Dispensing Opticians in Nebraska

Want to work in Nebraska as a Dispensing Optician? Read this first!

You’re in luck! Jobs for Dispensing Opticians in Nebraska are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Dispensing Opticians in Nebraska is growing faster than average.

• Dispensing Opticians in Nebraska earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Dispensing Opticians Work in Nebraska?

710 people worked as Dispensing Opticians in 2018 in this state.

There were 810 Dispensing Opticians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 100 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 980 Dispensing Opticians working in it, which means Nebraska has fewer Dispensing Opticians than average.

Job Projections for Nebraska

Jobs for Dispensing Opticians in this state are growing at a rate of 12.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 15.1%.

Nebraska Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 70 annual Dispensing Opticians job openings in Nebraska, and 840 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 7,000 annual jobs and 89,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Dispensing Opticians Make in Nebraska?

In 2018 wages for Dispensing Opticians ranged from $25,000 to $50,230 with $32,330 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.02 to $24.15. The median hourly rate was $15.54.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.11 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.57.

The median salary in Nebraska is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Nebraska Metros for Dispensing Opticians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Dispensing Opticians.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	350	$33,500
Lincoln, NE	200	$31,640
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	80	$33,260

Top States for Dispensing Opticians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Dispensing Opticians work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	6,920	$39,310
Texas	6,300	$33,610
Florida	4,510	$38,420
Michigan	3,580	$35,190
New York	3,240	$56,960
Ohio	3,150	$39,860
Illinois	2,840	$34,170
Pennsylvania	2,560	$34,230
Minnesota	2,200	$37,900
Indiana	2,190	$29,860
New Jersey	1,750	$57,450
Georgia	1,740	$32,890
North Carolina	1,710	$39,680
Massachusetts	1,680	$57,400
Colorado	1,640	$38,270
Wisconsin	1,630	$34,330
Virginia	1,630	$46,330
Tennessee	1,610	$36,770
Arizona	1,460	$35,510
Washington	1,450	$43,070

Below are the states where Dispensing Opticians get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
New Jersey	$57,450
Massachusetts	$57,400
New York	$56,960
Connecticut	$53,880
Rhode Island	$50,650
District of Columbia	$46,650
Virginia	$46,330
Vermont	$46,140
Alaska	$45,360
Hawaii	$45,040

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.