Optometric Technician

Duties and responsibilities:

• Help prepare patients before an  examination
• Gathering medical history information
• Explaining process and administering tests
• Perform some therapy exercises or procedures
• They have record keeping duties
• Monitoring inventory within the exam rooms/laboratory
• Keeping notes during an examination

Salary: The salary for this career will be a median of $34,280 in 2014 according to BLS.

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Including a Technical and sales training apprenticeships
• Licence is required in some states

Demand or Need for this profession: This career will increase 24% between 2014 and 2024.

Key Skills:

• Business skills
• Communication skills
• dexterity

Reflection: I would not like to pursue this career path way because I am not capable of having that much communication with people.