Contact lens technician vs job trainer

The differences between contact lens technicians and job trainers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a contact lens technician, becoming a job trainer takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a job trainer has an average salary of $47,698, which is higher than the $29,708 average annual salary of a contact lens technician.

The top three skills for a contact lens technician include patients, customer service and appointment scheduling. The most important skills for a job trainer are work ethic, team work, and on-the-job training.

Contact lens technician vs job trainer overview

	Contact Lens Technician	Job Trainer
Yearly salary	$29,708	$47,698
Hourly rate	$14.28	$22.93
Growth rate	2%	8%
Number of jobs	7,585	66,375
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	4

Contact lens technician vs job trainer salary

Contact lens technicians and job trainers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Contact Lens Technician	Job Trainer
Average salary	$29,708	$47,698
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $48,000	Between $31,000 And $71,000
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Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between contact lens technician and job trainer education

There are a few differences between a contact lens technician and a job trainer in terms of educational background:

	Contact Lens Technician	Job Trainer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Contact lens technician vs job trainer demographics

Here are the differences between contact lens technicians' and job trainers' demographics:

	Contact Lens Technician	Job Trainer
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 12.9% Female, 87.1%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% Asian, 9.3% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 5.9% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	12%

Differences between contact lens technician and job trainer duties and responsibilities

Contact lens technician example responsibilities.

Maintain coating quality using adhesion testing and spectrophotometers, and manage coating hues and reflectance adjustments.
Schedule appointments, insurance filing and pretest patients for exams using various instrumentation.
Greet patients and ensure accurate demographic and insurance information into their electronic chart following HiPPA compliance in a paperless practice.
Handle accounts receivable for Medicaid and Medicare processing and tracking paperwork.

Job trainer example responsibilities.

Lead numerous presentations at POA meetings that include managed care, resource utilization, and selling techniques.
Lead project management, curriculum writing and pilot facilitation in collaboration with advisory team.
Design and conduct training classes for both OJT's and production associates.
Create training materials such as job aids, presentations, eLearning modules, and facilitator guides.
Work with local adoption agencies to help newly adopt dogs form strong bonds with their new owners through private training sessions.
Utilize effective presentation and facilitation skills with creative training techniques.

Contact lens technician vs job trainer skills

Common contact lens technician skills

Patients, 41%
Customer Service, 7%
Appointment Scheduling, 5%
R, 4%
Front Desk, 3%
Eye Exams, 3%

Common job trainer skills

Work Ethic, 44%
Team Work, 12%
On-The-Job Training, 7%
Training Materials, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Employee Training, 6%