BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Topeka, KS was 88.8, or 11.2% below the national price level. Its housing index was 65.
National-price-dollar proxy
$147,410
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 45820.
Questions, answered
Optometrists pay in Topeka, KS: common questions
What is the median wage for Optometrists in Topeka, KS?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $130,930 per year for Optometrists in Topeka, KS. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Optometrists pay higher in Topeka, KS than nationally?
Topeka, KS's published median was 4.1% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Topeka, KS?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 88.8 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Optometrists jobs does BLS estimate in Topeka, KS?
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.
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2.8%
Topeka, KS was 4.1% below the U.S. median for Optometrists. It ranked 131 of 183 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Optometrists median in Topeka, KS at $130,930 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 45820.
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 $136,130 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Topeka, KS's Optometrists median is 4.1% below 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 45820. SOC 29-1041 names Optometrists. Area 45820 names Topeka, KS. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 29-1041/45820 row reports 30 wage and salary jobs, 0.28 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.01 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 29-1041/45820, the annual median is $130,930 per year, while the matching mean is $136,130 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 45820 facts behind this Optometrists page
Area 45820 reports 115,750 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $61,600. Its annual median is $49,540. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 29-1041 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Topeka, KS runs from $29,090 at the 10th percentile to $102,540 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,600. The median is $49,540. The 75th percentile is $74,210. 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 45820. They do not show related skills or a path into Optometrists.
1. Area 45820, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 3,260 jobs, $27,810 annual median, 28.16 jobs per 1,000, and 1.14 location quotient.
2. Area 45820, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 3,190 jobs, $81,820 annual median, 27.58 jobs per 1,000, and 1.27 location quotient.
3. Area 45820, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 3,090 jobs, $31,470 annual median, 26.71 jobs per 1,000, and 0.96 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Topeka, KS wage ladder for Optometrists
The 10th percentile is $83,770 per year. The 25th percentile is $124,270 per year. The median is $130,930 per year. The 75th percentile is $158,360 per year. The 90th percentile is $192,720 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 $124,270 per year to $158,360 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $108,950. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Topeka, KS has a annual median of $130,930 per year. Kansas has $138,580 per year. The U.S. row has $136,570 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Topeka, KS is 5.5% below Kansas on the same published median. Topeka, KS is 4.1% below 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.
Topeka, KS ranks 131 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 131 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.
128. Akron, OH has a Optometrists median of $131,210 per year, 70 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.85.
129. Richmond, VA has a Optometrists median of $131,080 per year, 180 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.
130. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX has a Optometrists median of $131,060 per year, 40 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.9.
132. Lansing-East Lansing, MI has a Optometrists median of $130,710 per year, 70 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.13.
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. Topeka, KS sits at $130,930 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 $44,880 above Topeka, KS. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 30 in Topeka, KS. The location quotient is 1.72.
2. Asheville, NC has a Optometrists median of $167,980 per year, or $37,050 above Topeka, KS. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 30 in Topeka, KS. The location quotient is 0.82.
3. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Optometrists median of $167,810 per year, or $36,880 above Topeka, KS. BLS lists 420 jobs there, compared with 30 in Topeka, KS. The location quotient is 0.74.
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. Topeka, KS 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 Topeka, KS. Its median is $161,030 per year, or $30,100 above Topeka, KS. 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 Topeka, KS. Its median is $138,940 per year, or $8,010 above Topeka, KS. 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. Topeka, KS has 1.01. 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 1.57 from Topeka, KS. BLS lists 40 Optometrists jobs and a median of $134,250 per year, or $3,320 above Topeka, KS.
2. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX has a location quotient of 2.36, a gap of 1.35 from Topeka, KS. BLS lists 730 Optometrists jobs and a median of $111,780 per year, or $19,150 below Topeka, KS.
3. Traverse City, MI has a location quotient of 2.34, a gap of 1.33 from Topeka, KS. BLS lists 40 Optometrists jobs and a median of $118,030 per year, or $12,900 below Topeka, KS.
Job scale and share
How common Optometrists is in Topeka, KS
BLS lists 30 Optometrists jobs in Topeka, KS. It also lists 0.28 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 1.01. A value of 1 means Optometrists has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is the same 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.
The all-occupations median in Topeka, KS is $49,540 per year. The Optometrists median is $130,930 per year. Optometrists is 164.3% 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 Topeka, KS. 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. Software Developers, SOC 15-1252, has a Topeka, KS median of $111,870 per year. BLS lists 1,500 jobs and a location quotient of 1.19.
2. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a Topeka, KS median of $85,080 per year. BLS lists 2,450 jobs and a location quotient of 0.94.
3. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Topeka, KS median of $81,820 per year. BLS lists 3,190 jobs and a location quotient of 1.27.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Topeka, KS
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Topeka, KS table, at 3,260 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 115,750. 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. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 3,260 jobs in Topeka, KS, a gap of 3,230 from Optometrists. Its median is $27,810 per year, or $103,120 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.14.
2. Registered Nurses has 3,190 jobs in Topeka, KS, a gap of 3,160 from Optometrists. Its median is $81,820 per year, or $49,110 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.27.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 3,090 jobs in Topeka, KS, a gap of 3,060 from Optometrists. Its median is $31,470 per year, or $99,460 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 0.96.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Topeka, KS
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Topeka, KS role table, at $111,870 per year. Optometrists has $130,930 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $49,540 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. Software Developers has a median of $111,870 per year in Topeka, KS, or $19,060 below Optometrists. BLS lists 1,500 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.19.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $85,080 per year in Topeka, KS, or $45,850 below Optometrists. BLS lists 2,450 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 0.94.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $81,820 per year in Topeka, KS, or $49,110 below Optometrists. BLS lists 3,190 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.27.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Topeka, KS
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders has the highest location quotient in the bounded Topeka, KS role table, at 2.79. Optometrists has 1.01. 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. Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders has a location quotient of 2.79 in Topeka, KS, a gap of 1.78 from Optometrists. BLS lists 790 jobs and a median of $45,300 per year, or $85,630 below Optometrists.
2. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 2.29 in Topeka, KS, a gap of 1.28 from Optometrists. BLS lists 2,920 jobs and a median of $39,500 per year, or $91,430 below Optometrists.
Price-level view
What $130,930 may mean after the Topeka, KS price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Topeka, KS is 88.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 11.2% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $130,930 Optometrists median by 88.8 divided by 100. The result is $147,410 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 65.0. Goods are 94.0. Utilities are 88.9. Other services are 93.8. 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 29.7%. The mean-wage RSE is 6.2%. 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 $136,130 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 Topeka, KS 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 $130,930 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 Topeka, KS 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 1.01 is not a growth score. Rank 131 of 183 is not a place score. The 88.8 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 45820. 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.
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 45820, SOC 43-6014, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive: 2,920 jobs, $39,500 annual median, 25.19 jobs per 1,000, and 2.29 location quotient.
5. Area 45820, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 2,450 jobs, $85,080 annual median, 21.18 jobs per 1,000, and 0.94 location quotient.
6. Area 45820, SOC 43-4051, Customer Service Representatives: 2,340 jobs, $43,180 annual median, 20.22 jobs per 1,000, and 1.21 location quotient.
4. Anchorage, AK has a Optometrists median of $167,000 per year, or $36,070 above Topeka, KS. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 30 in Topeka, KS. The location quotient is 0.62.
5. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC has a Optometrists median of $166,880 per year, or $35,950 above Topeka, KS. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 30 in Topeka, KS. The location quotient is 0.44.
6. Peoria, IL has a Optometrists median of $166,600 per year, or $35,670 above Topeka, KS. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 30 in Topeka, KS. The location quotient is 1.2.
7. Albuquerque, NM has a Optometrists median of $165,810 per year, or $34,880 above Topeka, KS. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 30 in Topeka, KS. The location quotient is 0.59.
8. Dover, DE has a Optometrists median of $165,660 per year, or $34,730 above Topeka, KS. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 30 in Topeka, KS. 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 Topeka, KS. Its median is $124,640 per year, or $6,290 below Topeka, KS. 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 Topeka, KS. Its median is $142,580 per year, or $11,650 above Topeka, KS. 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 Topeka, KS. Its median is $145,630 per year, or $14,700 above Topeka, KS. 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 Topeka, KS. Its median is $153,980 per year, or $23,050 above Topeka, KS. Its location quotient is 1.11.
7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 870 estimated Optometrists jobs, a gap of 840 jobs from Topeka, KS. Its median is $140,790 per year, or $9,860 above Topeka, KS. Its location quotient is 0.78.
8. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 860 estimated Optometrists jobs, a gap of 830 jobs from Topeka, KS. Its median is $115,960 per year, or $14,970 below Topeka, KS. Its location quotient is 1.31.
