Ophthalmic Technicians
Median Salary: $28,000 |
Bringing in a median annual pay of $28,000 nationally in 2010, ophthalmic technicians are an essential part of growing economies across the U.S.. If you break that annual pay down, ophthalmic technicians took home $13.50 an hour that year. Location can play a big role in how much you get paid, but it's nothing compared to how much incomes differ because of education and experience, which means solid training is absolutely critical.
As reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2010 an approximate 27,880 were employed as ophthalmic technicians nationally. The most successful ophthalmic technicians regularly tend to be realistic and conventional. If you are intending to move up in this field, it's essential to have the right mix of attributes and solid training.
| Individuals intending to move up in this occupation should be skilled in: - Far Vision
- Deductive Reasoning
- Speech Clarity
- Reaction Time
- Category Flexibility
| A few personal attributes can be helpful for ophthalmic technicians, such as: - Attention to Detail
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Analytical Thinking
| Ophthalmic technicians looking to progress need solid training in: - Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
|
Regularly called on to perform making decisions and solving problems, organizing, planning, and prioritizing work, and processing information, ophthalmic technicians need special training to flourish in their field. Read on for more info about ophthalmic technicians in metro areas nationally. See about everything from incomes to job density.
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Alabama
| Birmingham |
90 |
$22,600 |
$10.80 |
$28,800 |
$13.90 |
-11.9% |
| Huntsville |
40 |
$23,900 |
$11.50 |
$28,200 |
$13.50 |
-2.7% |
Arizona
| Phoenix |
530 |
$30,000 |
$14.40 |
$38,800 |
$18.70 |
42.9% |
| Tucson |
80 |
$35,400 |
$17.00 |
$42,200 |
$20.30 |
9.6% |
Arkansas
| Fort Smith |
NA |
$24,100 |
$11.60 |
$28,300 |
$13.60 |
NA |
California
| Los Angeles (Area) |
740 |
$22,300 |
$10.70 |
$29,400 |
$14.10 |
-34.7% |
| Modesto |
NA |
$25,300 |
$12.10 |
$33,100 |
$15.90 |
NA |
| Oakland |
130 |
$32,000 |
$15.40 |
$40,900 |
$19.70 |
-36.1% |
| Riverside |
NA |
$32,200 |
$15.50 |
$35,900 |
$17.30 |
NA |
| San Diego |
NA |
$30,300 |
$14.60 |
$34,600 |
$16.60 |
NA |
| San Francisco (Area) |
190 |
$32,200 |
$15.50 |
$37,900 |
$18.20 |
-54.3% |
| San Francisco (City) |
60 |
$32,600 |
$15.70 |
$36,400 |
$17.50 |
-72.6% |
| San Jose |
