Also called: Contact Lens Fitter, NCLE-Certified Technician
Fits patients with contact lenses and teaches them how to use them.
Measures the curve of a patient's eye, tries test lenses, and patiently teaches a nervous first-timer how to put contacts in and take them out.
Estimate based on BLS opticians.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma plus on-the-job training; NCLE certification.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Opticianry.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Online contact ordering cuts some visits; measuring eyes and teaching first-timers to insert lenses stay hands-on.
Classes: Biology, Health-science CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-2081.
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