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Opticians earn a median hourly wage of $25.87. Hourly wages typically start from $15.46 and go up to $33.01. Opticians earn a median salary of $53,820 per year. Salaries typically start from $32,150 and go up to $68,660.
The remainder worked in physicians' offices, health care stores or outpatient care centers. As of 2011, the average hourly wage for optometrists came to $51.79, or $107,720 for a year of 40-hour weeks, according to the BLS. Annual wages ranged from $51,690 at the 10th percentile to $183,980 at the 90th percentile. The BLS expects jobs for optometrists to increase by 33 percent between 2010 and 2020 as the aging population has a greater need for eye care.