Contact lens technician vs technician

The differences between contact lens technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a contact lens technician and a technician. Additionally, a technician has an average salary of $38,045, 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 technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Contact lens technician vs technician overview

	Contact Lens Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$29,708	$38,045
Hourly rate	$14.28	$18.29
Growth rate	2%	1%
Number of jobs	7,585	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	44	40
Years of experience	2	2

Contact lens technician vs technician salary

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

	Contact Lens Technician	Technician
Average salary	$29,708	$38,045
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $48,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between contact lens technician and technician education

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

	Contact Lens Technician	Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Contact lens technician vs technician demographics

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

	Contact Lens Technician	Technician
Average age	44	40
Gender ratio	Male, 12.9% Female, 87.1%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
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, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	2%

Differences between contact lens technician and technician 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.

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Contact lens technician vs technician skills

Common contact lens technician skills

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

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%