Optician
Duties and responsibilities:
An 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.
These devices are called shells or artificial
eyes. Other registered or licensed opticians
manufacture lenses to their own specifications and design and manufacture
spectacle frames and other devices
Salary: $21,290-$33,770 as starting salary
Education: High school diploma with on the job training associate degree
to move up in that ranking
Reflection: This is a low pay job but because it’s a starting environment
to start and if you barely come out of high school and need a place to work
