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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Opticianry & Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to adapt and fit corrective eyewear, including eyeglasses and contact lenses, as prescribed by ophthalmologists or optometrists; to assist patients in selecting appropriate frames; and to prepare work orders for ophthalmic laboratory technicians. Includes instruction in geometrical optics, ophthalmic optics, anatomy of the eye, optical instrumentation, use and maintenance of adjustment and cleaning tools, prescription interpretation, contact lens adaptation and fitting, prosthesis fitting, facial and eye measuring, pathology identification, record-keeping, and patient and business administrative tasks.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with inserting, removing, and caring for contact lenses. 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.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $37,706
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.8%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,996/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,769/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,605/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,605/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,221/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $6,259/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $37,706

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($78,593) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($33,670).

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $33,670
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $24,090
Huntsville, AL $27,550
Mobile, AL $28,630
Montgomery, AL $31,200
Tuscaloosa, AL $26,900
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,890
$28,990
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Jonesboro, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($35,900).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $35,180
Jonesboro, AR $35,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $32,020
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,850
$33,988
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($41,730).

Prescott, AZ $41,730
Tucson, AZ $39,260
$40,495
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($55,010).

Chico, CA $34,050
Fresno, CA $50,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $48,980
Modesto, CA $35,290
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $41,830
Redding, CA $43,440
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $38,350
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $43,630
Salinas, CA $43,110
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $49,070
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $55,010
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $51,320
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $45,470
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $48,870
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $50,380
Santa Rosa, CA $49,620
Stockton-Lodi, CA $43,880
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $41,320
Visalia-Porterville, CA $47,350
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $43,100
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,460
$44,576
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($43,390).

Colorado Springs, CO $35,650
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $43,390
Fort Collins, CO $36,740
Grand Junction, CO $37,080
Pueblo, CO $38,750
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $35,140
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,890
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $40,270
$37,989
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($71,970).

Danbury, CT $66,890
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $59,670
New Haven, CT $54,490
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $71,970
$63,255
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($56,230).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $42,260
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $40,420
Gainesville, FL $42,350
Jacksonville, FL $34,890
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $42,780
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $29,660
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $56,230
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $50,950
Ocala, FL $50,390
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $53,390
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $50,380
Panama City, FL $39,510
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $43,990
Port St. Lucie, FL $54,500
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $36,680
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $43,500
$44,493
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Gainesville, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($42,480).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $37,240
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $38,160
Dalton, GA $33,620
Gainesville, GA $42,480
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,550
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,670
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,700
$36,489
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($38,490).

Urban Honolulu, HI $38,490
$38,490
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($38,510).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $36,460
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $32,400
Dubuque, IA $36,050
Iowa City, IA $33,330
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $38,510
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $36,740
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,500
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,830
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,650
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $34,600
$34,307
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($32,550).

Idaho Falls, ID $30,370
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $30,130
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $32,550
$31,017
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($38,560).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $31,930
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $35,370
Danville, IL $34,820
Kankakee, IL $31,630
Peoria, IL $37,390
Rockford, IL $31,410
Springfield, IL $38,560
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $30,320
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $29,150
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $31,820
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $31,360
$33,069
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($35,580).

Columbus, IN $30,450
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $30,210
Evansville, IN-KY $29,280
Fort Wayne, IN $30,610
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $31,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $35,580
Muncie, IN $30,190
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $33,360
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $33,900
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $28,780
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $30,660
$31,334
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($31,810).

Wichita, KS $28,940
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $31,810
$30,375
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($39,460).

Lexington-Fayette, KY $38,460
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $31,460
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,200
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,840
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,460
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,260
$36,447
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Houma-Thibodaux, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($32,240).

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $32,240
Lafayette, LA $30,270
Monroe, LA $30,890
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $32,110
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $28,140
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,070
$30,620
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($56,500).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $46,740
New Bedford, MA $55,320
Springfield, MA-CT $52,030
Worcester, MA-CT $56,500
$52,648
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($36,930).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $35,950
Salisbury, MD-DE $36,930
$36,440
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($50,810).

Portland-South Portland, ME $50,810
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,310
$47,560
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($37,090).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $37,090
Flint, MI $33,730
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $36,200
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $35,500
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $34,820
Muskegon, MI $35,420
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $32,810
Saginaw, MI $35,890
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $30,890
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $27,970
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,880
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $33,110
$33,776
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($41,140).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $40,030
Rochester, MN $38,240
St. Cloud, MN $36,340
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $41,140
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,500
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $35,330
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,220
$37,829
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

North Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($33,770).

