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Is an Online Optical Sciences Education Possible?

Yes! Penn Foster Career School is an accredited US institution offering programs to train individuals to become outstanding optical scientists, opticians, eye doctors, optics professionals, etc. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, at present there are 60,840 people employed as opticians, dispensing alone in America, and their average annual salary is $34,790. Therapists make on average $54,400 per year and there are about 13,440 of them employed today. Online schools like Penn Foster Career School have been proven to help successfully launch workers into this field.

• examining eyes
• testing assistants
• operating with surgeons
• operating with surgeon assistants
• maintaining labs
• assisting lab technicians
• maintaining accounts
• booking appointment receptionists
• marketing managers
• keeping lab areas clean

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