OPTICIAN

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITY:

An optician is a technical practitioner who designs, fits and dispenses corrective lenses and other optical aids. They work from prescriptions written by optometrists and ophthalmologists. They also advice parents on how to wear and take care of their spectacles. Opticians may work in any variety of settings such as joint practice, hospitals, laboratories, eye care centers or retail stores. However, registered opticians have to meet standards of practice and training, commit to ongoing education, hold professional liability insurance and are held to these standards by their respective regulating bodies.

SALARY:$44,771

EDUCATION: To be an optician you have to have a high school diploma with on the job training or apprenticeship or certificate associates degree or bachelor’s degree in opticianry for career advancement.

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REFLECTION: DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ONE?WHY OR WHY NOT?

I THINK I WOULD WANT TO CAUSE I HAVE FAMILY THAT DON’T HAVE GOOD EYE SIGHT AND I WOULD LIKE TO HELP PEOPLE WITH NO GOOD EYE SIGHT AND IT SEEMS VERY BENEVOLENT HELPING OTHERS AND ITS GONNA MAKE A DIFFRENCE IN THE WORLD IF I HELP THEM WITH THEIR EYE SIGHT.