St. Louis, MO-IL $33,030
Springfield, MO $30,490
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $31,330
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,770
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,680
$31,660
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($33,640).

Jackson, MS $30,100
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,310
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,930
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,640
$30,745
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($37,820).

Great Falls, MT $32,120
Missoula, MT $34,570
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,680
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,820
$35,048
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($56,250).

Burlington, NC $44,800
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $44,770
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $46,320
Fayetteville, NC $45,420
Greensboro-High Point, NC $38,700
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $37,110
Jacksonville, NC $45,910
New Bern, NC $39,440
Raleigh, NC $56,250
Rocky Mount, NC $38,190
Winston-Salem, NC $33,640
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,710
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,880
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,810
$40,996
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($38,240).

Fargo, ND-MN $38,240
Grand Forks, ND-MN $30,790
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,430
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,620
$36,020
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($34,220).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $31,350
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $34,220
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $33,830
$33,133
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($47,530).

Manchester, NH $47,530
Portsmouth, NH-ME $46,010
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,100
$43,880
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($83,050).

Ocean City, NJ $75,610
Trenton, NJ $83,050
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,120
$78,593
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($32,030).

Las Cruces, NM $31,990
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $32,030
$32,010
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($46,790).

Reno, NV $46,790
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $36,790
$41,790
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($63,470).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $48,440
Glens Falls, NY $50,370
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $58,760
Rochester, NY $53,680
Syracuse, NY $53,640
Utica-Rome, NY $63,470
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $56,250
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $39,420
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $50,490
$52,724
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($47,160).

Canton-Massillon, OH $37,890
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $44,370
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $47,160
Columbus, OH $41,880
Dayton, OH $43,730
Mansfield, OH $43,470
Toledo, OH $44,650
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $37,250
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,160
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $38,530
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,780
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,220
$42,341
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($30,350).

Tulsa, OK $30,080
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $29,680
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $30,350
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $27,750
$29,465
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($51,370).

Corvallis, OR $37,170
Eugene, OR $38,900
Medford, OR $37,900
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $51,370
Salem, OR $35,750
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $32,330
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $33,990
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $35,800
$37,901
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($43,070).

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $33,380
East Stroudsburg, PA $34,590
Erie, PA $30,040
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $32,370
Johnstown, PA $30,440
Lancaster, PA $38,000
Lebanon, PA $35,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $43,070
Pittsburgh, PA $34,450
Reading, PA $30,220
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $29,710
State College, PA $34,830
York-Hanover, PA $34,530
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $28,260
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $31,900
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $29,270
$33,159
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Ponce, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($24,730).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,710
Mayaguez, PR $18,210
Ponce, PR $24,730
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,380
$20,258
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($45,330).

Columbia, SC $31,390
Florence, SC $25,240
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,330
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $37,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $37,710
Spartanburg, SC $41,750
$36,468
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($34,760).

Sioux Falls, SD $34,760
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $32,890
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $31,380
$33,010
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($44,920).

Clarksville, TN-KY $32,040
Jackson, TN $33,530
Johnson City, TN $39,920
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $44,920
Knoxville, TN $44,600
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $35,600
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $42,870
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,150
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,610
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,500
$38,174
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($40,190).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $37,970
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $29,810
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $24,810
College Station-Bryan, TX $40,190
Corpus Christi, TX $28,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $38,060
El Paso, TX $29,530
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $38,090
Killeen-Temple, TX $29,150
Laredo, TX $27,020
Longview, TX $29,330
Lubbock, TX $31,730
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $31,890
Midland, TX $37,320
Odessa, TX $37,830
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $31,010
Texarkana, TX-AR $33,210
Tyler, TX $27,000
Victoria, TX $28,650
Waco, TX $27,770
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,800
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $31,770
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,910
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,000
$31,795
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

St. George, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($36,560).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $24,850
Provo-Orem, UT $31,610
St. George, UT $36,560
Salt Lake City, UT $29,120
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $29,560
$30,340
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($46,860).

Harrisonburg, VA $46,860
Lynchburg, VA $35,020
Richmond, VA $42,440
Roanoke, VA $44,480
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $46,340
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,120
$42,877
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($39,970).

