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Optometrists
$125.59K Median Salary 1.7K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 9% Job Growth
About This Career
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.
Reported Job Titles
Optometrist, Optometry Doctor (OD), Therapeutic Optometrist
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Oral Expression
Problem Sensitivity
Deductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Near Vision
Oral Comprehension
Written Comprehension
Flexibility of Closure
Information Ordering
Written Expression
Category Flexibility
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Finger Dexterity
Far Vision
Selective Attention
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Control Precision
Fluency of Ideas
Perceptual Speed
Visual Color Discrimination
Manual Dexterity
Mathematical Reasoning
Time Sharing
Visualization
Knowledge
Medicine and Dentistry
Biology
Customer and Personal Service
English Language
Mathematics
Education and Training
Therapy and Counseling
Administration and Management
Psychology
Economics and Accounting
Physics
Administrative
Computers and Electronics
Law and Government
Personnel and Human Resources
Sales and Marketing
Public Safety and Security
Skills
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Writing
Social Perceptiveness
Science
Complex Problem Solving
Coordination
Judgment and Decision Making
Instructing
Monitoring
Persuasion
Service Orientation
Time Management
Active Learning
Learning Strategies
Management of Personnel Resources
Mathematics
Negotiation
Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation
Technology Skills
Data base user interface and query software
Medical software
Spreadsheet software
Accounting software
Word processing software
Internet browser software
Calendar and scheduling software
Tools
Eye charts or vision cards
Ophthalmic eye test lenses
Opticians tools
Ophthalmic lens holder
Eye occluders
Ophthalmic instrument table accessories
Ophthalmic prisms
Ophthalmic retinoscope accessories
Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets
Ophthalmic lensometers
Blood pressure cuff kits
Ophthalmic surgical knives or blades
Color perception testing lanterns
Lens measuring equipment
Depth perception apparatus
Medical acoustic stethoscopes
Fundus cameras
Ophthalmic retinoscopes
Thickness measuring devices
Ophthalmic lachrymal probes
Ophthalmic irrigation or aspiration supplies
Loupes
Ophthalmic slit lamps
Keratometers
Photo attachments for microscopes
Binocular vision test sets
Scleral shells
Ophthalmic tonometers
Phoropter units
Corneal topographers
Notebook computers
Desktop computers
Personal computers
Ophthalmic transilluminators