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What You'll Do: The job entails: receiving prescriptions for eyeglasses and filling them, taking customer eye and head measurements to fit glasses, giving recommendations and general advice to customers based on their needs and wants, making adjustments or repairs to eyeglasses, informing customers about eyeglasses and eye problems, answering the phone, and performing other administrative duties such as keeping track of daily sales and doing inventory.

The work environment typically falls into one of two categories: retail or medical. You'll probably work in the eyeglass section of a department store, in a standalone eyeglass shop of a mall or shopping center, or in an optometrist's office as an assistant. Your hours will vary depending on the location, but retail opticians tend to have longer hours and may be forced to work nights, weekends, or holidays. Full-time work of 40 hours per week is pretty standard even though some individuals are only assigned a part-time schedule.

Education and Training: In most states, only a high school diploma or GED is required of opticians. Many individuals undergo more formal training in opticianry from community colleges or other technical institutions that tend to last one to two years. These programs usually result in a certificate or an associate's degree. There are at least 20 accredited associate's degree programs in opticianry in the United States. Most programs have a core curriculum that includes the study of: eye anatomy and physiology, business administration, optics, physics, and various types of mathematics.

Licensure is mandatory in some states. This is usually achieved after passing a written and practical exam. While not required by most employers, certification will definitely makes you more desirable.

The Future: The optician profession is expected to grow at about 29% through 2020.

The Pay: Annual salaries for Opticians in the U.S. range from $21,000 to $50,700, with the average median annual wage hitting $33,300 in 2012 as per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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