NA |
$19,600 |
$9.40 |
$28,800 |
$13.80 |
NA |
Colorado
| Boulder |
100 |
$41,800 |
$20.10 |
$51,900 |
$25.00 |
185.8% |
| Denver |
610 |
$36,800 |
$17.70 |
$45,500 |
$21.90 |
135.2% |
| Grand Junction |
30 |
$40,300 |
$19.40 |
$45,400 |
$21.80 |
147.5% |
Connecticut
| Bridgeport |
90 |
$40,000 |
$19.20 |
$54,400 |
$26.10 |
-2.3% |
| Hartford |
NA |
$34,300 |
$16.50 |
$38,300 |
$18.40 |
NA |
| New Haven |
NA |
$31,300 |
$15.10 |
$38,300 |
$18.40 |
NA |
District of Columbia
| Washington (Area) |
310 |
$34,200 |
$16.40 |
$38,800 |
$18.60 |
-50.2% |
Florida
| Cape Coral |
90 |
$30,800 |
$14.80 |
$37,000 |
$17.80 |
101.8% |
| Deltona |
60 |
$29,900 |
$14.40 |
$32,300 |
$15.50 |
87.2% |
| Jacksonville |
340 |
$40,200 |
$19.30 |
$45,700 |
$22.00 |
174.4% |
| Lakeland |
50 |
$24,600 |
$11.80 |
$40,800 |
$19.60 |
27.4% |
| Miami (Area) |
930 |
$28,700 |
$13.80 |
$33,600 |
$16.20 |
98.6% |
| Naples |
60 |
$23,600 |
$11.40 |
$25,600 |
$12.30 |
147.5% |
| Ocala |
40 |
$24,900 |
$12.00 |
$29,000 |
$13.90 |
105.9% |
| Orlando |
NA |
$28,200 |
$13.60 |
$35,900 |
$17.30 |
NA |
| Palm Bay |
40 |
$28,000 |
$13.50 |
$31,600 |
$15.20 |
-4.1% |
| Pensacola |
30 |
$28,800 |
$13.90 |
$31,300 |
$15.10 |
-5.5% |
| Tallahassee |
NA |
$22,600 |
$10.90 |
$35,400 |
$17.00 |
NA |
| Tampa |
1,080 |
$25,700 |
$12.40 |
$32,000 |
$15.40 |
353.4% |
Georgia
| Atlanta |
1,020 |
$26,200 |
$12.60 |
$32,700 |
$15.70 |
111% |
| Augusta |
40 |
$26,700 |
$12.90 |
$30,100 |
$14.50 |
-6.4% |
| Columbus |
NA |
$25,300 |
$12.20 |
$30,000 |
$14.40 |
NA |
Hawaii
| Honolulu |
110 |
$24,400 |
$11.80 |
$31,400 |
$15.10 |
20.5% |
Illinois
| Chicago (Area) |
790 |
$33,200 |
$16.00 |
$39,800 |
$19.10 |
-13.2% |
Indiana
| Evansville |
70 |
$27,100 |
$13.00 |
$31,800 |
$15.30 |
103.2% |
| Fort Wayne |
80 |
$22,100 |
$10.70 |
$27,900 |
$13.40 |
80.4% |
| Indianapolis |
40 |
$33,000 |
$15.90 |
$36,400 |
$17.50 |
-77.2% |
Iowa
| Des Moines |
NA |
$26,200 |
$12.60 |
$30,900 |
$14.80 |
NA |
| Iowa City |
NA |
$31,500 |
$15.20 |
$35,500 |
$17.10 |
NA |
Kansas
| Topeka |
NA |
$24,100 |
$11.60 |
$30,400 |
$14.60 |
NA |
| Wichita |
70 |
$29,300 |
$14.10 |
$34,800 |
$16.70 |
20.1% |
Kentucky
| Elizabethtown |
40 |
$21,700 |
$10.40 |
$23,400 |
$11.20 |
282.2% |
| Louisville |
50 |
$30,100 |
$14.50 |
$35,500 |
$17.10 |
-63.5% |
Louisiana
| Baton Rouge |
110 |
$24,800 |
$11.90 |
$28,500 |
$13.70 |
39.3% |
| Houma |
NA |
$26,800 |
$12.90 |
$31,000 |
$14.90 |
NA |
| New Orleans |
150 |
$25,400 |
$12.20 |
$33,200 |
$16.00 |
39.7% |
Maryland
| Baltimore |
270 |
$30,500 |