4. Wilmington, NC has a location quotient of 2.29, a gap of 1.28 from Topeka, KS. BLS lists 120 Optometrists jobs and a median of $163,800 per year, or $32,870 above Topeka, KS.
5. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA has a location quotient of 2.17, a gap of 1.16 from Topeka, KS. BLS lists 40 Optometrists jobs and a median of $150,520 per year, or $19,590 above Topeka, KS.
6. Vallejo, CA has a location quotient of 2.15, a gap of 1.14 from Topeka, KS. BLS lists 90 Optometrists jobs and a median of $155,950 per year, or $25,020 above Topeka, KS.
7. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI has a location quotient of 1.95, a gap of 0.94 from Topeka, KS. BLS lists 70 Optometrists jobs and a median of $131,770 per year, or $840 above Topeka, KS.
8. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a location quotient of 1.87, a gap of 0.86 from Topeka, KS. BLS lists 580 Optometrists jobs and a median of $135,330 per year, or $4,400 above Topeka, KS.
4. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Topeka, KS median of $76,280 per year. BLS lists 1,420 jobs and a location quotient of 1.32.
5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-1199, has a Topeka, KS median of $75,550 per year. BLS lists 1,000 jobs and a location quotient of 1.24.
6. Management Analysts, SOC 13-1111, has a Topeka, KS median of $66,710 per year. BLS lists 1,090 jobs and a location quotient of 1.63.
7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, SOC 41-3091, has a Topeka, KS median of $63,260 per year. BLS lists 790 jobs and a location quotient of 0.85.
8. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, SOC 29-2061, has a Topeka, KS median of $62,210 per year. BLS lists 840 jobs and a location quotient of 1.74.
4. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 2,920 jobs in Topeka, KS, a gap of 2,890 from Optometrists. Its median is $39,500 per year, or $91,430 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 2.29.
5. General and Operations Managers has 2,450 jobs in Topeka, KS, a gap of 2,420 from Optometrists. Its median is $85,080 per year, or $45,850 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 0.94.
6. Customer Service Representatives has 2,340 jobs in Topeka, KS, a gap of 2,310 from Optometrists. Its median is $43,180 per year, or $87,750 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.21.
7. Nursing Assistants has 2,270 jobs in Topeka, KS, a gap of 2,240 from Optometrists. Its median is $38,720 per year, or $92,210 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 2.1.
8. Retail Salespersons has 2,270 jobs in Topeka, KS, a gap of 2,240 from Optometrists. Its median is $32,820 per year, or $98,110 below Optometrists. Its location quotient is 0.78.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $76,280 per year in Topeka, KS, or $54,650 below Optometrists. BLS lists 1,420 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.32.
5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $75,550 per year in Topeka, KS, or $55,380 below Optometrists. BLS lists 1,000 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.24.
6. Management Analysts has a median of $66,710 per year in Topeka, KS, or $64,220 below Optometrists. BLS lists 1,090 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.63.
7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $63,260 per year in Topeka, KS, or $67,670 below Optometrists. BLS lists 790 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 0.85.
8. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $62,210 per year in Topeka, KS, or $68,720 below Optometrists. BLS lists 840 jobs, compared with 30 for Optometrists. Its location quotient is 1.74.
3. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 2.1 in Topeka, KS, a gap of 1.09 from Optometrists. BLS lists 2,270 jobs and a median of $38,720 per year, or $92,210 below Optometrists.
4. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 1.74 in Topeka, KS, a gap of 0.73 from Optometrists. BLS lists 840 jobs and a median of $62,210 per year, or $68,720 below Optometrists.
5. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 1.63 in Topeka, KS, a gap of 0.62 from Optometrists. BLS lists 1,090 jobs and a median of $66,710 per year, or $64,220 below Optometrists.
6. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 1.55 in Topeka, KS, a gap of 0.54 from Optometrists. BLS lists 900 jobs and a median of $49,440 per year, or $81,490 below Optometrists.
7. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.53 in Topeka, KS, a gap of 0.52 from Optometrists. BLS lists 1,620 jobs and a median of $34,280 per year, or $96,650 below Optometrists.
8. Accountants and Auditors has a location quotient of 1.32 in Topeka, KS, a gap of 0.31 from Optometrists. BLS lists 1,420 jobs and a median of $76,280 per year, or $54,650 below Optometrists.
