BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Springfield, MA was 96.1, or 3.9% below the national price level. Its housing index was 75.8.
National-price-dollar proxy
$142,285
WageScope divides the published Optometrists median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 29-1041 and BLS area 44140.
Questions, answered
Optometrists pay in Springfield, MA: common questions
What is the median wage for Optometrists in Springfield, MA?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $136,680 per year for Optometrists in Springfield, MA. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Optometrists pay higher in Springfield, MA than nationally?
Springfield, MA's published median was 0.1% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Springfield, MA?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 96.1 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Optometrists jobs does BLS estimate in Springfield, MA?
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42,790
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Springfield, MA was 0.1% above the U.S. median for Optometrists. It ranked 91 of 183 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Optometrists median says in Springfield, MA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Optometrists median in Springfield, MA at $136,680 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 29-1041 and BLS area 44140.
BLS lists 30 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $140,490 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Springfield, MA's Optometrists median is 0.1% above the U.S. Optometrists median of $136,570 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 29-1041 and area 44140. SOC 29-1041 names Optometrists. Area 44140 names Springfield, MA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 29-1041/44140 row reports 30 wage and salary jobs, 0.15 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.55 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 29-1041/44140, the annual median is $136,680 per year, while the matching mean is $140,490 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 44140 facts behind this Optometrists page
Area 44140 reports 201,240 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $67,710. Its annual median is $51,930. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 29-1041 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Springfield, MA runs from $34,640 at the 10th percentile to $112,000 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $40,220. The median is $51,930. The 75th percentile is $80,190. This is a place check, not a pay range for Optometrists.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 44140. They do not show related skills or a path into Optometrists.
1. Area 44140, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 15,840 jobs, $40,860 annual median, 78.71 jobs per 1,000, and 2.84 location quotient.
2. Area 44140, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 5,830 jobs, $98,410 annual median, 28.97 jobs per 1,000, and 1.33 location quotient.
3. Area 44140, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 5,660 jobs, $34,130 annual median, 28.1 jobs per 1,000, and 1.13 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Springfield, MA wage ladder for Optometrists
The 10th percentile is $84,710 per year. The 25th percentile is $110,920 per year. The median is $136,680 per year. The 75th percentile is $158,140 per year. The 90th percentile is $175,660 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $110,920 per year to $158,140 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $90,950. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Compare Springfield, MA with its state and the U.S.
Springfield, MA has a annual median of $136,680 per year. Massachusetts has $151,730 per year. The U.S. row has $136,570 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Springfield, MA is 9.9% below Massachusetts on the same published median. Springfield, MA is 0.1% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Springfield, MA ranks 91 of 183 among metro areas with a published annual median for Optometrists. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 91 of 183 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
88. Salt Lake City-Murray, UT has a Optometrists median of $137,250 per year, 150 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.66.
89. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC has a Optometrists median of $136,920 per year, 40 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.97.
90. Fresno, CA has a Optometrists median of $136,730 per year, 100 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.8.
92. Waterbury-Shelton, CT has a Optometrists median of $136,590 per year, 50 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.04.
Pay leaders
Where Optometrists medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 29-1041, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN has the highest published median in this set, at $175,810 per year. Springfield, MA sits at $136,680 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Optometrists is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN has a Optometrists median of $175,810 per year, or $39,130 above Springfield, MA. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 30 in Springfield, MA. The location quotient is 1.72.
2. Asheville, NC has a Optometrists median of $167,980 per year, or $31,300 above Springfield, MA. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 30 in Springfield, MA. The location quotient is 0.82.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Optometrists jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Optometrists in this same-source set, at 2,580 jobs. Springfield, MA has 30. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 2,580 estimated Optometrists jobs, a gap of 2,550 jobs from Springfield, MA. Its median is $161,030 per year, or $24,350 above Springfield, MA. Its location quotient is 0.99.
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 2,360 estimated Optometrists jobs, a gap of 2,330 jobs from Springfield, MA. Its median is $138,940 per year, or $2,260 above Springfield, MA. Its location quotient is 1.37.
Local-share leaders
Where Optometrists takes the largest share of local jobs
Albany, GA has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 2.58. Springfield, MA has 0.55. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Optometrists is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Albany, GA has a location quotient of 2.58, a gap of 2.03 from Springfield, MA. BLS lists 40 Optometrists jobs and a median of $134,250 per year, or $2,430 below Springfield, MA.
2. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX has a location quotient of 2.36, a gap of 1.81 from Springfield, MA. BLS lists 730 Optometrists jobs and a median of $111,780 per year, or $24,900 below Springfield, MA.
3. Traverse City, MI has a location quotient of 2.34, a gap of 1.79 from Springfield, MA. BLS lists 40 Optometrists jobs and a median of $118,030 per year, or $18,650 below Springfield, MA.
