Optometry Technician or assistant

Duties and responsibilities:Optometric technicians work with optometrists to assist in carrying out eye examinations and treatments. Optometric technicians most frequently work in optometrists' offices, but they may also be employed in eye care clinics and other vision treatment facilities. They test patients' visual acuity, depth perception, pressure inside of the eye, color vision and pupil reflexes and from their they make appointments for them.

Salary:$30,590

Education: You must have a high school diploma and be involved in training programs and also associate degrees available.

Demand or need for this profession: The job growth (2014-2024) has been 23%

Reflection: I don’t think i would like to be an optometry technician because the eye’s are one of an important feature in the body and i feel like i’d make mistakes and i wouldn’t want to hurt someone’s vision so therefore no i wouldn’t like to work in this profession.