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Overview for Optometrists

SOC Code: 29-1041
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  • Career Cluster

    Health Science

  • Career Pathway

    • Therapeutic Services

Occupation Description

Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions. Ophthalmologists are included in “Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric” (29-1241).

Annual Wages

Created with Highcharts 11.4.0$136,630 - Annual Median Wage$75K$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K
  • 10th Percentile $74740
  • 25th Percentile $107830
  • Median $136630
  • 75th Percentile $167980
  • 90th Percentile $206890

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Current Openings by County

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Number of Jobs

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  • Job Growth .85%
  • Job Openings 39

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Common Job Titles

  • Therapeutic Optometrist
  • Doctor of Optometry (OD)
  • Eye Clinic Manager
  • Optometrist/Practice Owner
  • Optometrist, Owner

Typical Tasks

  • Examine eyes, using observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical agents, to determine visual acuity and perception, focus, and coordination and to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities, such as glaucoma or color blindness.
  • Analyze test results and develop a treatment plan.
  • Prescribe, supply, fit and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids.
  • Prescribe medications to treat eye diseases if state laws permit.
  • Remove foreign bodies from the eye.
  • Educate and counsel patients on contact lens care, visual hygiene, lighting arrangements, and safety factors.
  • Prescribe therapeutic procedures to correct or conserve vision.
  • Consult with and refer patients to ophthalmologist or other health care practitioner if additional medical treatment is determined necessary.
  • Provide patients undergoing eye surgeries, such as cataract and laser vision correction, with pre- and post-operative care.
  • Provide vision therapy and low-vision rehabilitation.