Optometry Technician or Assistant

Duties and responsibilities: Optometrist assistants help optometrists by conducting diagnostic tests, recording and measuring vision, testing eye function, instructing patients in inserting and caring for contact lenses, preparing examination rooms, cleaning and arranging equipment, answering phones, making appointments, handling bookkeeping and other tasks as needed.

Salary: The median pay is $30,590.

Education: You must have a high school diploma and 1-2 years training at a vocational or community college.

Demand for this profession: The demand for this profession is to grow 23% from 2012-2024.

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

I don’t think I would like to be one because I want to be in the medical field and do open surgeries and take tests of patients etc.