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Optometrist jobs in Utah

open optometrist jobs in Utah at . BLS measures a median of $57.25 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Optometrists in Utah) for optometrists here.

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Checked 13 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the optometrist jobs are in Utah

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What optometrists earn in Utah

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Utah

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Utah, May 2025

$57.25/hr ($119,070 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Optometrists in Utah)

Median for optometrists, against $65.66 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Optometrists, national) for the whole US; 380 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Optometrists in Utah) employed in Utah.

By metro area

  • Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$65.99/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Salt Lake City-Murray, UT) · 150 (source: BLS OEWS, Salt Lake City-Murray, UT) employed
  • Ogden, UT$63.54/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Ogden, UT) · 70 (source: BLS OEWS, Ogden, UT) employed
  • Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$41.47/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT) · 60 (source: BLS OEWS, Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT) employed
  • St. George, UT$38.46/hr (source: BLS OEWS, St. George, UT) · 30 (source: BLS OEWS, St. George, UT) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Optometrists; areas that cross a state line list every state.

What allied health jobs in Utah offer

Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.

Employers hiring optometrists in Utah

What the job takes

A four-year Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree, then the NBEO exams and a state license.

  • License

    Optometry license (NBEO exams)

    State optometry board; exams by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. Required in every state

Optometrist jobs in Utah: common questions

How much do optometrists make in Utah?

Too few open optometrist jobs in Utah post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $57.25/hr ($119,070 a year) for optometrists in Utah (May 2025), against $65.66 nationally, 44th highest of 52 states and territories.

Where in Utah are the most optometrist jobs?

Salt Lake City (2), Centerville (1), Logan (1), Murray (1) and Ogden (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring optometrists in Utah?

By open jobs on this board: Eye-to-Eye (2), DigitalOptometrics (1) and National Vision (1). In all, 5 employers have optometrist jobs open in Utah.

Are optometrists in demand in Utah?

6 optometrist jobs are open in Utah today at 5 employers on this board, about 16 for every 1,000 optometrists employed there (BLS counts 380, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of optometrists to grow 9.5% over 2025-2035.

Which allied health jobs in Utah want bilingual staff?

6 of the open allied health jobs here say so in their own posting: Spanish Medical Interpreter II at Intermountain Health (Bilingual. ...assist in the process of identifying, testing and training qualified bilingual staff....); Chiropractor - West Valley, UT at The Joint Chiropractic (Bilingual. ...quality chiropractic care? The right adjustment is all it takes. [Bilingual] Here at The...); Chaplain at University of Utah Health (Bilingual: Spanish. ...year experience working in a Trauma Level I or II level hospital. Bi-lingual in...). Every such job in Utah.

Which allied health jobs in Utah offer a sign-on bonus?

10 of the open allied health jobs here say so in their own posting: Child Life Specialist Hematology/Oncology at Intermountain Health ($3,000 sign-on bonus); Child Life Specialist McKay-Dee Hospital at Intermountain Health ($3,000 sign-on bonus); Child Life Specialist NICU at Intermountain Health ($3,000 sign-on bonus). Every such job in Utah.

Which hospitals hiring allied health jobs in Utah are Magnet hospitals?

1 of the open allied health jobs here says so in its own posting: Telemetry Tech at CommonSpirit Health (Magnet. ...with lab and imaging services. In 2023, we received our prestigious Magnet designation! We are...).

Which cities in Utah pay optometrists the most?

Of the 4 metro areas in Utah employing the most optometrists that BLS publishes a median for (May 2025), the highest are Salt Lake City-Murray, UT ($65.99 an hour), Ogden, UT ($63.54 an hour) and Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT ($41.47 an hour), and the lowest St. George, UT ($38.46). The state's median is $57.25.

What do you need to work as an optometrist in Utah?

A four-year Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree, then the NBEO exams and a state license. Optometry license (NBEO exams) (State optometry board; exams by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry; required in every state). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Utah's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Utah, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Utah, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 13 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Optometrists (SOC 29-1041), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Optometrists, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Optometrists by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Optometry license (NBEO exams): State optometry board; exams by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Optometrist jobs in Utah. Data as of 13 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/optometrist/utah

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