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Federal occupational series 0662

Optometrist

There are 18 open federal jobs in occupational series 0662 (Optometrist) as of October 5, 2026; the median advertised salary is $155,000.

The government made 269 hires in this series over the last twelve months against 18 postings live here today — roughly 15 hires for every advertised role. Most of this hiring never reaches a job board.

Ayla Research · OPM Federal Workforce Data · through Jul 2026
269
Hires, 12 months
GS-11
Most common hiring grade
$51,635
Median pay at hire
18
Advertised here today

What grade the government hires at

Every General Schedule hire into series 0662 over the last twelve months, by grade. The most common entry point is GS-11.

GS-11 7 43.8%
GS-12 5 31.3%
GS-13 4 25%

16 General Schedule hires. Hires under other pay plans (wage grade, senior executive, and the excepted schedules) are not shown here.

Where it is hiring

Top agencies
Department of Veterans Affairs253
Department of Health and Human Services14
Department of Defense2
Top states
California34
Florida19
Ohio17
New York17
Massachusetts13
Texas13
North Carolina10
Illinois9

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 1% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 269 hires.

Related occupations

Other series in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health group (0600), by federal hires over the same twelve months.