Optometrist

Duties and responsibilities: Optometrist perform vision tests, diagnose sight problems, prescribe glasses, provide treatments, provides pre- and postoperative care to patients undergoing an eye surgery, and promotes eye health by counseling patients.

Salary: The median pay was $97,820 in May of 2012.

Education: To become an optometrist you must have a completion of Bachelor’s degree and a 4-year optometry program.

Demand for this profession: The demand for this profession is to grow 24% from 2012-2024.

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

I think I would like to be one because they have a good pay and I would like to learn more about how everything in the eye works.