$14.70 |
$37,500 |
$18.00 |
-1.8% |
Massachusetts
| Boston (Area) |
300 |
$34,000 |
$16.40 |
$41,400 |
$19.90 |
-42.5% |
| Springfield |
150 |
$32,100 |
$15.40 |
$41,200 |
$19.80 |
146.6% |
Michigan
| Detroit (Area) |
160 |
$32,700 |
$15.70 |
$51,100 |
$24.60 |
-56.6% |
| Grand Rapids |
110 |
$33,400 |
$16.10 |
$47,300 |
$22.70 |
44.3% |
Minnesota
| Minneapolis |
640 |
$31,900 |
$15.30 |
$39,700 |
$19.10 |
75.3% |
| St. Cloud |
170 |
$25,000 |
$12.00 |
$29,100 |
$14.00 |
742% |
Mississippi
| Jackson |
NA |
$24,500 |
$11.80 |
$28,900 |
$13.90 |
NA |
| Pascagoula |
40 |
$24,000 |
$11.60 |
$29,300 |
$14.10 |
203.7% |
Missouri
| Kansas City |
340 |
$27,900 |
$13.40 |
$35,000 |
$16.80 |
64.8% |
| Springfield |
90 |
$21,200 |
$10.20 |
$28,600 |
$13.80 |
114.6% |
| St. Louis |
180 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
-36.5% |
Nebraska
| Lincoln |
30 |
$27,100 |
$13.00 |
$32,300 |
$15.50 |
-6.8% |
| Omaha |
180 |
$24,300 |
$11.70 |
$30,100 |
$14.50 |
84.9% |
Nevada
| Las Vegas |
NA |
$27,800 |
$13.40 |
$32,600 |
$15.70 |
NA |
| Reno |
NA |
$28,800 |
$13.80 |
$32,900 |
$15.80 |
NA |
New Hampshire
| Manchester |
NA |
$25,700 |
$12.30 |
$30,100 |
$14.50 |
NA |
New Jersey
| Trenton |
NA |
$29,400 |
$14.10 |
$32,700 |
$15.70 |
NA |
New Mexico
| Albuquerque |
140 |
$35,200 |
$16.90 |
$40,500 |
$19.50 |
68.9% |
New York
| Albany |
180 |
$40,100 |
$19.30 |
$43,900 |
$21.10 |
98.6% |
| Buffalo |
NA |
$24,100 |
$11.60 |
$29,200 |
$14.10 |
NA |
| New York (Area) |
1,330 |
$30,500 |
$14.70 |
$37,300 |
$17.90 |
-25.1% |
| Poughkeepsie |
NA |
$37,400 |
$18.00 |
$43,100 |
$20.70 |
NA |
| Rochester |
300 |
$33,300 |
$16.00 |
$39,000 |
$18.80 |
180.4% |
| Syracuse |
130 |
$22,900 |
$11.00 |
$30,700 |
$14.80 |
101.4% |
| Utica |
NA |
$37,100 |
$17.80 |
$39,500 |
$19.00 |
NA |
North Carolina
| Charlotte |
180 |
$28,200 |
$13.50 |
$33,200 |
$16.00 |
-0.9% |
Ohio
| Cincinnati |
190 |
$30,800 |
$14.80 |
$39,800 |
$19.20 |
-9.1% |
| Cleveland |
120 |
$30,700 |
$14.70 |
$39,100 |
$18.80 |
-43.8% |
| Columbus |
220 |
$25,100 |
$12.10 |
$29,700 |
$14.30 |
14.6% |
| Dayton |
NA |
$23,400 |
$11.30 |
$29,400 |
$14.10 |
NA |
| Toledo |
40 |
$27,500 |
$13.20 |
$42,200 |
$20.30 |
-29.2% |
| Youngstown |
NA |
$26,100 |
$12.50 |
$33,300 |
$16.00 |
NA |
Oklahoma
| Oklahoma City |
120 |
$20,300 |
$9.80 |
$24,300 |
$11.70 |
-2.3% |
| Tulsa |
130 |
$22,800 |
$11.00 |
$26,400 |
$12.70 |
42.5% |
Oregon
| Portland |
230 |
$33,200 |
$16.00 |
$37,300 |
$17.90 |
10.5% |
Pennsylvania
| Allentown |
80 |
$28,400 |
$13.70 |
$34,300 |
