Optician

Optician

Optician, or dispensing optician, is a technical practitioner who designs, fits and dispenses corrective lenses for the correction of a person’s vision. Opticians determine the specifications of various ophthalmic appliances that will give the necessary correction to a person’s eyesight.

Some registered or licensed opticians also design and fit special appliances to correct cosmetic, traumatic or anatomical defects. Other registered or licensed opticians manufacture lenses to their own specifications and design and manufacture spectacle frames and other devices.

Opticians may work in any variety of settings such as joint practice, hospitals, laboratories, eye care centers or detail stores. However, registered opticians have to meet standards of practice and training, commit to ongoing education, professional liability insurance and they are held to these standards by their respective regulating bodies. Opticians are regulated professionals in certain countries. The profession is often regulated by optician-specific agencies, as in Canada and some states of the U.S. Or jointly with optometry such as the New Zealand Optometrist and Dispensing Opticians. Employment of opticians is projected to grow 24 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations.  It is recommended that Opticians may have a High school diploma or equivalent.

Salary: $34,840

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

I think that I would like to be one, because it’s look like a interesting job to work on. Also because with this job, I would be able to help people who can see as much as other people. In other words because I will help people.