Optician

Optician

Duties and Responsibilities:

            They fit and dispense eyeglasses for patients based upon prescriptions written by ophthalmologists or optometrists. They help the customers select eyeglass frames and then measure their faces so that correct size frames can be ordered. They also measure the distance between the corneas of the eyes so the lenses may be correctly fitted in the frames. Some specialize in fitting of contact lenses or in fitting artificial eyes.

Average Salary: $19,000 - $40,000

Educational Requirements:

            Students should take high school courses in physics, algebra, mechanical drawing, and geometry.  A high school diploma or GED certificate is needed to begin training as an optician.  There are two types of training programs.  Students can either complete an approved two-year course at a school of opticians, or they can complete an approved three year on-the-job apprenticeship.

I would not like to be an optician because I would not like to create lenses or contacts or artificial eyes.