$16.50 |
6.4% |
| Altoona |
60 |
$27,600 |
$13.30 |
$32,500 |
$15.60 |
411.4% |
| Harrisburg |
NA |
$29,800 |
$14.40 |
$32,800 |
$15.80 |
NA |
| Lancaster |
NA |
$25,300 |
$12.10 |
$31,000 |
$14.90 |
NA |
| Philadelphia (Area) |
410 |
$30,000 |
$14.40 |
$36,800 |
$17.70 |
-27.9% |
| Pittsburgh |
NA |
$30,700 |
$14.70 |
$34,200 |
$16.50 |
NA |
| State College |
NA |
$27,200 |
$13.10 |
$29,500 |
$14.20 |
NA |
| York |
100 |
$27,800 |
$13.40 |
$32,100 |
$15.40 |
173.5% |
Rhode Island
| Providence |
370 |
$27,400 |
$13.20 |
$34,200 |
$16.50 |
219.6% |
South Carolina
| Charleston |
50 |
$36,100 |
$17.30 |
$39,700 |
$19.10 |
-11.4% |
| Columbia |
80 |
$23,100 |
$11.10 |
$32,300 |
$15.50 |
11% |
| Greenville |
170 |
$31,300 |
$15.00 |
$35,800 |
$17.20 |
174% |
South Dakota
| Sioux Falls |
40 |
$27,700 |
$13.30 |
$30,100 |
$14.50 |
47.9% |
Tennessee
| Chattanooga |
60 |
$23,600 |
$11.40 |
$27,600 |
$13.30 |
34.7% |
| Clarksville |
40 |
$25,300 |
$12.20 |
$28,800 |
$13.90 |
120.1% |
| Jackson |
30 |
$19,700 |
$9.50 |
$23,900 |
$11.50 |
145.7% |
| Johnson City |
30 |
$20,500 |
$9.90 |
$24,900 |
$12.00 |
95.9% |
| Kingsport |
70 |
$25,300 |
$12.20 |
$29,600 |
$14.20 |
181.7% |
| Knoxville |
NA |
$21,600 |
$10.40 |
$23,200 |
$11.20 |
NA |
| Memphis |
130 |
$22,700 |
$10.90 |
$29,700 |
$14.30 |
3.7% |
| Nashville |
260 |
$20,300 |
$9.80 |
$24,300 |
$11.70 |
65.8% |
Texas
| Austin |
NA |
$26,700 |
$12.80 |
$32,100 |
$15.40 |
NA |
| Corpus Christi |
NA |
$23,300 |
$11.20 |
$25,200 |
$12.10 |
NA |
| Dallas (Area) |
1,070 |
$22,200 |
$10.70 |
$28,600 |
$13.70 |
72.6% |
| El Paso |
60 |
$28,300 |
$13.60 |
$35,700 |
$17.20 |
5.5% |
| Houston |
380 |
$28,200 |
$13.50 |
$35,900 |
$17.30 |
-30.6% |
| McAllen |
NA |
$18,600 |
$9.00 |
$23,200 |
$11.20 |
NA |
| San Antonio |
540 |
$20,500 |
$9.80 |
$25,000 |
$12.00 |
195.9% |
Utah
| Salt Lake City |
NA |
$26,400 |
$12.70 |
$30,100 |
$14.50 |
NA |
Virginia
| Richmond |
90 |
$29,000 |
$13.90 |
$35,700 |
$17.20 |
-32.9% |
| Virginia Beach |
350 |
$22,700 |
$10.90 |
$35,400 |
$17.00 |
126% |
Washington
| Bremerton |
60 |
$23,300 |
$11.20 |
$29,900 |
$14.40 |
266.7% |
| Seattle (Area) |
NA |
$40,400 |
$19.40 |
$44,200 |
$21.30 |
NA |
West Virginia
| Huntington |
30 |
$23,700 |
$11.40 |
$28,000 |
$13.50 |
34.2% |
| Parkersburg |
60 |
$25,700 |
$12.30 |
$29,900 |
$14.40 |
327.9% |
Wisconsin
| Green Bay |
110 |
$32,900 |
$15.80 |
$36,400 |
$17.50 |
208.2% |
| Madison |
40 |
$30,400 |
$14.60 |
$37,800 |
$18.20 |
-42% |
| Milwaukee |
180 |
$28,000 |
$13.50 |
$36,600 |
$17.60 |
6.8% |