Eau Claire, WI $31,660
Green Bay, WI $29,340
Janesville-Beloit, WI $32,800
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $29,610
Madison, WI $38,900
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $39,970
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $35,380
Wausau, WI $33,820
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,690
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $37,070
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,940
$34,289
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($37,830).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $37,830
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,880
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,530
$34,080
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($34,300).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,960
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $34,300
$32,630

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $37,706

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is New Jersey ($78,593) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Associate's)

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($33,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $33,670
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $24,090
Huntsville, AL $27,550
Mobile, AL $28,630
Montgomery, AL $31,200
Tuscaloosa, AL $26,900
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,890
$28,990
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Associate's)

Jonesboro, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($35,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $35,180
Jonesboro, AR $35,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $32,020
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,850
$33,988
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Associate's)

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($41,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Prescott, AZ $41,730
Tucson, AZ $39,260
$40,495
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Associate's)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($55,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $34,050
Fresno, CA $50,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $48,980
Modesto, CA $35,290
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $41,830
Redding, CA $43,440
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $38,350
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $43,630
Salinas, CA $43,110
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $49,070
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $55,010
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $51,320
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $45,470
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $48,870
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $50,380
Santa Rosa, CA $49,620
Stockton-Lodi, CA $43,880
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $41,320
Visalia-Porterville, CA $47,350
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $43,100
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,460
$44,576
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Associate's)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($43,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $35,650
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $43,390
Fort Collins, CO $36,740
Grand Junction, CO $37,080
Pueblo, CO $38,750
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $35,140
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,890
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $40,270
$37,989
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Associate's)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($71,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $66,890
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $59,670
New Haven, CT $54,490
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $71,970
$63,255
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Associate's)

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($56,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $42,260
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $40,420
Gainesville, FL $42,350
Jacksonville, FL $34,890
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $42,780
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $29,660
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $56,230
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $50,950
Ocala, FL $50,390
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $53,390
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $50,380
Panama City, FL $39,510
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $43,990
Port St. Lucie, FL $54,500
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $36,680
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $43,500
$44,493
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Associate's)

Gainesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($42,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $37,240
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $38,160
Dalton, GA $33,620
Gainesville, GA $42,480
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,550
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,670
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,700
$36,489
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Associate's)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($38,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $38,490
$38,490
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Associate's)

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($38,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $36,460
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $32,400
Dubuque, IA $36,050
Iowa City, IA $33,330
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $38,510
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $36,740
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,500
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,830
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,650
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $34,600
$34,307
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Associate's)

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($32,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Idaho Falls, ID $30,370
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $30,130
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $32,550
$31,017
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Associate's)

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($38,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $31,930
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $35,370
Danville, IL $34,820
Kankakee, IL $31,630
Peoria, IL $37,390
Rockford, IL $31,410
Springfield, IL $38,560
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $30,320
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $29,150
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $31,820
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $31,360
$33,069
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Associate's)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($35,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $30,450
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $30,210
Evansville, IN-KY $29,280
Fort Wayne, IN $30,610
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $31,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $35,580
Muncie, IN $30,190
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $33,360
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $33,900
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $28,780
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $30,660
$31,334
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Associate's)

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($31,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS $28,940
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $31,810
$30,375
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Associate's)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($39,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $38,460
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $31,460
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,200
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,840
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,460
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,260
$36,447
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Associate's)

Houma-Thibodaux, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($32,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $32,240
Lafayette, LA $30,270
Monroe, LA $30,890
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $32,110
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $28,140
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,070
$30,620
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Associate's)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($56,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $46,740
New Bedford, MA $55,320
Springfield, MA-CT $52,030
Worcester, MA-CT $56,500
$52,648
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Associate's)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($36,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $35,950
Salisbury, MD-DE $36,930
$36,440
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Associate's)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($50,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $50,810
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,310
$47,560
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Associate's)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($37,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $37,090
Flint, MI $33,730
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $36,200
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $35,500
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $34,820
Muskegon, MI $35,420
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $32,810
Saginaw, MI $35,890
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $30,890
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $27,970
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,880
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $33,110
$33,776
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Associate's)

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($41,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $40,030
Rochester, MN $38,240
St. Cloud, MN $36,340
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $41,140
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,500
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $35,330
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,220
$37,829
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Associate's)

North Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($33,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $33,030
Springfield, MO $30,490
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $31,330
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,770
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,680
$31,660
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Associate's)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($33,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $30,100
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,310
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,930
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,640
$30,745
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Associate's)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($37,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $32,120
Missoula, MT $34,570
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,680
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,820
$35,048
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Associate's)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($56,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $44,800
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $44,770
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $46,320
Fayetteville, NC $45,420
Greensboro-High Point, NC $38,700
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $37,110
Jacksonville, NC $45,910
New Bern, NC $39,440
Raleigh, NC $56,250
Rocky Mount, NC $38,190
Winston-Salem, NC $33,640
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,710
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,880
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,810
$40,996
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Associate's)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($38,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $38,240
Grand Forks, ND-MN $30,790
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,430
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,620
$36,020
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Associate's)

