Dispensing Optician

October 30, 2016

Dispensing 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.

Dispensing Optician Salary Statistics as of 2015

Average annual salary for a Dispensing Optician is $30849 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $47282. The lowest salary reported was $20672. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.

Median hourly wage for a Dispensing Optician is $15.34 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $23.51. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $10.28. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.

Bonuses for a Dispensing Optician are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $200 from people with under 1 year of experience.

These are the highest paying states for a Dispensing Optician. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – n/a
Indiana – n/a
Massachusetts – n/a
New York – n/a
Texas – n/a

These are the highest paying cities for a Dispensing Optician. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
Bryan, Texas –

This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Dispensing Optician from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $30849 while in 2007 it was just $28608.83

Job Outlook

Gender Statistics

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77%

Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 23% of Dispensing Opticians were males while 77% 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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