Optician

Optician

Duties and responsibilities:

An optician is a technical practitioner who designs, fits and dispenses corrective lenses for the correction of a person's vision. Opticians determine the specifications of various ophthalmic appliances that will give the necessary correction to a person's eyesight. Some registered or licensed opticians also design and fit special appliances to correct cosmetic, traumatic or anatomical defects. These devices are called shells or artificial eyes. Other registered or licensed opticians manufacture lenses to their own specifications and design and manufacture spectacle frames and other devices. Opticians repairs broken frames, adjusting eyeglass to repair it, collection of eye measurements, and create work orders for lab technicians.

Salary: $34,000 - $61,000

Education: an associates and bachelor’s degree (2-4 years) in opticianry may offer a competitive advantage. Opticianry courses educate students in the anatomy and physiology of the human eye, optical fundamentals and refraction. Through clinical training, students also have opportunities to learn about polishing, hand beveling, heat treatment, tinting and fitting glasses.

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I wouldn’t like to be an Optician because that doesn’t interest me. Any job that has to do with fixing eye vision doesn’t catch my attention. Even though they get paid really well, I still wouldn’t want to be an Optician. I’m more into becoming a heart surgeon or anything that has to relate to performing a surgery.