Certified Optician
Certified Optician Job Description
Opticians, Dispensing Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for optical laboratory containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames. Verify exactness of finished lens spectacles. Adjust frame and lens position to fit client. May shape or reshape frames.
Certified Optician Salary Statistics as of 2015
Average annual salary for a Certified Optician is $32461 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $44152. The lowest salary reported was $23197. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Certified Optician is $16.14 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $21.96. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $11.54. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Certified Optician are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $300 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Certified Optician. These numbers are based off the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – $30,837 – $47,468
Florida – n/a
Louisiana – n/a
Texas – $34,817 – $43,414
These are the highest paying cities for a Certified Optician. These numbers are based off the median annual salary as of 2015.
Dallas, Texas –
San Francisco, California –
Washington, District of Columbia –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Certified Optician from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $32461 while in 2007 it was just $30103.77
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 20% of Certified Opticians were males while 80% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.
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