Optical Industry

The optical industry offers exciting job opportunities for people interested in getting involved in the health care profession. There are many possible jobs in the optical industry for people without a college degree. Working in an eye doctor’s office as a receptionist will require good customer service skills, familiarity with optical terminology, scheduling, filing and generally assisting the doctor. Working as an eyeglass sales associate in the optical industry will require you to assist customers in finding the eyeglass frames and lenses that are best for their needs as well as assisting with insurance paper work. You can also get a job in the optical industry as a lab associate which will require you to be technically adapt, work as a team with the other lab associates and operate heavy machinery to make the eyeglasses.

If you are interested in jobs that require an associate’s degree, you can become an optician which will require you to become familiar with measuring people for eyeglasses, checking eyeglasses to see if they were made properly, fitting the eyeglasses to the patient and repairing eyeglasses. You can also become an optical store manager in the lab or on the retail side which will generally require you to have your associate’s degree in optometry as well as having people management skills, experience with handling money, customer service skills and item inventory skills. Being a retail optical store manager also requires you to meet your store’s sales goals and for you to be able to comply with both your state’s optical laws as well as your company’s guidelines for a successful retail store.

If you are inspired to get your medical degree, you can also become a ophthalmologist where you would fit people for contacts and eyeglasses as well as perform optical surgery for different conditions.