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Opticians
- Median pay
- $47,260/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- 2.9%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Opticians career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
54 colleges · showing 1–25
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgecombe Community College Tarboro, NC · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Certificate | — | NC |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Certificate | $614 | GA |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI · 4-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $660 | MI |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $1,664 | NC |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Certificate | $3,345 | NC |
| Hillsborough College Tampa, FL · 4-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $3,861 | FL |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · 4-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $4,128 | FL |
| Triton College River Grove, IL · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $4,138 | IL |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst, NC · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Certificate | $4,157 | NC |
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH · 4-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Certificate | $4,266 | OH |
| Roane State Community College Harriman, TN · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $4,270 | TN |
| St Philip's College San Antonio, TX · 4-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $4,273 | TX |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Certificate | $4,337 | TX |
| Essex County College Newark, NJ · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $4,436 | NJ |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $4,608 | MS |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY · 4-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $5,127 | NY |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $5,168 | VA |
| Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Albuquerque, NM · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $5,181 | NM |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva, NC · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $5,207 | NC |
| Miami Dade College Miami, FL · 4-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $5,463 | FL |
| Stark State College North Canton, OH · 4-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Certificate | $5,986 | OH |
| Camden County College Blackwood, NJ · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $5,996 | NJ |
| Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro, GA · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Certificate | $6,542 | GA |
| College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV · 4-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $6,615 | NV |
| Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ · 2-yr Public | Optometry & Vision | Associate's | $6,778 | NJ |
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