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($34,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $31,350
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $34,220
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $33,830
$33,133
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Associate's)

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($47,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $47,530
Portsmouth, NH-ME $46,010
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,100
$43,880
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Associate's)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($83,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $75,610
Trenton, NJ $83,050
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,120
$78,593
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Associate's)

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($32,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $31,990
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $32,030
$32,010
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Associate's)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($46,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $46,790
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $36,790
$41,790
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Associate's)

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($63,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $48,440
Glens Falls, NY $50,370
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $58,760
Rochester, NY $53,680
Syracuse, NY $53,640
Utica-Rome, NY $63,470
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $56,250
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $39,420
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $50,490
$52,724
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Associate's)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($47,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $37,890
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $44,370
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $47,160
Columbus, OH $41,880
Dayton, OH $43,730
Mansfield, OH $43,470
Toledo, OH $44,650
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $37,250
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,160
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $38,530
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,780
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,220
$42,341
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Associate's)

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($30,350) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $30,080
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $29,680
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $30,350
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $27,750
$29,465
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Associate's)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($51,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $37,170
Eugene, OR $38,900
Medford, OR $37,900
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $51,370
Salem, OR $35,750
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $32,330
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $33,990
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $35,800
$37,901
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Associate's)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($43,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $33,380
East Stroudsburg, PA $34,590
Erie, PA $30,040
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $32,370
Johnstown, PA $30,440
Lancaster, PA $38,000
Lebanon, PA $35,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $43,070
Pittsburgh, PA $34,450
Reading, PA $30,220
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $29,710
State College, PA $34,830
York-Hanover, PA $34,530
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $28,260
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $31,900
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $29,270
$33,159
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Associate's)

Ponce, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($24,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,710
Mayaguez, PR $18,210
Ponce, PR $24,730
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,380
$20,258
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Associate's)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($45,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $31,390
Florence, SC $25,240
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,330
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $37,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $37,710
Spartanburg, SC $41,750
$36,468
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Associate's)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($34,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $34,760
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $32,890
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $31,380
$33,010
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Associate's)

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($44,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $32,040
Jackson, TN $33,530
Johnson City, TN $39,920
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $44,920
Knoxville, TN $44,600
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $35,600
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $42,870
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,150
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,610
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,500
$38,174
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Associate's)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($40,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $37,970
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $29,810
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $24,810
College Station-Bryan, TX $40,190
Corpus Christi, TX $28,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $38,060
El Paso, TX $29,530
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $38,090
Killeen-Temple, TX $29,150
Laredo, TX $27,020
Longview, TX $29,330
Lubbock, TX $31,730
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $31,890
Midland, TX $37,320
Odessa, TX $37,830
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $31,010
Texarkana, TX-AR $33,210
Tyler, TX $27,000
Victoria, TX $28,650
Waco, TX $27,770
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,800
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $31,770
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,910
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,000
$31,795
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Associate's)

St. George, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($36,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $24,850
Provo-Orem, UT $31,610
St. George, UT $36,560
Salt Lake City, UT $29,120
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $29,560
$30,340
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Associate's)

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($46,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $46,860
Lynchburg, VA $35,020
Richmond, VA $42,440
Roanoke, VA $44,480
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $46,340
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,120
$42,877
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Associate's)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($39,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $31,660
Green Bay, WI $29,340
Janesville-Beloit, WI $32,800
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $29,610
Madison, WI $38,900
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $39,970
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $35,380
Wausau, WI $33,820
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,690
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $37,070
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,940
$34,289
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Associate's)

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($37,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $37,830
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,880
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,530
$34,080
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Associate's)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($34,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,960
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $34,300
$32,630

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $37,706. 

  Opticians, Dispensing

Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with inserting, removing, and caring for contact lenses. 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. Includes contact lens opticians.

Salary Ratio: 1.58    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Certified Optician
  • Contact Lens Fitter
  • Contact Lens Technician
  • Dispensing and Measuring Optician
  • Dispensing Optician
  • Eyeglass Fitter
  • Licensed Dispensing Optician (LDO)
  • Licensed Optical Dispenser
  • Licensed Optician
  • Ophthalmic Dispenser
  • Optical Dispenser
  • Optical Technician
  • Optician
  • Optometric Technician
  • US Salary Median: $39,710
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,768 per year (or $9,995 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $11,536 to earn an associate's (or $19,990 if you're out-of-state).

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