Vocational Programs for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
73K	$21.30	$44,290

The role of Ophthalmic Medical Technicians is to assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. May administer eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct the patient in care and use of corrective lenses. The average annual wage of the occupations is $44,290 and $21 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Ophthalmic Medical Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 73,390 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Ophthalmic Medical Technicians Career

The following 3 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Ophthalmic Medical Technicians.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Optometric Technician/Assistant	18	-	-	-	-
Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist	17	-	-	-	-
Orthoptics/Orthoptist	1	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

The following 34 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.