60 likes | 194 Views
Optometrist. By: Joel Turner. Job Description. Eye Doctors Diagnose problems Test for diseases Refer to specialists No surgery Care. Job Growth. 24% growth from 2008 to 2018 Specializing Group practices Increasing population Citation:
E N D
Optometrist By: Joel Turner
Job Description • Eye Doctors • Diagnose problems • Test for diseases • Refer to specialists • No surgery • Care
Job Growth • 24% growth from 2008 to 2018 • Specializing • Group practices • Increasing population Citation: "Optometrists." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. <http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos073.htm>.
Salary • Average $104,000 • Can get from $90,000-$150,000 • Citation: "Optometrists." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. <http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos073.htm>.
Education • 4 yrs. at Optometry school • 3 yrs. of preoptometric training • Doctor of Optometry degree • OAT test
Why you would want to be an optometrist • Pays well • Helps people • Works with others • Self Employment