Job scale and share
How common Optometrists is in Springfield, MA
BLS lists 30 Optometrists jobs in Springfield, MA. It also lists 0.15 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.55. A value of 1 means Optometrists has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Optometrists beside other roles in Springfield, MA
The all-occupations median in Springfield, MA is $51,930 per year. The Optometrists median is $136,680 per year. Optometrists is 163.2% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Springfield, MA. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Optometrists. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a Springfield, MA median of $106,390 per year. BLS lists 4,390 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
2. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Springfield, MA median of $98,410 per year. BLS lists 5,830 jobs and a location quotient of 1.33.
3. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Springfield, MA median of $92,010 per year. BLS lists 1,720 jobs and a location quotient of 0.92.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Springfield, MA
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Springfield, MA table, at 15,840 jobs. Optometrists has 30 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 201,240. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Optometrists's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 15,840 jobs in Springfield, MA, a gap of 15,810 from Optometrists. Its median is $40,860 per year, or $95,820 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 2.84.
2. Registered Nurses has 5,830 jobs in Springfield, MA, a gap of 5,800 from Optometrists. Its median is $98,410 per year, or $38,270 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.33.
3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 5,660 jobs in Springfield, MA, a gap of 5,630 from Optometrists. Its median is $34,130 per year, or $102,550 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.13.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Springfield, MA
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Springfield, MA role table, at $106,390 per year. Optometrists has $136,680 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $51,930 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $106,390 per year in Springfield, MA, or $30,290 below Optometrists. BLS lists 4,390 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 0.97.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $98,410 per year in Springfield, MA, or $38,270 below Optometrists. BLS lists 5,830 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.33.
3. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $92,010 per year in Springfield, MA, or $44,670 below Optometrists. BLS lists 1,720 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 0.92.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Springfield, MA
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs has the highest location quotient in the bounded Springfield, MA role table, at 5.13. Optometrists has 0.55. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Optometrists with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs has a location quotient of 5.13 in Springfield, MA, a gap of 4.58 from Optometrists. BLS lists 1,650 jobs and a median of $47,720 per year, or $88,960 below Optometrists.
2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 2.84 in Springfield, MA, a gap of 2.29 from Optometrists. BLS lists 15,840 jobs and a median of $40,860 per year, or $95,820 below Optometrists.
3. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors has a location quotient of 2.8 in Springfield, MA, a gap of 2.25 from Optometrists. BLS lists 1,790 jobs and a median of $58,750 per year, or $77,930 below Optometrists.
Price-level view
What $136,680 may mean after the Springfield, MA price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Springfield, MA is 96.1. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 3.9% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $136,680 Optometrists median by 96.1 divided by 100. The result is $142,285 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 75.8. Goods are 97.0. Utilities are 155.0. Other services are 101.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Optometrists row is 27.5%. The mean-wage RSE is 4%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 30 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $140,490 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Optometrists. It uses a Springfield, MA place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $136,680 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Optometrists row for Springfield, MA does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 30 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.55 is not a growth score. Rank 91 of 183 is not a place score. The 96.1 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 29-1041 in BLS area 44140. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 30 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 44140, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 4,410 jobs, $35,440 annual median, 21.89 jobs per 1,000, and 0.87 location quotient.
5. Area 44140, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 4,390 jobs, $106,390 annual median, 21.81 jobs per 1,000, and 0.97 location quotient.
6. Area 44140, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 3,610 jobs, $34,030 annual median, 17.93 jobs per 1,000, and 0.9 location quotient.
3. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Optometrists median of $167,810 per year, or $31,130 above Springfield, MA. BLS lists 420 jobs there, compared with 30 in Springfield, MA. The location quotient is 0.74.
4. Anchorage, AK has a Optometrists median of $167,000 per year, or $30,320 above Springfield, MA. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 30 in Springfield, MA. The location quotient is 0.62.
5. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC has a Optometrists median of $166,880 per year, or $30,200 above Springfield, MA. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 30 in Springfield, MA. The location quotient is 0.44.
6. Peoria, IL has a Optometrists median of $166,600 per year, or $29,920 above Springfield, MA. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 30 in Springfield, MA. The location quotient is 1.2.
7. Albuquerque, NM has a Optometrists median of $165,810 per year, or $29,130 above Springfield, MA. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 30 in Springfield, MA. The location quotient is 0.59.
8. Dover, DE has a Optometrists median of $165,660 per year, or $28,980 above Springfield, MA. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 30 in Springfield, MA. The location quotient is 1.64.
3. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 1,250 estimated Optometrists jobs, a gap of 1,220 jobs from Springfield, MA. Its median is $124,640 per year, or $12,040 below Springfield, MA. Its location quotient is 1.38.
