Licensed dispensing optician vs bench optician

The differences between licensed dispensing opticians and bench opticians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a licensed dispensing optician has an average salary of $51,436, which is higher than the $45,915 average annual salary of a bench optician.

Licensed dispensing optician vs bench optician overview

	Licensed Dispensing Optician	Bench Optician
Yearly salary	$51,436	$45,915
Hourly rate	$24.73	$22.07
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	14,001	4,723
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 50%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Licensed dispensing optician vs bench optician salary

Licensed dispensing opticians and bench opticians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Licensed Dispensing Optician	Bench Optician
Average salary	$51,436	$45,915
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $80,000	Between $18,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between licensed dispensing optician and bench optician education

There are a few differences between a licensed dispensing optician and a bench optician in terms of educational background:

	Licensed Dispensing Optician	Bench Optician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 50%
Most common major	Business	Medical Technician
Most common college	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities	Duke University

Licensed dispensing optician vs bench optician demographics

Here are the differences between licensed dispensing opticians' and bench opticians' demographics:

	Licensed Dispensing Optician	Bench Optician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 33.6% Female, 66.4%	Male, 42.9% Female, 57.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 9.1% White, 62.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 8.1% White, 69.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between licensed dispensing optician and bench optician duties and responsibilities

Licensed dispensing optician example responsibilities.

File managed care claims including Medicare, Davis, eyem and VSP.
Inventory control over stock single vision lenses and ordering of RX from outside labs.
Help patients receive maximum benefit from their insurance coverage.
Educate patients on optical health and provide informative literature when need.
Work with multiple optometrists to solve patient issues including inaccurate optical measurements, lens adaptations, and overall patient satisfaction.
File insurance for orders including medicare and medicaid.

Bench optician example responsibilities.

Manage appointments and appointment reminders, checking in/out patients, check insurance eligibility.
Work with multiple optometrists to solve patient issues including inaccurate optical measurements, lens adaptations, and overall patient satisfaction.
Determine clients' current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometers or lens analyzers and clients' eyeglasses.

Licensed dispensing optician vs bench optician skills

Common licensed dispensing optician skills

Patient Care, 39%
Patients, 22%
ANSI, 7%
RX, 6%
Customer Complaints, 5%
Lens Selection, 4%

Common bench optician skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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