Optician
Back to Career ListingFit customers with eyeglasses or contact lenses, as prescribed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. Help clients select frames and order the lenses. May grind, polish, cut, edge or otherwise finish lenses and fit lenses into frames. Instruct clients on the use of contact lenses.
Outlook
Good
Wage
Low: $19.50
Medium: $25.00
High: $30.50
Training
• must attend an education program that is accredited by the National Association of Canadian Optician Regulators (NACOR)
• pass the exam(s) related to the dispensing of eyeglasses and/or the fitting of contact lenses.
Places of Employment
Optical retail outlets, optical dispensary firms, self employed.
Regulated
Yes
Regulated Occupation Name
Optician