,650	3.8
Kansas City	320	$102,240	2.2
Springfield	50	$73,280	1.9
St. Louis	320	$99,930	1.7
MONTANA
Billings	40		3.9
NEBRASKA
Omaha	70	$85,150	1.1
NEVADA
Las Vegas	160	$111,860	1.2
Reno	30	$140,000	1.1
NEW JERSEY
Camden	110	$97,850	1.5
Edison	140	$91,040	1
Newark	60	$117,310	0.4
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque	90	$90,270	1.7
NEW YORK
Poughkeepsie	70	$104,100	2.1
Syracuse	90	$115,690	2.1
Rochester	80	$111,570	1.1
New York	800	$105,510	1.1
Buffalo	40	$98,800	0.5
NORTH CAROLINA
Fayetteville	40	$103,770	2.5
Asheville	40	$150,920	1.7
Raleigh	100	$96,790	1.4
Greensboro	60	$134,060	1.2
Durham	30	$127,050	0.8
NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck	40	$135,230	5.7
OHIO
Cleveland	230	$121,610	1.5
Columbus	180	$89,990	1.4
Akron	60	$138,970	1.3
Youngstown	40	$156,600	1.2
Cincinnati	170	$142,050	1.2
Toledo	50	$129,180	1.2
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City	210	$64,540	2.6
Tulsa	70	$85,260	1.1
OREGON
Eugene	40	$83,550	2
Salem	40	$68,340	2
PENNSYLVANIA
Lebanon	30		5.4
Harrisburg	70	$102,610	1.6
Lancaster	50	$109,450	1.5
Philadelphia	410	$85,350	1.5
Pittsburgh	240	$79,260	1.5
Allentown	70	$106,520	1.5
RHODE ISLAND
Providence	110	$117,620	1.4
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston	40	$92,990	1
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls	30	$98,170	1.6
TENNESSEE
Memphis	90	$142,690	1
TEXAS
Amarillo	40	$163,010	3.1
Corpus Christi	40	$130,260	1.7
Austin	170	$76,080	1.6
Fort Worth	170		1.4
Dallas	380	$133,900	1.3
Houston	440	$109,300	1.2
San Antonio	80		0.7
UTAH
Ogden	50	$121,280	1.8
VIRGINIA
Richmond	120	$91,210	1.4
Roanoke	30		1.4
Virginia Beach	130	$86,450	1.2
WASHINGTON
Tacoma	50	$123,130	1.3
WISCONSIN
Madison	90	$92,880	1.9
Milwaukee	120	$92,360	1

Industry	Jobs	Percent	Salary (2008)
Medical Office	21,820	84%	$95,960
Drug Stores	2,590	10%	$100,960
Hospital	520	2%	$105,920
Government	360	1%	$70,620
Education	270	1%	$86,590

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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:Optometrists

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ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

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INDIANA

IOWA

KANSAS

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

MONTANA

NEBRASKA

NEVADA

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

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NORTH CAROLINA

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OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

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