Optician

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Opticians fit eyeglasses for the patients based on the prescriptions written by the optometrists. They help the patient’s select eyeglass frames, and measure their faces so its correct frame could be ordered. They also measure the corneas so that the correct lenses could fit the frame. Some specialize in contacts others in artificial eyes. They could own their own store or work for an optical store.

Salary: $19,000-$40,000

Education:

Students who want to become an optician should take physics, algebra, mechanical drawing, and geometry in high school. There are two types of training programs students can either complete and approved a two year course at a school of opticianry or they can complete an approved three year on the job apprenticeship  

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