Modeled career paths · Optometry

Where does a Optometric Technician go next?

What employers are asking a Optometric Technician for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Optician+234% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
100% of modeled moves out of Optometric Technician go here
progression80% of modeled exits move upward from there
Management path
Optometrist+464% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Optician. 60% joint modeled share
Needs a Doctor of Optometry and state licensure.
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Hearing Aid Specialist+147% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Optician. 20% joint modeled share
pivot60% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Radiation Therapist+197% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Optician. 20% joint modeled share
pivot88% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.