Optician

Duties and Responsibilities: An optician is someone who helps fit eye glasses and contact lenses according to their ophthalmologists and optometrists. They also receive customer’s prescriptions for eye glasses and contact lenses, measure the person’s eyes, help costumers pick out eye glass frames and lens treatment, adjust eye-wear, repair or replace eye-wear, educate customer on eye-wear like how to take care of contacts or eye glasses, and many more things.

Salary: $ 21,030 - $ 52,740

Education: In order to become an optician you must have a high school diploma or an equivalent and receive on the job training. You can also go for an associate’s degree or a certificate from a community college or technical school. Some states actually do require a license.

Reflection: I would like to become an optician because it seems like a very easy job that requires a little bit or education and pays well. Also I would like to help people see.