Hourly Rate for Optician, Dispensing Jobs

Updated: 3 Feb 2012

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	National Hourly Rate Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$9	$18	$27
Hourly Rate	$9.47 - $17.38
Overtime	$11.10 - $25.07

	National Annualized Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$18K	$36K	$54K
Bonus	$1.93 - $2,315
Commission	$979 - $7,248
Profit Sharing	n/a	Not enough data
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$20,623 - $39,486
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 3 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 129

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Job Listings for Optician, Dispensing Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 23	Dispensing Optician(Job Number: 064141)	Kaiser Permanente	Maryland
	Float optician within DC/SM and available Saturday hours... Basic Qualifications: • 2 years of experience as a dispensing optician . • 1 year of hand-on... Indeed
Jan 21	Dispensing Optician	Express Employment Professionals	Mandeville, Louisiana
	Local Opthamology facility seeking Csutomer Service/Sales reps to become part of the team. Responsibilities will include the following: --evaluate prescriptions... Indeed
Jan 25	Optometry - Dispensing Optician Jobs - Borders	Flame Health	Indiana
	Optician Jobs - Borders Flame Health’s Optometry division are looking to recruit a dispensing optician to... Optometry Dispensing-Optician Boarders North-Scotland... Indeed
Jan 25	Dispensing Optician	Kaiser Permanente	Maryland
	Float optician within DC/SM and available Saturday hours.Basic Qualifications:- 2 years of experience as a dispensing optician .- 1 year of hand-on experience... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Optician, Dispensing Jobs

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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc	Not enough data

Popular Industries

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Optometry / Eye Care Practice	$9.80 - $18.42
Eye Care	$9.80 - $18.42
Ophthalmology	$10.48 - $19.26
Retail	$9.97 - $19.22
Medical Services	$10.50 - $19.40

Key Statistics for Optician, Dispensing Jobs

Gender

	Female 79%			Male 21%
Hourly Rate:	$10.17 - $15.18			$10.14 - $16.38

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

32%

5-9 years

26%

10-19 years

28%

20 years or more

12%

Top Degrees

Hourly Rate


Bachelor's Degree	$9.31 - $17.23

Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 45%		Dental: 33%
	Vision: 37%		None: 33%

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Career Path for Optician, Dispensing Jobs

Common Past Jobs

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Optician, Dispensing

Salary Range

$20,623 - $39,486

	Optician $19,723 - $45,247
	Dispensing Optician $20,887 - $48,967

Common Past Jobs

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Optician, Dispensing

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$20,623 - $39,486

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1. Houston, Texas

2. Chicago, Illinois

3. Baltimore, Maryland

4. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

5. Austin, Texas

6. Grand Rapids, Michigan

7. Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Optician, Dispensing Jobs

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