Description
Diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.
Interests
- Investigative
- Realistic
- Social
Work Values
- Independence
- Working Conditions
- Relationships
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail
- Concern for Others
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Dependability
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Examine patients with problems related to ocular motility, binocular vision, amblyopia, or strabismus.
- Evaluate, diagnose, or treat disorders of the visual system with an emphasis on binocular vision or abnormal eye movements.
- Provide instructions to patients or family members concerning diagnoses or treatment plans.
- Perform diagnostic tests or measurements, such as motor testing, visual acuity testing, lensometry, retinoscopy, and color vision testing.
- Provide nonsurgical interventions, including corrective lenses, patches, drops, fusion exercises, or stereograms, to treat conditions such as strabismus, heterophoria, and convergence insufficiency.
Work Activities
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Assisting and Caring for Others
- Getting Information
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Detailed Work Activities
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
T-A-S-K
Technology Skills
- Word processing software
- Presentation software
- Medical software
- Spreadsheet software
- Electronic mail software
Abilities
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
Skills
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Social Perceptiveness
- Reading Comprehension
Knowledge
- English Language
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Customer and Personal Service
- Education and Training
- Psychology
Education
Most Common Education Level
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Income & Employability
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $59,073 |
| Median (50%) | $90,796 |
| High (90%) | $171,523 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | N/A |
| Mid Level | N/A |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 40,400 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 41,500 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 3%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 3%
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