Optician

Online Research

Duties and Responsibilities: An optician is a technical practitioner who designs, fits and dispenses corrective lenses for the vision of the person. Some opticians also design and fit special appliances to correct the following: cosmetic, traumatic, or anatomical defects. Other opticians are licensed to manufacture lenses to their own specific way and design other spectacle frames and other devises. Opticians may work in hospitals, joint practice, eye care centers, laboratories, and retail stores.

Salary: $26,000 - $54,000

Education: High school diploma, on-the-job programs, licensed, project job growth (2012 – 2022) equivalent at minimum; employers may prefer those with certificates or associate’s degrees.

 Reflection: Would you like to become an optician? Why?  Why not?

I wouldn’t like to be an optician because it seems really boring. Mostly all you do is design classes or lenses and that doesn’t seem fun at all.