Optometrery Technician

Optometry Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Optometry technician carry out eye examinations and treatments. Some work responsibilities include testing patients visual acuity, depth perception, pressure inside of the eye, color vision and pupil reflexes. Lastly, prepare eye exam schedules, ready exam rooms, assist in making or repairing eyeglasses, clean ocular equipment and other duties.

Salary:$30,590

Education:

The education requirements for an optometric technician are a high school diploma, training programs and associate degrees which will make you more competitive.

Demand for this particular career:

The demand or need for this particular career are patient rapport, work precision, teamwork, and  office application skills. an interesting fact to keep in mind is that the job growth from (2014-2024) has grown 23% for medical assistants.

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Reflection:
 Do you think you would like to be one? 
Why? Why not?

After conducting research I don't think I would like to be one the reason why is because it doesn't interest me or fall under the category of my major. This profession seems like its boring and not something I would want peruse in the near future. I want to study human behavior and learn how to improve it. And this career doesn't focus on it, its on the eyes and I don't like working with the eyes.

Optometrist

Optometrist

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Optometrist duties include the following, perform vision tests and analyze results, diagnose sight problems, such as nearsightedness or farsightedness, and eye diseases, such as glaucoma, perform minor surgical procedures to correct or treat visual or eye health issues, provide treatments such as vision therapy or low-vision rehabilitation , and promote eye and general health by counseling patients. 

Salary: $106,140

Education:

They will need an O.D. degree, and a bachelors degree, and the requirements for an O.D. degree.

Demand for this particular career:

Important qualities for this career are decision making skills, detail oriented, interpersonal skills, and speaking skills. They will also an license/ certifications/ registrations.

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Reflection:
 Do you think you would like to be one? 
Why? Why not?

After researching what an optometrists career and their responsibilities. I've made my decision and that's that I don't want to be one for many reasons. One of them is that its not related to  my dream career or any of my interests. I don't think I will work will with helping people with their eye sight or working with people's eyes for that matter alone. It just isn't me and it doesn't seem at all interesting to me or worth entering this field for me.