Optometrist

Duties and responsibilities

Optometrist treat vision problems and the way they treat it is by diagnosing it and then prescribing the patient with correct eyeglasses or contact lenses. They also provide therapy for vision. Some optometrist specialize in industrial vision safety, treatment of vision related learning disabilities, and environmental vision care.

Average salary: $78,000

Educational requirements

Students that are interested in becoming an optometrist should take the most challenging high school courses either in AP or IB in the class’s math, science, and English. Before becoming and optometry it’s required to at least have two years of pre-professional program.