Optometry Technician

Optometry Technician or Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:The optometrist technicians work with optometrists to assist in carry out eye examinations and treatments. Optometrist technicians work in offices but they also can be employed in eye care clinics. To work as a optometrist technician  you would need to have good skills with the patients, communicate with others, and be always focusing on your job. You would need basic math and physics skills, and need to be able to work with others.

Salary: $20,269 - $34,832

Education:In order to become an optometrist technician you should have your high school diploma. You need to be in a training program or 2-year associate degree. You need to take anatomy, physiology of the eye, optics, optometrist procedures and optional devices.

Demand Or Need:According to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in this field will grow by 23% from 2014-2024.

Reflection: Yes, I would like to become an optometrist technician because it would be cool to examine people who need glasses or needs required. The procedure to get new glasses is cool to be able to do it on a patient.