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	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	Opticians, Dispensing	Surgical Technologists	Patient Representatives
SUMMARY	42% Moderate Risk	13% Minimal Risk	37% Low Risk	33% Low Risk	30% Low Risk	29% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	4.8/10	7.6/10	5.2/10	3.7/10	5.8/10	5.4/10
POLLING	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	51% (Moderate Risk, Based on 82 votes)	46% (Moderate Risk, Based on 140 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet
GROWTH by year 2034	19.8%	13.8%	5.2%	2.9%	4.5%	5.2%
WAGES	$44,080 or $21.19 per hour	$98,340 or $47.27 per hour	$48,790 or $23.45 per hour	$46,560 or $22.38 per hour	$62,830 or $30.20 per hour	$48,790 or $23.45 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	76,520	152,280	174,060	79,690	113,890	174,060
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DESCRIPTION	Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. May administer eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct the patient in care and use of corrective lenses.	Provide therapy to patients with visual impairments to improve their functioning in daily life activities. May train patients in activities such as computer use, communication skills, or home management skills.	Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions and ophthalmic photography. Provide instruction and supervision to other ophthalmic personnel. Assist with minor surgical procedures, applying aseptic techniques and preparing instruments. May perform eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct patients in care and use of corrective lenses.	Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with inserting, removing, and caring for contact lenses. 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. Includes contact lens opticians.	Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.	Assist patients in obtaining services, understanding policies and making health care decisions.

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