4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has 1,180 estimated Optometrists jobs, a gap of 1,150 jobs from Springfield, MA. Its median is $142,580 per year, or $5,900 above Springfield, MA. Its location quotient is 1.81.
5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 1,160 estimated Optometrists jobs, a gap of 1,130 jobs from Springfield, MA. Its median is $145,630 per year, or $8,950 above Springfield, MA. Its location quotient is 0.93.
6. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 890 estimated Optometrists jobs, a gap of 860 jobs from Springfield, MA. Its median is $153,980 per year, or $17,300 above Springfield, MA. Its location quotient is 1.11.
7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 870 estimated Optometrists jobs, a gap of 840 jobs from Springfield, MA. Its median is $140,790 per year, or $4,110 above Springfield, MA. Its location quotient is 0.78.
8. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 860 estimated Optometrists jobs, a gap of 830 jobs from Springfield, MA. Its median is $115,960 per year, or $20,720 below Springfield, MA. Its location quotient is 1.31.
4. Wilmington, NC has a location quotient of 2.29, a gap of 1.74 from Springfield, MA. BLS lists 120 Optometrists jobs and a median of $163,800 per year, or $27,120 above Springfield, MA.
5. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA has a location quotient of 2.17, a gap of 1.62 from Springfield, MA. BLS lists 40 Optometrists jobs and a median of $150,520 per year, or $13,840 above Springfield, MA.
6. Vallejo, CA has a location quotient of 2.15, a gap of 1.60 from Springfield, MA. BLS lists 90 Optometrists jobs and a median of $155,950 per year, or $19,270 above Springfield, MA.
7. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI has a location quotient of 1.95, a gap of 1.40 from Springfield, MA. BLS lists 70 Optometrists jobs and a median of $131,770 per year, or $4,910 below Springfield, MA.
8. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a location quotient of 1.87, a gap of 1.32 from Springfield, MA. BLS lists 580 Optometrists jobs and a median of $135,330 per year, or $1,350 below Springfield, MA.
4. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, SOC 33-3051, has a Springfield, MA median of $83,050 per year. BLS lists 1,570 jobs and a location quotient of 1.81.
5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Springfield, MA median of $79,760 per year. BLS lists 1,710 jobs and a location quotient of 1.24.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Springfield, MA median of $79,640 per year. BLS lists 2,340 jobs and a location quotient of 1.31.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Springfield, MA median of $71,630 per year. BLS lists 1,790 jobs and a location quotient of 0.96.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Springfield, MA median of $61,420 per year. BLS lists 2,400 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
4. Retail Salespersons has 4,410 jobs in Springfield, MA, a gap of 4,380 from Optometrists. Its median is $35,440 per year, or $101,240 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 0.87.
5. General and Operations Managers has 4,390 jobs in Springfield, MA, a gap of 4,360 from Optometrists. Its median is $106,390 per year, or $30,290 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 0.97.
6. Cashiers has 3,610 jobs in Springfield, MA, a gap of 3,580 from Optometrists. Its median is $34,030 per year, or $102,650 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 0.9.
7. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has 3,150 jobs in Springfield, MA, a gap of 3,120 from Optometrists. Its median is $31,200 per year, or $105,480 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.71.
8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 3,060 jobs in Springfield, MA, a gap of 3,030 from Optometrists. Its median is $39,170 per year, or $97,510 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.07.
4. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a median of $83,050 per year in Springfield, MA, or $53,630 below Optometrists. BLS lists 1,570 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.81.
5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $79,760 per year in Springfield, MA, or $56,920 below Optometrists. BLS lists 1,710 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.24.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $79,640 per year in Springfield, MA, or $57,040 below Optometrists. BLS lists 2,340 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.31.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $71,630 per year in Springfield, MA, or $65,050 below Optometrists. BLS lists 1,790 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 0.96.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $61,420 per year in Springfield, MA, or $75,260 below Optometrists. BLS lists 2,400 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 0.9.
4. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a location quotient of 1.81 in Springfield, MA, a gap of 1.26 from Optometrists. BLS lists 1,570 jobs and a median of $83,050 per year, or $53,630 below Optometrists.
5. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.71 in Springfield, MA, a gap of 1.16 from Optometrists. BLS lists 3,150 jobs and a median of $31,200 per year, or $105,480 below Optometrists.
6. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.56 in Springfield, MA, a gap of 1.01 from Optometrists. BLS lists 2,930 jobs and a median of $44,740 per year, or $91,940 below Optometrists.
7. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.33 in Springfield, MA, a gap of 0.78 from Optometrists. BLS lists 5,830 jobs and a median of $98,410 per year, or $38,270 below Optometrists.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a location quotient of 1.31 in Springfield, MA, a gap of 0.76 from Optometrists. BLS lists 2,340 jobs and a median of $79,640 per year, or $57,040 below Optometrists.
