In large retail optical stores, Dispensing Opticians may advance to management positions. Still others enter the wholesale optical industry of lenses, frames, optical instruments, or tools. For other career development options, opticians can improve their sales and management skills through college coursework or cross-train into laboratory technology. Some Dispensing Opticians manage retail optical stores or open their own stores. THE JOB Jobseekers should apply directly to retail optical stores, and eye clinics and register with the nearest California Employment Development Department Job Service office.
Employers often hire referrals from their own employees.
They also list openings with opticianry schools and in newspaper want ads and trade journals. Successful jobseekers use all of these job-lead resources and also network through friends and professional association members. The purpose of this occupational guide is to provide you with useful information to help you make career decisions.