Frame stylist vs optician

The differences between frame stylists and opticians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an optician has an average salary of $38,412, which is higher than the $32,729 average annual salary of a frame stylist.

The top three skills for a frame stylist include patients, lab process and R. The most important skills for an optician are patients, customer service, and basic math.

Frame stylist vs optician overview

	Frame Stylist	Optician
Yearly salary	$32,729	$38,412
Hourly rate	$15.74	$18.47
Growth rate	11%	4%
Number of jobs	11,455	4,717
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	40	44
Years of experience	2	-

Frame stylist vs optician salary

Frame stylists and opticians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Frame Stylist	Optician
Average salary	$32,729	$38,412
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $60,000	Between $29,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Horizon Laser Vision
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between frame stylist and optician education

There are a few differences between a frame stylist and an optician in terms of educational background:

	Frame Stylist	Optician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Frame stylist vs optician demographics

Here are the differences between frame stylists' and opticians' demographics:

	Frame Stylist	Optician
Average age	40	44
Gender ratio	Male, 12.4% Female, 87.6%	Male, 22.2% Female, 77.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 7.6% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 9.2% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	12%	13%

Differences between frame stylist and optician duties and responsibilities

Frame stylist example responsibilities.

Manage cleaning up activities after hair care appointments by ensuring appropriate cleanliness and sterilization of cutting and trimming equipment.
Help patient select their new eyewear, lenses according to Dr. rx and recommendations.
Generate sales new patients through effective marketing and patient word-of-mouth opportunities.
Communicate between patients and outside doctors to obtain and discuss relevant confidential records.
Work with multiple optometrists to solve patient issues including inaccurate optical measurements, lens adaptations, and overall patient satisfaction.
Educate employees to prepare them for the ABO exam.

Optician example responsibilities.

Manage appointments and appointment reminders, checking in/out patients, check insurance eligibility.
Maintain coating quality using adhesion testing and spectrophotometers, and manage coating hues and reflectance adjustments.
Show manual dexterity, hand eye coordination and precision to work with different types of lenses and tools.
Assist patients with frame selections and lenses that are best suit for their lifestyle, Rx and price needs.
Produce forms for the authorization of insurance benefits and eligibility for incoming patients.
Prepare work orders and instructions for fabricating patients prescriptions and verify Rx are finished to specifications.

Frame stylist vs optician skills

Common frame stylist skills

Patients, 60%
Lab Process, 12%
R, 6%
Scheduling Appointments, 6%
Insurance Benefits, 4%
Front Desk, 3%

Common optician skills

Patients, 31%
Customer Service, 23%
Basic Math, 5%
Patient Care, 5%
Math, 3%
Work Ethic, 3%