Optician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Opticians fit and dispense eyeglasses for patients according to prescriptions needed by each individual..  They help the customers pick eyeglass frames and measure their faces so they get the correct size frames. Some opticians specialize in the fitting of contact lens and also in fitting artificial eyes.  Opticians can work in their own store or optician store.  Some also work for optometrists and ophthalmologists who sell glasses.

Salary: 

$19,000 - $40,000

Education:

Students should take high school courses in physics, algebra, mechanical drawing, and geometry. To begin training a GED or high school diploma is required. There are two types of training programs.  Students can either complete an approved two-year course at a school of opticianry, or they can complete an approved three year on-the-job apprenticeship.

I may like to be an Optician, the job seems simple and offers good pay.