Orthoptists
General Information
Description
Diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.
Business Breakdown
People in this career work in these sectors.
- Self-employed69.32%
- Private, for profit20.91%
- Private, not for profit7.25%
- State and local government2.13%
Industry areas
- Health Science
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Salary
Salary Information
Median Salary This is the median, or the midpoint, of the salary range for this career.
$106,230
State-by-state Salary
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Education & Interests
Most Common Education Levels
People in this career achieve this level of education.
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Post baccalaureate 78%
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Bachelor's degree 7%
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First professional degree 7%
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Master's degree 3%
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Associate's degree 3%
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High school 0%
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Some college 0%
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Doctoral degree 0%
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Less than high school 0%
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Post-doctoral training 0%
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Post-master's certificate 0%
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Post-secondary certificate 0%
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PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:
- Investigative — You have an interest in studying and researching objects, organisms, and other things.
- Social — You have an interest in helping, teaching, advising, assisting or providing service to others.
- Realistic — You have an interest in physically working with equipment, materials or structures.
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Knowledge
- Education and Training
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Psychology
- Medicine and Dentistry
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