Eye technician vs technician

The differences between eye 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 an eye technician and a technician. Additionally, a technician has an average salary of $38,045, which is higher than the $30,664 average annual salary of an eye technician.

The top three skills for an eye technician include patients, schedule appointments and medical history. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Eye technician vs technician overview

	Eye Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$30,664	$38,045
Hourly rate	$14.74	$18.29
Growth rate	2%	1%
Number of jobs	6,948	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	41	40
Years of experience	2	2

Eye technician vs technician salary

Eye technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Eye Technician	Technician
Average salary	$30,664	$38,045
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $46,000	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 eye technician and technician education

There are a few differences between an eye technician and a technician in terms of educational background:

	Eye Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Eye technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between eye technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Eye Technician	Technician
Average age	41	40
Gender ratio	Male, 16.9% Female, 83.1%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 5.8% White, 62.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	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	6%	2%

Differences between eye technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Eye technician example responsibilities.

Maintain coating quality using adhesion testing and spectrophotometers, and manage coating hues and reflectance adjustments.
Collect co pay, enter in EHR, balance and close out dates.
Reconcile cash drawer and daily close reports to EHR at the end of the day.
Obtain patient's chief complaint as well as present and past illness, medications, and allergies.
Experience in assisting retina procedures, ordering supplies and medications.
Coordinate departmental activities while maintaining excellent relationships with all other departments, vendors, patients and professionals.

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.

Eye technician vs technician skills

Common eye technician skills

Patients, 39%
Schedule Appointments, 5%
Medical History, 5%
Eye Exams, 4%
FDA, 4%
Exam Rooms, 3%

Common technician skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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