“Optician”

Duties and Responsibilities:

Opticians fit and dispense eyeglasses for patients based on prescriptions written by ophthalmologists or optometrists. Opticians help the customers select eyeglass frames and then measure their faces so that correct size frames can be ordered. Some of them in the fitting of contact lens and also in fitting artificial eyes. Some of them also work for optometrist and ophalomologist who sell glasses.

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 being training as an optician. There’s 2 types of training as a optician.