Optician

Optician

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Measure Clients Bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices. Verify that finished lensed are ground to specifications. Prepare work orders and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses. Assist clients in selecting frames according to style and color, and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions. Maintain records of customer prescriptions, work orders, and payments. Perform administrative duties such as tracking inventory and sales, submitting patient insurance information, and performing simple book keeping.

Salary: 

$33,770

Education: 

An Optician needs to have at least a high school diploma. Some typically learn job skills through formal on the job programs.

Reflection: 

I would like to be an optician because it seems like a very interesting job. Things like this is what i find very fascinating and i feel like i would really enjoy this career.