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Dispensing Optician

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Dispensing opticians make up prescriptions for spectacle lenses, which they get from the optometrists or ophthalmologist who have tested a patient’s eyes. They also fit and adjust the spectacle frames to the patient's face.

The Work

You could be:

Pay

Pay rates vary, depending on:

Starting salaries for qualified dispensing opticians in private practice in the UK tend to be about £18,000 to £25,000 a year. With experience, and taking on a management role, this can rise to around £35,000.

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Getting In

You must be registered with the General Optical Council (GOC), first as a student, then as a professional, and there are two main entry routes.

Workforce Education Levels (UK)

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Job Outlook Scotland

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Job Outlook Scotland and UK

  Scotland
2024
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11 %
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2029
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  United Kingdom
2024
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1.6 %
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What Does it Take?

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You should have:

Training

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Contacts

The following organisations may be able to provide further information.

Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO)
Tel: 01227 733 905
E-mail: membership@abdo.org.uk
Website: http://www.abdo.org.uk/
Website (2): https://abdocollege.org.uk/
Twitter: @MembershipAbdo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABDOMembers/

Careers in Eyecare
Website: https://www.careersineyecare.org.uk/

General Optical Council
Tel: 020 7580 3898
E-mail: goc@optical.org
Website: http://www.optical.org/
Twitter: @GOC_UK

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