Ophthalmic Opticians | Career profile | UCAS

Average Salary: £36,138
Jobs: 17,665

Daily Tasks

Carries out research with glass and lens manufacturers.
Refers patient to a specialist, where necessary.
Advises patient on proper use of glasses, contact lenses and other aids, and on appropriate lighting conditions for reading and working.
Prescribes, supplies and fits appropriate spectacle lenses, contact lenses and other aids.
Examines eyes and tests vision of patient, identifies problems, defects, injuries and ill health.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Optometry
Contact Lenses
Ophthalmology
Career Development
Clinical Governance

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Customer Service
Communications
Sales
Leadership
Training And Development

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

Qualification: FdSc
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: 112/120
Student satisfaction: 73%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 62%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 91%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £17k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 91%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Part-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: HND
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £18k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 69%

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 78%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 65%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £17k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 83%

Qualification: BSc
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £26k
UCAS Tariff: 32/56
Student satisfaction: 72%

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: 104/112
Student satisfaction: 74%

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: 96/112
Student satisfaction: 77%
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £24k
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: 68%

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 17 course options available

Qualification: BOpto (H)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £24k
UCAS Tariff: 136/136
Student satisfaction: 89%

Qualification: HNC
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 100%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 96/96
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: FdA
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 64/64
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: CertHE
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 104/104
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time including foundation year
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £28k
UCAS Tariff: 48/48
Student satisfaction: 95%

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: 77%
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: 74%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: HNC
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 48/48
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time with time abroad
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 94%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 120/120
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 94%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £17k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 76%

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