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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "29-1241",
    "soc_title": "Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric",
    "slug": "ophthalmologists-except-pediatric-29-1241",
    "major_group": "29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 300080,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 304650,
    "employment_total": 8950,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 100180,
      "p25": 173650,
      "median": 300080,
      "p75": 421530,
      "p90": 489710,
      "mean": 304650,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 4.89
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 48.16,
      "p25": 83.49,
      "median": 144.27,
      "p75": 202.66,
      "p90": 235.44,
      "mean": 146.47
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 8950,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0.01,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000029124101",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000029124101",
      "as_of": "2025-05-31"
    }
  },
  "wages_source": {
    "name": "BLS OEWS — National wage estimates",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/",
    "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
    "series_ids": {
      "annual_median": "OEUN000000000000029124113",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000029124104",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000029124111",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000029124112",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000029124114",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000029124115"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric is 4.89× — the top decile earns $489,710 against the bottom decile at $100,180. That spread is 4.89× wide. The band is wider than employers typically represent; knowing where you sit in it is the whole game.",
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T02:53:52.141Z"
}