Dispensing Optician Hourly Rate

Updated: 31 May 2012
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$0$11$22$33
Hourly Rate$9.67 - $19.33  
   
Overtime$12.96 - $30.14  
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$0$22K$44K$66K
Bonus$0.00 - $2,300  
   
Commission$0.00 - $9,564  
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$20,370 - $43,007  
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Country: United States | Currency: USD | Updated: 31 May 2012 | Individuals Reporting: 168
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Hourly Rate

Optometry / Eye Care Practice$10.08 - $19.66
Eye Care$10.08 - $19.66
Ophthalmology$10.81 - $20.46
Retail$10.17 - $20.46
Medical Office$10.68 - $19.99

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Key Statistics for Dispensing Optician Salaries and Jobs

Gender
Female
84%
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Male
16%
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Hourly Rate:$11.24 - $16.25 $9.46 - $16.75
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
5%
1-4 years
28%
5-9 years
15%
10-19 years
30%
20 years or more
21%
Top Degrees

Hourly Rate

Bachelor's Degree$8.69 - $13.11
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 45% dental benefits Dental: 23%
vision benefits Vision: 42% employee benefits None: 35%

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Dispensing Optician

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$20,370 - $43,007
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Optician
$19,820 - $44,003
Retail Store Manager
$24,998 - $65,410
Small Business Owner / Operator
$24,607 - $178,565
 
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Dispensing Optician

Salary Range

$20,370 - $43,007
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Optician, Retail Store Manager
$28,686 - $58,883
Licensed Dispensing Optician
$27,180 - $54,230
Certified Optician
$22,953 - $45,062
 

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Dispensing Optician Job Description

People with the job title Dispensing Optician typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for optical laboratory containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames. Verify exactness of finished lens spectacles. Adjust frame and lens position to fit client. May shape or reshape frames.

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I was too good
Dispensing Optician - (City withheld for privacy), California, United States
I was fired from a job with a local Dr. after only 4 days because I was "too organized" and had "attention to Quality". He said that he didn't think I would work out with the other Optician (she was on vacation) because she was unorganized and he felt she would be threatened by me. She worked for him for 10 years. He gave me a check for $1001 dollars for the 4 days that I had worked. I had cleaned the office and organized everything and worked myself right out of a job.
Posted in I Was Fired on 25 Oct 2006
Always has been difficult to broch this subject.
Dispensing Optician - (City withheld for privacy), Vermont, United States
I have to say that the interview is a good place to start discussing pay scale. You need to know what is being offered and they need to know what you believe you are worth to their business. I have always been told to start high and sell yourself. I feel that I usually undersell myself and that is hard to judge. Look into what the pay scale is in that area and use that as a guideline. Otherwise you are going in blind.
Posted in Discussing Compensation on 8 Oct 2006
Raise time???
Dispensing Optician - (City withheld for privacy), California, United States
We all feel like we dont make enough, but sometimes we really dont. If you feel like its time for a raise... ask for alone time with your boss, sit them down and tell them your intentions. Be firm and positive in your approach, not whiny. Be realistic and pray hard. =)
Posted in Negotiating Higher Pay on 22 Aug 2006
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